Hi,

I suffer from moderate hormonal acne and UNBELIEVABLY oily skin. Antibiotics and topicals haven't helped me because, fundamentally, my sebum production just needs to be fricking sorted out.

I'm a girl and my cycle is regular, not too painful but it's only 19-22 days long. I suffer from some facial hair, but nothing crazy at all. I definitely get symptoms of PMS and my skin is terrible the week of my period. I assume low estrogen/problem with too much DHT?

I plan to try saw palmetto as a last resort before accutane, but I am worried about taking something estrogenic - I know I should get my hormone levels checked but I'm not going to as of now.

Is 3000mg a safe dose of saw palmetto? Are there any strange side effects apart from possible estrogen-based effects like breast growth?

I plan to take 3000mg a day if I give it a go - I am pretty sure that my acne is caused by excessive DHT as my skin is so oily.

Could 3000mg destroy my liver/make myself much more likely to get breast cancer or ovarian cancer in the future?

Is this safe to take with an antibiotic and vitamin D3, given D3 is essentially a hormone?

Thanks