(07-06-2014, 09:54 AM)bobie Wrote: Lotus would you recommend taking saw palmetto capsules on an empty stomach? the bottle suggests taking with a meal but as i take it at the same time as my pm which i beleive is best taking on an empty stomach i tend to eat a yogurt or something small with it
Side effects for saw palmetto are digestive issues like constipation, vomiting, stomach pains, tarry stools, oily smell, etc, so for these reasons avoid taking on an empty stomach.
Some other things to monitor include, chest pains, insomnia, increased BP and headaches. Avoid anti-coagulants when taking SP.
What other drugs will affect saw palmetto?
Do not take saw palmetto without the advice of a doctor if you are using any of the following medications:
- a blood thinner such as warfarin (Coumadin);
- flutamide (Eulexin);
- garlic or ginkgo biloba;
- birth control pills;
- iron supplements such as ferrous fumarate ferrous gluconate, or ferrous sulfate;
- hormone replacement therapy;
- estrogen or testosterone;
- an NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) such as ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn), diclofenac (Cataflam, Voltaren), etodolac (Lodine), indomethacin (Indocin), ketoprofen (Orudis), and others; or
- medication used to prevent blood clots, such as alteplase (Activase), clopidogrel (Plavix), dipyridamole (Persantine), ticlopidine (Ticlid), and urokinase (Abbokinase).
