Horny Goat Weed bruising?

I started Horny Goat Weed (epimedium) and Damiana nearly three weeks ago. After one week, I was getting some sensitivity in my inner foreskin to my extender. Pink spots would form that seemed like a pressure injury, so I quit the extender. Over a few days of other PE, the spots would come back and I had more irritation. It seemed like jock itch so I quit all PE and used some antifungal ointments. I noticed that the spots sometimes appeared to have a very tiny amount of blood on the surface.
After one week, it seemed healed, so I resumed the extender. One hour caused a lot of bruising in my glans with another pink spot on the inner foreskin and glans sensitivity. Massage cleared up a lot, but my dick still looks like it was in a fight.
I searched for info about the two herbs causing bruising and found a little info that epimedium can act as an anticoagulant. I was taking low dose aspirin, but do not need to so I am quitting that and the epimedium. When this clears, I will try the epimedium at half dose.
Has anybody else had a run in with epimedium and bruising or blood?

I tried finding out why anticoagulants cause bruising but all the results just state that they can. Can anyone here shed light on the mechanism? Blood “thinners” are not supposed to actually change viscosity, just coagulation which I would not expect to happen from moderate pressure.

I have had erection improvement since starting these two. Taking just Damiana for a while will help determine whether one or both are responsible. I just wish my dong hadn’t been put through the wringer!

The itching, redness, dryness, and flaking ended on 5/30: about eight weeks from first symptoms and five from ceasing epimedium et al. I don’t think all the symptoms had manifested at the time of the first post. The dry flaking was the worst part. Every day, my exterior penis skin only (not my glans, inner foreskin remnant, groin, or scrotum) would turn leathery over the course of several hours. The surface would thicken then dry out and start flaking off. I would get micro cuts if I did not keep the skin moisturized constantly. I had to work all the dead skin off gently as it would crack if left alone. It seemed like balanitis, but it did not fit the descriptions well enough. I did not change anything other than the herbs and PE habits, so I don’t think it was a chemical cause like soap (though, trying to scrub off the flakes in the shower only caused more irritation).

The saga of bruising, however, continues. Instead of bruising every time I PE, it’s 90% on Mondays. The recovery is within 24-48 hours except in my glans which takes 72 hours of no PE to reach nearly normal (but then it’s Monday again and I’m back to PE).

I also mostly quit ashwagandha around 5/30 because it can act as an anticoagulant at times. I take it in teas occasionally and sleep aids.

I really liked my EQ on the epimedium and Damiana but the problems were atrocious. I will update if I try easing back into one.

A side note: I read reports of fuller balls on Damiana which was my main interest. I thought I noticed that, but I found that they have been fuller even after quitting. Maybe I hit on the right ball pumping plan coincidentally to make it seem like the herb. By fuller, they felt not so much firmer but well defined and heavier. I do not think they changed measurably in size. Since starting ball pumping last fall, I have been measuring a lot to catch any shrinkage as a sign of injury. Most of the size change was from pumping, the effects of which started to last longer around the time I started Damiana but I still see the same rate of size returning to base without the herb. The ball pumping does appear to have been increasing my teste size (nearly entirely in girth).

The low dose aspirin will definitely cause brushing. Not sure about the other stuff.

The low dose aspirin will definitely cause brushing. Not sure about the other stuff.
I think brushing in general is expected doing PE.

I looked back through my notes and found that I had bruises more often than I remembered, but incidents were usually months apart. The frequency increased this year to monthly then shot up in May to everything PE causing bruises. Bruises were usually a sign of excess but are now a regular occurrence. Maybe it was mere coincidence with whatever caused the other irritation.
I thought things like bruises and petechiae were to be avoided.

Anytime I take a break and then go back to PE I seem to bruise when I start back up.