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Reviewer: ginny31937, 75 or over Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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My husband is 90 yrs old with a loss of appetite. The Dr. prescribed Megastrol. It helped his appetite He has been put on hospice, not for end of life care, but his Dr was not a gerentologist. That Dr. took him off it because if negatively affects the liver. He now doesn't eat & has lost 6 pounds over 3 wks. Do, my question is how much damage can it do to the liver, and which is worse, dyi
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Reviewer: VEIVIPHINZ, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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VERY EFFECTIVE FOR ME.. I AM 5'2" IN HEIGHT AND HAVING HARD TIME TO GAIN WEIGHT.... WORKED LIKE MIRACLE, FROM 90 LBS TO 98 LBS IN JUST 2 WEEKS..... I AM TAKING THE LIQUID FORM, IT'S MUCH EASIER FOR ME... THE TASTE IS FINE... MY TARGET WEIGHT IS 115 LBS, THEN WHEN I REACH MY GOAL I WILL SLOWLY AND GRADUALLY STOP.... I DO HAVE SOMETIMES HAVE SHORTNESS OF BREATH BUT I THINK IT IS FROM EA
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Reviewer: Mark D, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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This stuff did WONDERS helping me gain weight and my appetite was fantastic. WARNING TO MEN TAKING THIS: This stuff will kill your sex drive, cause breast growth, and ... well, shrink your penis. I (and my wife) sincerely hope that discontinuing use will reverse this nasty (and not listed in the meds info) side effect. So if you're a guy, only use if you MUST, and only for as short a time as p
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Reviewer: fs, 75 or over Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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After 24 hr the medication causes the patient not to control her urination. She is weak, confused, losing mobility and etc.
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Reviewer: twins, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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This medication was prescribed for post-menopausal bleeding. It was prescribed for 10 days. I've gained 15 pounds in three months. I'm 5'4" and weight 207 pounds. I've lost 3 pounds in one month on a supervised diet. I was rushed to the ER last Saturday with chest pains. I had a cardiac catheterization which showed a mild tear in my artery which, according to the cardiol
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