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Reviewer: leah, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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I used to stop heavy menstrual bleeding, It worked for a little while then didn't work that well. Now i just got diagnosed with diabetes because of this drug.
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Reviewer: mshell, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Heavy vaginal bleeding that seemed to stop only when anemic. Got blood transfusions and flow started again. Couldn't keep any food down(no appetite) nor could I keep the iron pills to try to cure the anemia. Finally diagnosed with stage1 uterine cancer. Have some itchiness but now able to keep food down(and actually want to eat) and get more than 5 feet without feeling like I am going to pa
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Reviewer: 65-74 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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After one week on Megastrol I have gained three pounds and feel more energetic, my weight went from 98Lbs to 86Lbs over the last year, unexplained. No cancer or HIV diagnosed. So far, I am very happy, no adverse reaction to medication.
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Reviewer: skeeter, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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ive been under weight 4 many years. so tried of people say eat cheese burgers. so i started taking it every day. i have went from 97 to 118 in 2 months. i can tell am filling out in legs and places i havent had weight on 4 long time. i went from size 1 to size 3. i havent weighed this much in years and 4 once i am eating again the way i should. before i would just eat handfuls of chips and that
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Reviewer: RBrown108, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I was prescribed this medicine for prolonged menstrual bleeding. It stopped it effectively. I was also under weight with no appetite, it solved that too, I am actually hungry again and have a taste for things I normally wouldn't eat.. But I experience a tightness in my thighs and calves. Is this a side effect? Or maybe its the positive weight gain and I am not used to it. 95lbs to 110 in about
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