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megace
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If you search this message board there are a lot of comments about megase. Some are under gaining weight topics.
This is a quote from Liza (Mom of 2 CF teens): (link - <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=4&threadid=664)
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"The doctors put her on Megase (Megesterol). She was on it for about 6 months, ate like a horse and gained weight. It is an appetite inducing med. used primarily for cancer patients and AIDS patients to help them to gain weight. It had not been tested for young children just young adults/teens. You might want to ask your doctor about it. Might it help you out? It is a type of steroid. She was not on it very long, then went off and on for about a year. Some people will gain the weight then lose it again when they stop taking it. She did not, the doctors were really happy with her weight gain, she was happy. I will say, she did not gain a ton of weight but she finally broke the 100lb mark. That was two and a half years ago, she was a freshman then, she is now finishing up her Jr. year, 5'5" and around 105 lbs"
I'm also on megase and have not experienced any side affects. I went from 125 to 140 after starting megase.
Jason 30 w c/f
This is a quote from Liza (Mom of 2 CF teens): (link - <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=4&threadid=664)
">http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=4&threadid=664)
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"The doctors put her on Megase (Megesterol). She was on it for about 6 months, ate like a horse and gained weight. It is an appetite inducing med. used primarily for cancer patients and AIDS patients to help them to gain weight. It had not been tested for young children just young adults/teens. You might want to ask your doctor about it. Might it help you out? It is a type of steroid. She was not on it very long, then went off and on for about a year. Some people will gain the weight then lose it again when they stop taking it. She did not, the doctors were really happy with her weight gain, she was happy. I will say, she did not gain a ton of weight but she finally broke the 100lb mark. That was two and a half years ago, she was a freshman then, she is now finishing up her Jr. year, 5'5" and around 105 lbs"
I'm also on megase and have not experienced any side affects. I went from 125 to 140 after starting megase.
Jason 30 w c/f
I went on megace when i was 18. I was only 8 stone and nearly 6ft. I put on nearly 4 stone over a two year period. you dont really get boobies its more like fat in them areas. Now i just go on it when my weight goes down. i'd def recommend it if your struggling with weight. who cares about the minor side affects. you can always go off it again