Reviewer: Hulen76, 75 or over Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Was given this med as a result of weight loss when I contracted salmonella

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Was given this med as a result of weight loss when I contracted salmonella
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Reviewer: apraynmom04, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Heavy vaginal bleading

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Heavy vaginal bleading
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Reviewer: LynnF3333, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I have been taking this medicine for years off and on as needed to increase my appetite. I buy it flavored from Wal-Mart. It is Awesome to increase appetite and tastes great in bubble gum. With this medicine, there is no reason for anyone to be underweight. It is awesome!!!!! Highly recommend it!!!!!

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I have been taking this medicine for years off and on as needed to increase my appetite. I buy it flavored from Wal-Mart. It is Awesome to increase appetite and tastes great in bubble gum. With this medicine, there is no reason for anyone to be underweight. It is awesome!!!!! Highly recommend it!!!!!
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Reviewer: Moznjack, 55-64 Female (Caregiver)

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My husband is recovering from esophogeal cancer. He had chemo and radiation at the same time for 34 days straight, then the surgery. Due to altered tastes (salty or burnt) he's been losing weight steadily and went all the way to 119 lbs. His oncologist doubled his Megace and Ensure, but it makes him dizzy to the point of falling. So far, I'm not happy with results because he continues to lose w ... Show Full Comment

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My husband is recovering from esophogeal cancer. He had chemo and radiation at the same time for 34 days straight, then the surgery. Due to altered tastes (salty or burnt) he's been losing weight steadily and went all the way to 119 lbs. His oncologist doubled his Megace and Ensure, but it makes him dizzy to the point of falling. So far, I'm not happy with results because he continues to lose weight and will not dies of cancer but the effects of it causing malnutrition. I bought some soup that is made in Burlington, KY called Comfort Care Foods and he seems to like it but still tastes salty to him. He has other issues like retching but we're trying to get to the bottom of that at this time. It's possible that he has a narrowing somewhere in his digestive tract. But the Megace is NOT helping him now and I wondered, just how long one must be on it, to get any benefit?
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Reviewer: E, Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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I've been on Megace for approx 7 months to increase my appetite & help me gain weight. I started the medication due to a sharp decrease in appetite/lack of interest in eating, weightloss/inabilty to maintain weight which resulted in FFT (failure to thrive), malnutrtion, etc. My situation is unique in that my weight loss/lack of appetite is complicated by sensory processing issues, which alread ... Show Full Comment

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I've been on Megace for approx 7 months to increase my appetite & help me gain weight. I started the medication due to a sharp decrease in appetite/lack of interest in eating, weightloss/inabilty to maintain weight which resulted in FFT (failure to thrive), malnutrtion, etc. My situation is unique in that my weight loss/lack of appetite is complicated by sensory processing issues, which already make eating a challenge. After occupational therapy alone was not helping and I was loosing rather than gaining, I started the Megace. In the first 5 months I was on it, it dramatically increased my appetite, I gained almost 20 lbs--- went from FTT, in the malnutrtion stage, being constantly sick to a much healthier, happier, getting sick much less often and having a lot more energy. I had a few set backs recently, but hope to get to my goal weight (where I can get off it) soon. The things I dislike about is the consistency & flavor--its a lemon-lime flavored liquid with the consistency similiar to Pepto Bismal. Just being able to take it proved to be challenging due to my sensory issues; but mixing it with juice helped a lot. I also really dislike the effect it has had on my "cycle"--making things just unpredicatble. Overall though, Megace has been a true life savor and helped me gain and maintain weight that my body really needed.
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