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When being tapered off of Megestrol are there any side effects?

My son has been taking Megestrol for 3-4 months, his weight is back up and he has an appetite again. He is on Corizone because he tested low. The plan is to taper him off over the next 3 weeks. We are worried about short term and long term side effects and any effects the tapering process could... read more

I stopped taking my megestrol after a day and a half of taking it, should I be worried?

Hi! So I recently was prescribed megestrol, for my weight gain. I had an eating disorder and my doctor just told me to take it. I would take two 20mg pills a day, once in the morning, the other at night. I was having extreme side effects, didn’t sleep for two nights, stomach pains, etc.. it... read more

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