Re: Some Prescriptions Worked, Some Didn't

Ron wrote:
> A while back my doctor prescribed for me Megestrol to improve my
> appetite and Methitest, a steroid. The Megestrol actually did me some
> good and for the first time in a very long time I started gaining
> weight (I gained ten pounds, yay! Only thirty more to go) but the
> steroid didn't seem to do much for me except to make me *feel* buffed,
> so I stopped taking them. Does anybody have any idea of what the
> steroids might've accomplished if I've taken them longer? I'd ask my
> doctor, but she's still on maternity leave for a while.
>
> Ron

Steroids are often used to decrease inflammation and to supress the immune
system (like for autoimmune disorders). A side effect of steroids is weight
gain. Good luck to you, Ron.

--
-Sandy

"It's not the I. It's not the YOU. It is the WE that gets US through."


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