Re: Some Prescriptions Worked, Some Didn't

ron, you might want to look these up on either webmd, or rxlist - you've
got it reversed,

the methitest [methyltestosterone] is an endogenous androgen, usually used
for low testosterone levels, drugs in this class also cause retention of
nitrogen, sodium, potassium, phosphorus, and decreased urinary excretion
of calcium. androgens have been reported to increase protein anabolism
and decrease protein catabolism. nitrogen balance is improved only when
there is sufficient intake of calories and protein, but may cause a
disproportionate advancement in bone maturation. use over long periods
may result in fusion of the epiphyseal growth centers and termination of
growth process. androgens have been reported to stimulate the production
of red blood cells by enhancing the production of erythropoietic
stimulating factor..

the megestrol [megace] is a synthetic derivative of the naturally
occurring steroid hormone, progesterone, commonly used for appetite
enhancement. therapy with megestrol for weight loss should only be
instituted after treatable causes of weight loss are sought and addressed.
these treatable causes include possible malignancies, systemic infections,
gastrointestinal disorders affecting absorption, endocrine disease and
renal or psychiatric diseases.


while both can have a range of side effects, in general they serve to
assist the whole organism to process and absorb food in a more normal
manner.

ianadr, but suspect that your weight gain is simply from actually eating,
absorbing, and utilizing, nutrients better. either of these drugs, or both
combined, could have been the reason you felt more 'buff'

hth

paul

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

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