I was caring for a cancer patient that had that same issue. The appetite stimulants had too many side effects. We then tried Simpson Oil which is a marijuana product (be careful, though, you have to get a THC marijuana product). Anyway, she did not like the feeling of taking a marijuana product. We then found out, from a friend, that she could take Simpson Oil as a suppository and that way she had the appetite stimulating benefits without the high feeling. She had no noticeable side effects. We got it from a medical marijuana dispensary. I then got gelatin capsules and put a measured amount in each capsule and she would take them as a suppository. It really did seem to work. She was very hesitant to try it because she saw marijuana as something bad, but it really did seem to help with no noticeable side effects. I work with another cancer patient now that just takes a tiny drop of Simpson Oil (sometimes known as RSO) under his tongue.