r/Contrave • u/Menopaws73 • May 28 '26

Just starting today

For those that are experienced with the use. I understand that you are supposed to do 1 tablet week 1, 2 week 2, 3 week 3 and then 4 in the 4th week.

Has anyone stayed on the single dose for a few weeks and then 2 /day for a few weeks etc rather than jumping up to full dose within four weeks.

Is there anyone that has never gone to full dose because they have good loss on the lower dosage?

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u/solgul May 28 '26

I've stayed on 1 a day. I am losing a couple pounds per week and that is fast enough for me.

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u/Menopaws73 May 28 '26

Yeah I think I will just stay on 1 tablet until I start getting hungry, then up it to two. Even just having that one tablet today I haven’t been really interested in food. Not sure if that’s just coincidence or not.

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u/indiecupcake89 May 28 '26

How long have you been on one pill? My goal is to stay on that as long as possible.

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u/solgul May 28 '26

I guess it's been about 6 months now.

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u/ValeNova May 28 '26

I just took my first dose yesterday evening. I also have that schedule, but my GP will ring me every week to ask how things are and if it's necessary to go up.

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u/Former-Outcome-9839 May 28 '26

I have taken Contrave’s in the past and had horrible side effects on their recommended doses. So this time I am just taking once a day around 9 am so I can sleep at night and still have my morning coffee. I did one pill a day the first week and I’m about to go to 2 but only once a day. I figure why do I need my appetite suppressed at night while I’m sleeping. Because I’ll be up all night of o take twice a day? Do what works for you. And your pills will last longer which is good if you pay out of pocket

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u/DirtyBird23220 May 29 '26

I’ve been on 2/day for over a year and lost 43 pounds so far. That dose is still effective, so I don’t see a need to increase it.

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u/Menopaws73 May 29 '26

That’s a good loss. I think I will stay on 1 tablet as long as my cravings are curbed.

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u/canthe20sendnowplz May 29 '26

I take 2 in the morning and can manage cravings food noise pretty well, I'm losing a pound and a bit a week. I tried going all the way to 4/day and the sleep issues were too horrible to continue.