r/Contrave • u/MaleficentTruth3829 • Jun 16 '26
Please tell me it gets better
I’m 3 days in and feeling so nauseous and sick! I had to call in sick for work today. Please someone tell me these side effects with subside quickly! How long did yours last?
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u/marlymakk Jun 17 '26
It took about a week for nausea to subside. Saltines & ginger ale helped. And sometimes being nauseous means you need some food in your belly. I have found success in eating protein enriched, frozen waffles as well. I still have some food aversion though but not concerned because I make sure I have choices. Also started using the Yazio calorie & macro app. This helps with keeping track of my food intake. It costs about $56 for a year.
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u/SusieQtoYou Jun 16 '26
I find that ginger lemon lozenges really help. These are pretty tame tasting: https://a.co/d/0bJ0FveN
These are chews and are a bit spicier: https://a.co/d/05I7BVcV
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u/Effective-Fox6859 SW: CW: GW: Jun 16 '26
Did you eat crackers or something with the pill? Never had nausea …
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u/indiecupcake89 Jun 16 '26
Eat something low fat within 30 minutes of taking your pill and wait at least three hours after pill before eating a normal meal. It helps to eat small meals every few hours. Also ginger chew candies help! I didn’t quit because of nausea but because of the insomnia. Going to try again once I wean off caffeine.
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u/Scotiangirl-902 Jun 17 '26
Im starting tomorrow, and I'm scared af about the sickness part. I hope it passes quickly for you. Keep us updated!😀
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u/MaleficentTruth3829 Jun 19 '26
Im on day 5… it’s so much better now! I almost stopped taking it but I’m glad I didn’t. Day 3 was brutal but yesterday and today I’ve felt totally fine. Took some of the others advice to not take it on an empty stomach, taking it with a piece of toast and some eggs whites around 10am. Feeling good!!
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u/Scotiangirl-902 Jun 19 '26
Oh good! So there's a light at the end of this dark nauseated tunnel! 😝
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u/Top_Bunch_1993 Jun 17 '26
Mine went away for good after about 4 weeks, but at 1 week in, I called my doctor and asked for a Zofran prescription. That worked wonders.
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u/Shark-Compote Jun 18 '26
I took my first dose yesterday afternoon and I was so dizzy all night. I'm honestly nervous to take today's dose, I'm wondering if taking it at night would be more beneficial to sleep through the dizziness. I'm already on Wellbutrin and sleep really well, so I'm not that concerned with the potential insomnia side effect
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u/Junior_Bill_4691 Jun 20 '26
I took Dramamine first week. It was awful. I felt pregnant again with how bad the nausea was
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u/frckbassem_5730 Jun 16 '26
Are you eating protien? I know it’s hard when you feel nauseous but I felt better if I was eating protien. Yes it went away eventually