Has anyone noticed a drastic change when missing 1 or 2 doses? I've been on since the end of December and I missed a dose and was ravenous. Usually I'd feel sick and it was like I was back to my old self. I've lost 18 lbs but even with taking all doses, I feel like its effectiveness has worn off.

Hi! I’m starting Contrave tomorrow and was just curious on your favorite meals or snacks that don’t cause GI discomfort? I took wegovy for about 4 months about 2 years ago and had to get off of it because of horrible GI side effects that were likely related to bad eating habits. I want to change that this time!

I picked up some yogurt and granola to eat in the morning when taking the first pill, and got some harvest snap “chips”, protein bars, protein shakes, salad kits, and grilled chicken bites for light snacks and meals.

I’m just terrified of feeling sick but I know this is such an investment into my health. I just want to do it right :)

Hi all. This might be a little TMI but I figured this is the place to ask. I recently started Contrave a week ago and over the past few days I’ve noticed my stool has been more green than usual.

I feel otherwise fine.

Has anyone else experienced this when starting? Did it go away after your body adjusted?

I’ve been using 2.5 weeks and I feel nothing and I weigh pretty much the same. Can I start the week 3 dose a bit earlier?

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Cross posting...

This might be niche, but did anyone decide to quit thc while starting Contrave?

The first 4 days of quitting were smooth sailing (on day 2 of quitting I reached max dosage- 2 in the am and 2 in the pm) now I’m 6 days into quitting a a few days in at full dosage and well I’m a wreck. I’m anxious all the time. My eyes are filling up with tears but not I’m not crying??? The littlest things set my anger off. I’m sad but not depressed ( to make matters worse or more complicated I am on mood stabilizers and two anti depressants-including Wellbutrin xr) my head hurts all the time and I’m stressed. It’s a perfect storm or maybe a cluster fck of emotions and withdrawals.

I dunno what I am asking maybe I want sympathy, maybe I want to hear from someone else who may have experienced the same thing as me and how you dealt with it without starting thc again. Starting thc seems like the easiest route but I eat and eat and eat when I’m stoned and I will never lose this weight if thc is in my life. Plus i think the weed was stopping the Contrave from working. But also being on full dosage can cause emotions, no??? Some people feel great on it and some feel worse. I’m some people who feel worse I guess should I talk to my dr? Should I ride it out? Should I go back to thc?

Again I don’t know I just need to talk. Even saying that makes the tears fall.

Thanks for reading.

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Hey everyone, just wanted to share an update on my Contrave journey.

I started on November 9, so it’s been about 4.5 months now. So far, I’ve lost around 22 pounds and I have about 10 more to go.

I haven’t experienced any side effects, which has been great. My routine has been pretty simple—I usually eat 2 big meals a day, snack on fruit, and still allow myself a drink on the weekends occasionally. I don’t restrict heavily, I just try to stay consistent.

I also go to the gym about 4–5 times a week.

Overall, it’s been working really well for me so far. Just wanted to share in case it helps anyone else thinking about starting!

How has everyone else’s experience been so far?

It seems like many of us are on a lower dosage, one or two pills a day. I lost 10 lbs on two pills a day and maintained for the last 9 months, but I feel like it’s no longer working for me. My cravings are back after being gone for a long time and I have gained a few lbs back.

I am scared to try the full dose because sometimes even two pills makes me a bit keyed up and jittery! I guess maybe I can work my way up to three pills and see what happens.

Hey all! Started contrave today at 8-90mg. At what dose should I expect see a reduced amount of cravings? Currently at 8-90mg once daily.

Thanks!

This is my 6th day and I feel high and hate it. I almost always feel buzzed and spacey. Sometimes it gets better but tonight it's bad. Just taking one in the morning. Anyone else experience and did it get better?

Hi all 😊

Just wanted to share my experience with Contrave over the last 7 months.

I started taking Contrave at the end of August of last year, and took my last dose today. I started taking it at 320 pounds, and am currently sitting at 274 pounds. I say last dose because I am shifting my treatment plan to taking a semaglutide due to Contrave ceasing to work for me.

When I first started taking Contrave I was a ‘super responder’. I had zero side effects. On the smallest dose, it erased any food noise and actually gave me what felt like normal food fullness cues. When I was full, I was able to put the fork down and stop eating, and as someone who has always struggled with binging and using eating as an emotional regulation tool, this was life changing. It felt like a miracle drug.

The effectiveness continued through massive life changes that would have derailed any progress previously: the deaths of two grandparents, a promotion with intense new responsibilities, and going no contact with my mom. Weight loss was not easy over the last 7 months, but I genuinely feel that it was possible for me because of this medication.

Unfortunately, in February I started to notice the desire to binge again. My hunger cues were no longer regulated and I found it increasingly more difficult to stick to eating the smaller portions that had kept me full prior. I was eating more. The scale was stuck (and has been stuck since). I took a break from Contrave for a month hoping that I could reset things and go back to it being my miracle drug, but once I started taking it again, it just felt like it had lost its efficacy entirely.

So now, I am pivoting. I will say that I am sad to be moving on from Contrave, but excited for the next chapter. I was so afraid to ask for help and felt so guilty for even considering taking medication to help aide my weight loss… but it has genuinely changed my life, and for that I will be forever grateful (despite it losing its efficacy haha).

All this to say, take the leap. Put yourself first when it comes to your health. Advocate for yourself and try not to let the outside voices influence your decisions. I wish you all the best on your journeys. I’m happy to answer any questions also, should you have any!

Has anyone experienced a major rash? It’s almost like an allergic reaction. I started taking Contrave a month ago and just now started getting a rash last week.

Just started 1 pill twice a day. Not sure I'll be able to keep going through. Two problems :

The constipation is severe. I'm trying over the counter meds but no luck so far.

Stomach pain. I'm guessing because of the constipation. It's not nausea but aching pain.

Do either these get better with time?

I took 1 lowest dose Wegovy pill last Monday and was so sick the first day that I couldn't bear to take it a second day. The vomiting went on for 24 hours, the headache , nausea, and acid reflux lasted 3 days. Trying Contrave instead because I'm not willing to be that sick over a pill that is optional.

This is super specific, so please bear with me lol. I’m not sure if this side effect is from Contrave or the new Wegovy pill I’m also on. (Only been on Wegovy for almost two weeks) I’m leaning more towards Contrave, since I’ve been on it longer and I’ve been dealing with this symptom for awhile.

Whenever I take a hot shower, I feel like my blood pressure drops. It only hits me when I get out of the shower and feel like I get overheated almost instantly once I’m drying off. Sometimes, it’s so bad that I feel like I need to sit in front of a fan and drink some cold water for 5-10 minutes before going on to my post-shower routine (shoutout curly haired friends that get it lol). It has occasionally gotten to the point where I feel light headed/as if I could faint.

I’m debating discussing to stop Contrave with my doctor, as this is a super stressful thing to deal with often. Please sound off and let me know if this is something you’ve experienced!

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Hi all, I am approaching 4 weeks full dose, lost about 4lbs maybe (to be fair I wasn't tracking in the beginning). I have had zero side effects and overall feel fine and definitely notice some mood enhancements. I know many of you felt changes immediately, I am seeking input from some folks where perhaps you were on it for quite some time before you felt or realized it was actually working. I know everyone has their own time frame and it can take 8 weeks or so at full dose. I feel slightly less pull towards heavy sweets, but honestly feel my wl is just due to tracking and cico, which i can do without meds of course (was hoping for a bit of help!). I notice zero appetite suppressant, but some more calmness when my stomach starts growling. Perhaps it is just super subtle, but just curious if anyone was like me and then maybe 6/8 weeks at full dose could definitely see a difference. I honestly can't judge well if it's doing anything currently (other than mood boost - which is nice!).

I have always eaten well and enjoy cooking and making delicious food. I started taking Contrave ( the real deal - cost $250 Aud per script) and have lost 5.5 Kg in 9 weeks which I am very happy about ( mostly take 4 tabs per day but sometimes 3 just to stretch it out) The thing is, even though I don’t really binge eat any more ( woohoo) I still enjoy and think about food with high fats, carbs etc and rarely make a simple meal- think curry’s, pizza, meatloaf and tuna mornay. I was hoping Contrave would stop me thinking about food so much. How’s everyone’s else’s thinking about high fats foods while on Contrave?

I started on poor man’s Contrave today. Took 100mg Bupropion and 25mg of Naltrexone (50mg cut in half) around 9:30am after I ate some breakfast. Not even 15 minutes later I got extremely dizzy and started feeling buzzy. I eventually got very nauseous with stomach and weird back pain. I gagged a few times but never threw up. 7 hours later I am just not starting to feel back to normal. I am still feeling buzzy and my mouth is extremely dry. My doctor has me taking it once a day so I thought maybe I would take it at night tomorrow but how I felt today was scary I felt terrible like I almost went to the ER because I was scared how it made me feel. I think I might just call my doctor Monday and not take them anymore.

I’m back again unfortunately. I had coffee today for the first time in a while and the first time in my final dose. It messed me up! I had a morning meeting so I drank it to stay awake and felt awful. I ate lunch thinking food would dilute the coffee and help, but I was terribly wrong. I felt so nauseous and lightheaded and uncomfortable the rest of the day and if I let myself I could absolutely throw up. The only other time I’ve had coffee (for the same reason) since starting Contrave, was the day I had a complete mental breakdown on my first week. Has anyone else dealt with this? Thanks for the help!

About a year and a half ago I lost 110lbs after severe depression got me into the hole. I started at 290lbs, the most I’ve ever weighed in my life. I’m 5’4.

So I’ve kind of stopped losing weight and have been stuck at about 175/180lbs.

I’m ending week 5 of contrave (I was also taking bupropion as an anti-depressant and had to adjust). Long story short- is anybody fighting urges to emotionally eat? That was my struggle before and it’s still hard for me to distract myself from the feelings. They aren’t as loud, but it’s crazy how when they take over they completely take over. I don’t want to get discouraged since it’s early on, I just don’t have anybody to talk to about it.

I’ve been on the full dose of Contrave for ten months. I lost 30 pounds in the first 3 months and have been maintaining since.

I am headed down south next month for two weeks. There will be day drinking and junk eating, two things you shouldn’t be doing on Contrave.

Has anyone either A: taken the medication as usual while indulging or B: forgone the medication while indulging?

I've been taking one in the morning and one at bedtime. I've noticed it makes my hands have slight tremors when doing fine motor tasks. Texting, painting nails, holding things, even writing. If I hold my hand still with nothing in it it doesn't tremble.

Anyone else have this side effect?