Looking for people who are trying out Contrave? Thoughts? Is it working?

Starting today and hoping it works out very excited to try want to lose about 90lbs give or take, there's no magic number just healthy.
Would love friends that are taking it as well so feel free to add if you wish

I am on week two now. Back to logging and exercising. A little bit of nausea and some sleep issues. We will see where this lands. Anyone else taking it feel free to friend me, I would enjoy the Comradery.

I was prescribed Contrave & took it for 6 months without any success. I had no side effects.

PickleJuice9484 wrote: »

Day 5 on Contrave and I've lost 4.2 lbs. Still only 1 pill in the AM's. No weird side effects. Definitely started to feel a big difference after a few days, much smaller appetite. I feel it start to wear off a little around dinner time and for those late night snack cravings, so I'm excited to start the PM dose in a couple days.

How's it going so far for you? Read your profile and I'm in the same boat - lost 90 lbs over two years using MFP and counting calories - but then I moved, changed jobs, got married, and am mostly sedentary PLUS went back to using food as an emotional crutch. I am only on day 2 of Contrave, but it seems to be helping me already.

I have been on Contrave for 71 days and have lost 20 pounds in less than 2 months. I try not to weigh myself except every 30 days. So I'm not sure if I have lost more. I did notice though that when I didn't eat I would get sick feeling with nausea and dizziness . My doctor will like me to lose 10lbs a month. I say all this because now that I have been on 2am & 2pm pills for a few weeks now I do find some of my cravings coming back and feeling hungry. It is worrying me. I need to talk to my doctor. If anyone would like to be friends please feel free to add me.

I started Contrave one Weds the 18th of Jan -- My doctor did tell me this is JUST a tool and that I also needed to watch intake ect. While thankfully I have not had very many side effects...I do know that I have not been as hungry which is huge! I have gained weight steadily over the past few years due partially to having PCOS, Thyroid, multiple Fertility Treatments and painful lower back issues and so far I have lost about 5lbs(IN LESS THAN A WEEK!!). It could be water weight, diet and/or bc of the pill but I feel like it is too early to know. I know this isn't a "Magic Pill" as some like to put it but know this is simply a tool to help me really jump start this weight loss... and so far it seems to be working -- I look forward to seeing how much I drop in the next 3 weeks!

Side Note: For anyone that thinks this is me taking a med b/c I am lazy -- I work out 3-4 times a week, I meal prep EVERY week with lean, clean, healthy portion right foods -- and I still have a hard time dropping weight. I have gained b/c of multiple fertility treatments, a thyroid issue and PCOS (look it up) ... Further certain high intensity exercises can be hard for people with actual injuries...imagine being in pain just from standing at the sink peeling hard boiled eggs, leaning over the tub to wash your dog, or not being able to bend over w/ pain first thing in the morning to put the dogs collar on... this is just some of what I have to deal with. Some of you trolls are awfully judgemental of people seeking help to get HEALTHY -- Everyone has their challenges and diet/exercise is not a one size fits all. Consider that before you make some crappy post.

bigfatlazyslob wrote: »

I decided to try this pill when I saw a commercial on TV that said it can make me stop eating. After ordering an extra large meat lovers pizza from Pizza Hut I thought it might make it easy for me to lose weight because I don't really know how to stop eating. I really like food and just can't get enough! I don't like exercise I usually spend the day in bed watching TV and eating so I think it really might help me out here. I also like all the easy things in life and don't do hard exercise because it is too hard. I would rather take a drug that has seziure medicine in it to make me stop because I really think it's a healthy idea for me. The seizure medicine in it will relax the lower lobe of my brain and alter me central nervous system causing headaches dizziness and cognitive issues. It's okay though because I'm looking for a quick fix as I don't like hard exercise and am a big fat lazy pig.

Ya know - People who are heavy don't want to be fat. I am sure we all want to look and feel great. Parts of this prescription is administered to people with drug addiction issues. I want to say that I don't do drugs or gamble or have other vices but food. Food is my drug and I admit it. The problem with food being a drug is that you HAVE to eat! In other words drug addicts can choose to quit and never take a hit of drugs again but imagine if you were a heroin addict and you had to just take a little 3 times a day to survive? Also everyone around you uses heroin and every commercial, every social media post is about heroin? It is all around you and people do it like it is nothing and it affects them little.

Again I don't think anyone overweight wants to die an early death or have their chest cracked open. Your comments are obviously nasty and you wrongly believe fat or overweight people are lazy. We don't want an easy solution to being overweight (well actually we do) but it isn't possible. There are people who can eat what they want and never gain an ounce and many of us who eat or smell food and gain weight.

This prescription is an aid to fighting the battle. I don't think it is cheating although I used to have that mentality myself as an overweight individual. I thought gastric bypass was cheating - but these options are aids to assisting people with food addiction and or poor metabolic rates and or other health issues that cause us to gain the weight faster.

I admit I don't eat the best. I don't eat crappier because I am on Contrave. As a matter of fact I lost weight while on contrave but that is because I dieted. When I have hunger pains or feel like I am excited for dinner tonight I take a step back and either the medicine or the placebo effect says "wow wait a minute food isn't the answer or settle down because you have this crutch", I am stuck on 2 pills a day (1 in the morning and 1 at night). When I took two in the morning I couldn't function and haven't had a day where I can try again and be able to suffer the consequences.

In summary: be nice. We aren't trying to avoid paying taxes or cheat the system. Unfortunately we've been dealt a tough hand and we are trying to do something to make our lives better, reduce the overall insurance costs to everyone by getting healthier. We utilize this tool like any other task to have success but please don't judge because it isn't fair.

I was taking contrave, I just finished tapering off of it. The side effects weren't worth it for me.. I had severe n/v, the worst abdominal pain and muscle spasms you could imagine. I would lay in bed and cry. I'm so jealous of those who had little or no side effects.

I'm on Week 5 of Contrave. My two side affects are constipation and I AM SO TIRED. Literally barely keeping my eyes open. I notice a lot take it at 2a/2p. Why is that? My dr said take around 8a and 4p but maybe I'm taking them too close together? I can totally notice a difference with cravings and food. If the sleepiness would go away it'd be perfect.

Hi. So, did you bump up to 2/day on Contrave? How did it go? I am on day 4. No problems so far. (I did have a slight headache on day 1 but could only be temporally related to the med.) Cravings have never been my problem so that part of Contrave is likely wasted but other meds that were mostly appetite suppressants like Belviq and Quisimia gave me the jitters and insomnia. The slight suppressant wasn't worth the side effects. Anyway, good luck on your fitness journey.

I just started my third week at 2 in the AM and 1 in the PM. So far so good. I don't think I've had any crazy weight loss, but it's defiantly helped me with cravings.

Just started week three. Pro: down 2 pounds. Con: I don't poop! I drink lots of water, take powdered fiber, Miralax and have a squaty-potty. (Too much info, I know. Sorry.) No other side effects I can attribute to the med but what-the-frack? My doc says taking a laxative once a week is OK but I am not sure the minor weight loss is worth it.

Hey everyone! I'm in my second week of taking Contrave, so one pill in the morning and one in late afternoon. When I first started taking it last week I was taking 300 mg of Wellbutrin and a very small dose of sertraline (lexapro). I noticed on the leaflet with the contrave that taking it with additional Wellbutrin wasn't advised. My doctor decreased my Wellbutrin to 150mg. So far, I'm not noticing ANY effects of the Contrave. In fact, I think I've gained weight, feel hungrier, and sleepier. Is this normal?? Does it take until week 3 or 4 to start noticing results? Could it be an interaction with Lexapro? Why is caffeine not advised with Contrave? I drink coffee every morning. Also, I'm in week 2 of Run for God class, so I'm running/walking for 20-30 minutes 3 times per week. Any advice from experienced Contrave users is appreciated. I really was hoping this drug would work for me.

Had to quit taking it. I could have lived with the constipation by adding occasional laxative to my regimen of Benefiber and Miralax but in week 3 I started to feel bizarrely bad: jittery, slight nausea and chest flutters particularly after any exertion, even a 10 minute bike ride. The weight loss (2 lbs in 3 weeks) wasn't enough to put up with all that to see if they side effects would resolve. (I never had cravings but thought the appetite suppression effect would be greater.) So, it's back to eating less, exercising more and tracking every morsel on MFP. :-(

Just had my 4 week appt. I am down 13 pounds, most side effects are gone so he renewed my prescription.