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  • Update, I'm down 20 lbs since I started taking Contrave, mid June or so. My ticker shows 10 lbs but that's because I grossly underestimated my starting weight way back when I first started on myfitnesspal. I haven't had any ill side effects, I work out 5 days a week and started C25K last week because I finally feel like my…
    in Looking for people who are trying out Contrave? Thoughts? Is it working? Comment by margybuono August 2015
  • I am and I don't feel bad about admitting it. I have dropped almost 16 pounds since mid-June. I have had no interest in sugar or carbs so I think that is Contrave hitting the pleasure center of brain where previously it might have been a bit of sugar here and there. I work out 5 days a week and have really changed how I…
    in My Journey!! On Contrave, anyone else? Comment by margybuono July 2015
  • I am still on the one pill in the morning. I suffer from insomnia but have found that I am sleeping really well this week. I'll be curious if that continues when I add the second pill.
    in Contrave Questions and Sharing your Story... Comment by margybuono June 2015
  • Yes, I am currently on Contrave. I haven't had any side effects, and it is not a stimulant based drug. It works on the pleasure center of your brain where dopamine is released. It's geared towards helping people whose relationship with food is more addictive rather than speeding up the metabolism. You need to meet the…
    in Looking for people who are trying out Contrave? Thoughts? Is it working? Comment by margybuono June 2015
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