What Do Your Headaches Feel Like?

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I have on day five of contrave and just started getting headaches. I was wondering what other peoples headaches feel like? Mine are more like at the bottom of my temple and the top of my jaw bone on both sides....I feel like I have a lot of pressure.....is it like this for anyone else?

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I got a weird feeling in my head, less of a headache and more tension/pressure. Also tightness in my jaw and face, pressure in my eyes. I stopped it after a week but I keep reading that over time the problems get better. I am going to give it another shot and try to stick it out for at least a couple of months to see if things get better and if the medicine works.

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I have the same exact headaches and feelings. If I knew they would eventually go away I would stick it out,but I'm not sure. Its the only side effect I have

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From what I could gather, NIH.gov does list headaches as an adverse effect under each active ingredient (Naltrexone and Bupropion) in Contrave. So it could be that either one or both medications are causing the headaches/dizziness.

Interestingly enough, NIH also recommends reporting this occurrence to your doctor even if it isn't serious - Although they do go on to list headaches as a potentially severe side effect of Bupropion.

Furthermore (re: post #1) - Eye pain is also listed as a side effect of Bupropion that you should discuss with your doctor.

I hope you all manage to come to a full recovery after going through this strange experience. These medications are supposed to help. Not make matters worse.

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Yes! Low temple and upper jaw. Like there is pressure on it. Also short 2-3 second headaches that go away. You nailed mine exactly

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