Not Yet Adjusting To Contrave
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Into my second month on contrave. I have experienced every side effect. Irritable, ringing ears, vomiting, lack of libido ect..ect. I have lost weight but at a high price. I hope hope hope my body will adjust to this torture.

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Re: Tina (# 34) Expand Referenced Message

hi, did your husband lose hair too or was it just you?

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Re: Melissa (# 48) Expand Referenced Message

Hi Melissa, I have been taking for about 3 and i am losing a significant amount of hair? I am worried, does it grow back. I am stopping immediately! Please let me know that it is growing back? Thank you

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Re: maria (# 47) Expand Referenced Message

I lost handfuls in the shower each day. When I finally stopped the medication you could see my scalp and it was especially noticeable at the front of my hairline. It took about 6 months for noticeable re growth and the hair is growing back thinner and oddly wavy.

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Re: buckeye (# 45) Expand Referenced Message

I have been on contrave for 6 months and just noticed that my hair is thinning a lot. How much hair loss did you experience?

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Re: Micasso (# 17) Expand Referenced Message

The smell issue and night sweats have been the worst part for me. The smell is like a combination of cigarette smoke and vehicle exhaust. Is your nose back to normal yet?

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Re: Kelly (# 12) Expand Referenced Message

I have been on Contrave for about 6 months. My hair is falling out in massive amounts! It will not hold color and is very dry/brittle. Contrave has helped with weight loss,but I hate the hair loss problem.

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Yes it has helped with my hairloss. My hair has been growing back in. I take 30,000 units of biotin like my doctor told me to every day. That has really helped me. I have cut back to two a day. One in am one in pm. But for a while I did cut back to one pill in am. But now I did go to one in pm. But I won't do more than that or my hair will start to fall out again. I like how Contrave does help me so I don't want to stop completely.

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Amber- has the extra Biotin and cutting back on contrave helped hairloss? I'd be interested in an update. Thanks!

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Do you o if Belviq works?? I would be interested to see if anyone has tried it

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The foggy head is the worst part. And it does not seem to be getting better.

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Thank you Jose for that positive reply. I've been on Contrave for almost a month and have lost 11 pounds. I am a binge eater and obsessed with food. That's all gone and I'm eating less and getting full much faster. I think if the weight isn't dropping you're eating too much. Contrave is not magic, you still have to do the work but it's easier. I started four pills this past week and I'm feeling jittery so I'm cutting back to three. Other side effects are mild to none.

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I took Contrave for 3 weeks and my hair so quickly became thin and was falling out a lot. It's too thin and it scares me so I stopped the Contrave. I can't be bald so unfortunately I will have to choose to stay off it.

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I have been taking Contrave for over a year and half now. I cut back to one in the morning instead of the full dose for the day. I had really thick hair and I could see my scalp. I had lost tons I mean tons of hair. I have also lost 60 lbs. I have been taking more biotin again and started cutting back on Contrave so now I have all these short hairs growing back in. I like Contrave so I haven't stopped all the way, but I have seen this hair loss review from many people so I do know it is from the Contrave. I am also a Cosmetologist so I do understand hair. Now my weight loss has really stalled without taking the full dose but I also don't want to be skinny and bald. I am surprised they don't list hair loss higher up on the list of side effects for the drug.

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Did it ever stop. I'm getting scared I truly may go bald. I cannot replace my hair at the rate it's coming out! Thank goodness it was thick to begin with.

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On my first month taking the 3 pills now I am having major dizzy spells. Anyone know how long it can last

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Just started taking Contrave and i feel just horrible. Had to get someone to work my shift. Will this sick feeling go away or should I stop taking

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I've been taking Contave for 3 months and haven't lost weight. I have however lost a brush full of hair every time I shower. My husband lost 80 pounds while taking it but it could be due to his walking 6 miles a day.

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I have been on Contrave for over a year now and so has my mom. Yes I have lost around 50 lbs and I like how it makes me not hungry. But yes my mom and I both have noticed continually losing hair. My hair use to be so so thick now it is way thinner. It's good I started out with more hair. Also my mom has lost tons of hair as well. I have noticed even my eyebrows are wag thinner now I have to fill them in. I am on the fence post weather I should keep taking it or get off of it. I don't want to lose my hair just to lose weight.

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I took contrave for 4 days. I was ok with nausea but it gave me a fullness in my throat that I didn't like . So I just quit taking it. I want to try again but haven't decided if I Am or if I will just try another medication. Anyone had any trouble with that feeing while taking contrave ?

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Actually im suffering from cold flashes and i hate it. It last for about 3 hours every day. Also my throught is swollen and I feel like i have the flu; right now im wondering if its worth it. My insurance doesnt cover it and since it wasnt cheep im trying to hang in there.

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