Bad Rash, Hives But Unsure Of The Connection

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I'm unsure of the origin of my rash and hives. I'm at the end of week 3 of contrave. About 10 days ago, I fell on the basketball court and broke my foot and tore ligaments. I have an aspirin allergy (hives), so the ER doc was hesitant to prescribe 500 mg aleve, but I've taken OTC aleve and had no problems. Day 2 I broke out in a neck to ankle rash. I stopped the Aleve. Day 3 it was swollen and itchy. For a week I used Rx steroid ointment to get rid of the rash. Finally mostly went away. Didn't use the ointment for one day and I broke out with huge hives. Large 6" welts are all over me and much worse than the original rash. I can't imagine it's leftover from the aleve since it's a week later. I upped to 3 Contrave when I got the rash (but also started taking high aleve doses). Is rash and awful hives a common side effect? I see it's listed, but how common is this type of reaction?

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Hello, Lexi! How are you doing? Has anything changed?

The rash and hives are listed as being fairly common side effects by the FDA, which means generally anywhere from 1 to 10% of people tend to experience them from Contrave.

Other side effects may include dizziness, headache, insomnia and sweating.

Have you consulted your doctor? You may need to switch to a different medication, or perhaps go back to the lower dosage.

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Thanks for the reply. My doc is calling his pharmaceutical rep to get more info. He had me stop the Contrave for now (I was about to up to 4 doses/day). I'm on a pill form steroid now. Day 2 of that and I keep breaking out in hives. The itching and pain is unbearable. I'm using ice packs to help and have to change those out every 2 hours. How long does it take for contrave to leave the system?

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Re: Lexi (# 2) Expand Referenced Message

Hi, Yes, hives after three weeks of a lose dose of Contrave. Today I went on steroids. I am hoping the horrible hives go away soon. No more Contrave for me!

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