Contrave And Vomiting (Page 2)
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I have been on Contrave for 3 months. I have battled nausea all along, hoping it would go away. I've lost 15 pounds. The pill seems to make everything taste bad. Coffee, spicy food, even just scrambled eggs taste bitter and gritty. I didn't have any other side effect. This past week, the nausea has moved on to vomiting. I've used Tumms and Dramamine as well as a prescription anti nausea med on and off for all three months. I truly feel poisoned. I feel ridiculous that I have used this knowingly for 3 months and endured feeling sick. I've spent a lot of money and feel terrible even a week after stopping the drug. Please don't take this. I feel that fairly soon enough folks will complain enough to take it off of the market.

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I have been taking Contrave for 3 weeks...that is until my bf found it and threw it out bc he was worried about the side effects. I'm glad you mentioned how it makes foods taste bad. I thought I was crazy and the nausea is terrible. I like Phentermine much better but for me, I could easily become addicted. I hope you feel better.

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I feel alive again. Many of my friends have also commented on how my personality had flat-lined. There are so many symptoms that were listed. Some where that you could get seizures if you eat something too greasy and of course suicide. How terrible.

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Hi Susan,

Sorry to hear about your reaction to Contrave. Something I just wanted to point out for other readers (and perhaps shed some light on your experience as well) is that NIH.gov lists the following symptoms as side effects of Bupropion (one of Contrave's active ingredients):

nausea
vomiting
constipation
diarrhea
gas
stomach pain
change in sense of taste

Naltrexone (the other active ingredient in Contrave) also carries the following side effects:

mild to moderate abdominal or stomach cramping/pain
nausea
vomiting

I mention this so there's no question about whether this drug can really cause the symptoms you reported and that there is documented evidence that it can. Patients just have to do their own research & due diligence to find answers. Hopefully you've gotten around to feeling better since stopping treatment, but I would encourage other patients who may be battling such side effects to contact their doctor and consider alternative options.

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Even though it’s a stomach-churning feeling, feeling queasy is actually because your gut is paralyzed to prevent further ingestion of any poison.

Occasionally, you feel nauseous because your body senses chemical changes in the blood and assumes it’s due to a toxin.

I made the first post so that some people who had the reaction as I did, would not feel alone or crazy.

I'm glad you had no side effects. That's cool. It must be so great!

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I dont feel that it should be taken off the market. Many medications that bring amazing results have terrible results for some people. These people should just not take this drug. I happen to have been on it for 3 months and it has changed my life. I am sorry your exeperience was not pleasant but it does not mean the medication should be discontinued.

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