Does Contrave Make You Sleepy (Page 5)

I started Contrave 4 days ago, today being my 5th dose. Every day, I take the pill about 8am and by 9:30-10am I am so sleepy I can't stand it. Days 1 and 2 I managed to fight it off until about 12-12:30, day 3 until about 1-1:30, and day 4 I fought it off until 3pm. If I take a 1-2 hour nap, I wake up fine, with energy and then cannot get to sleep until about 2am, sometimes 3am. Today is day 5, I'm having that "drunk" feeling and sleepy, but no where near how it has been. It seems this effect is slowly wearing off, but I haven't seen anywhere where this is a common side effect. I know all medications effect everyone differently, so I'm wondering if this is something I should be concerned about, or just another side effect that I will get used to as the weeks go on?

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Re: SBSInc (# 61)

When do you take the medication?

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Re: Cindy T (# 56)

It never goes away. I couldn’t stay awake

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Re: SBSInc (# 61)

This drug made me ravenous like I eat like a truck driver. I ate immediately two pieces of cake that were in the fridge from someone’s birthday. I was starving all day and couldn’t keep my head awake. Weirdest thing. Three days of sleeplessness and I’m so hungry! It impacted me opposite how it’s supposed to.

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Re: Susan (# 9)

Me too- I was so sick I left work an d bedridden the next 24 hours.

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Re: Susan (# 7)

I have not had any nausea, but I feel sleepy all day long.

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I have been on Contrave for over a month now. I had zero side effects in the beginning, however now that I'm taking the 2 AM/ 2 PM dosage I have become very sleepy during the day, but then waking up at different times throughout the night. Several of you mentioned that side effects have gone away after taking it for 6 weeks... I will hang in there for 2 more weeks, if the sleepiness continues, I will go back to the
2 AM/ 1 PM dosing to see if that helps. Maybe the full dose is too much for me?

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