I've been on Contrave for 7 days now and I'm still really tired and always have a headache. Tomorrow I'm supposed to take 2 a day but I'm nervous I'll feel worse. Does it get better?
Contrave - Does the headaches and tiredness go away?
Question posted by Shalin106 on 14 Sep 2015
Last updated on 23 November 2015
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hopin32
16 Sep 2015
I was tired for the first 3 weeks. But, it went away. I recommend that you take vitamin B, it really helps. I also had headaches for about a week. One day was a bad headache, the rest of the days were kind of low grade headaches. Tylenol or Excedrin are really helpful. Usually the side effect go away. Hope this helps!
Shalin106
17 Sep 2015
Thanks so much! I'm on week 2. Headaches are getting better but I'm still really tired. I'm not giving up though! Thanks for the info.
kmmansell
23 Nov 2015
I am glad to hear that the tiredness goes away. I have been so drowsy since starting this and I am on day 3 of my second week. I am not as tired as last week, but still tired. And the headaches, ugh they suck. Not so painful that I cannot function, but very annoying and distracting at times, but I do take Tylenol when I need to.
betty925
14 Sep 2015
I never had those symptoms but I did have nausea. And it did go away about the 3rd week. But I just took some pepto and that took care of the nausea. One lady said she would take a Tylenol and that would take care of the headache.
Shalin106
14 Sep 2015
Today I took ibuprofen with it and it was better but man I'm EXHAUSTED!!!
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