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Mysimba/Contrave

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sabzino · 13/09/2023 16:58

Hi everyone

Wanted to know if anyone has tried this. I started yesterday within 2 hours I threw up (yay me) the fatigue then set in an hour later and I spent the rest of the day sleeping. As it was such a strong reaction and I had a two hour drive in the morning I decided not to take it as I can't be sick and drive at the same time, even as an amazing driver 😂.

Anyway starting again tomorrow

On the plus side I had no appetite for at least 24 and had this hyper focussed feeling all day

Anyone else tried it?

OP posts:
whatever1980 · 13/09/2023 22:01

Hi @sabzino sorry to hear you've had side effects but great you've no appetite! I felt dozy last week on it (first week) but unfortunately I felt hungrier than ever not sure what was going on - not like it was with Saxenda

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sabzino · 14/09/2023 15:39

Tried it again today felt rough but subsided after an hour or two. Hopefully by next week I'll balance out.

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curiousfat · 03/05/2024 12:54

Hi OP. How did you get on? I've got a prescription but scared to take it in case I feel awful with it! Just can't find a window of a few days to just roll with it!

tokennamechange · 03/05/2024 14:39

Yeah I found the first few doses a lot so started by cutting a pill in half for about a week before building up to a full one every day. That was more manageable.

Or I know they say take the first in the morning but try in the evening instead just while it gets into your system so you can sleep through the side effects.

I generally built it up a lot slower than they advise - I went almost a month on just one pill a day until started to feel hungry again, then upped very slowly - they advise to increase every week or so until youre on four pills a day but I've only increased when cravings come back.

curiousfat · 04/05/2024 22:59

That's interesting- I thought you weren't supposed to cut them in half because they are slow release. So that didn't make it worse for you? I'm now contemplating cutting into quarters just to see how I tolerate it. I'm desperate and terrified in equal measure! Has it worked for you OP?

Focalpoint · 05/05/2024 10:14

I tried it and it had no noticeable affect at all.

curiousfat · 05/05/2024 21:57

Disappointing! As in no side effects but also no effectiveness?

Focalpoint · 05/05/2024 22:00

No effectiveness at all (and only side effect was the money I spent on it!)

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sabzino · 03/06/2024 06:43

I quit by week 3 that nausea feeling wouldn't leave me even when I was sleeping. I took a long long break and have recently started mounjaro. Zero negative side effects. I was almost scared it wasn't working

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curiousfat · 07/06/2024 10:41

That's interesting @sabzino - and is mounjaro working?

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