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What Causes Slow Weight Reduction Despite Taking Contrave?
Question: Hello Doctors I have been taking contrave diet pills for 3 months now and have had some success not a lot but some but now it is not working at all it is not depressing my appetite. Is that the case with this drug? and what now? I have been taking the full dose of 4 per day
Brief Answer:
Should evaluate if contrave has really stopped to work as following...
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Contrave is a prescription pill to reduce weight in combination with diet and lifestyle changes. It consists of naltrexone HCl and bupropion HCl used to suppress appetite and lose weight.
The very first thing is to evaluate if this medication is not really working by:
- comparing your initial weight and BMI (before treatment) and 4 months after treatment
- evaluating the hunger desire (before and after)
The maximum dose is 4 per day. If after four months of taking this drug, you won't get the desired effect, then, you should stop taking it.
Thank you!
Dr.Albana
Should evaluate if contrave has really stopped to work as following...
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Contrave is a prescription pill to reduce weight in combination with diet and lifestyle changes. It consists of naltrexone HCl and bupropion HCl used to suppress appetite and lose weight.
The very first thing is to evaluate if this medication is not really working by:
- comparing your initial weight and BMI (before treatment) and 4 months after treatment
- evaluating the hunger desire (before and after)
The maximum dose is 4 per day. If after four months of taking this drug, you won't get the desired effect, then, you should stop taking it.
Thank you!
Dr.Albana
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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