"i am only on my 3rd day of contrave, but since i was already taking half of the med, i was able to start at week 2. first evening, right away i noticed no desire to eat, no preference for food. i&#039;ve been eating only because my stomach growls, and i am eating very little. i only had upset stomach.
my situation is special circumstance. i am not overweight. i cannot exercise due to chronic pain condition. and that is why i have to stop. as noted, the naltrexone&#039;s primary use is to block opioid receptors to help people with addiction. it&#039;s blocking my pain meds, so i&#039;m in excruciating pain. contrave seems to work, but kind of scary, if something happens and you need pain meds at a hospital, contrave blocks a lot of the pain med relief, for me."