Contrave

Contrave is a weight loss pill that is sort of the poster child for weight loss pills you should not use.

For one thing, Phentermine has and continues to be sold since the 1950’s, even though everything that uses Phentermine has either been banned or rejected for the side effects Phentermine is commonly associated with.

If any over the counter product caused half the side effects, it would be banned. But yet, it’s acceptable for Phentermine.

Contrave is one of 3 prescription diet aids put up for a vote lately, and it’s considered to be the “safest” of the 3. But yet, it was still rejected.

Why? Because “safe” in the world of prescriptions means something that can still cause serious problems with seizures and heart attacks.

Again, if an over the counter product caused even one of those side effects or led up to it, it would be banned! Why is this even slightly acceptable for Contrave?

How does Contrave work?

Prescriptions are measured by benefits vs. side effects. Contrave is made up of 2 drugs: naltrexone and buproprion. Both have been used before, one to treat depression and the other to treat drug addiction. But how does that lead to weight loss? It doesn’t.

Actually, clinical studies show people losing about 5% of their body weight in 14 months, MONTHS, not WEEKS! You expect to lose that much in 1-2 months, NOT 14, especially when combined with a low calorie diet! How does this make sense, it’s even worse than Alli!

Again, comparing this to natural products, if any over the counter ingredient did not produce similar results in 8-12 weeks, it would be considered a failure just as it should be! I don’t understand it for a moment.

The End Story

Contrave is probably not going to be approved any time soon. It does not have what any logical person would consider to be clinically proven weight loss results.

But then again, neither does Phentermine or Alli, two of the biggest FDA sellers. And with all of the side effects, even the FDA agrees that it’s not appropriate.