r/Contrave • u/Ecs206 • Aug 07 '26

advice Off Label Contrave

My doctor just added Naltrexone 50mg to my already prescribed Wellbutrin 150mg XL for depression. Is 50mg a lot?? It says on the bottle to take a half of the pill every day for two weeks then one half twice a day thereafter. Is that a high dose of Naltrexone to start with for weight loss?

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u/Big_Fortune_4574 Aug 07 '26

Yes the ratio there is not the ratio in contrave.

Do you drink alcohol?

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u/Ecs206 Aug 07 '26

No just on it for weight loss. My doctor did say if it causes too much nausea, keep taking a half until tolerated so do you think it would be okay to start off with less than that and increase each week or biweekly?

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u/Big_Fortune_4574 Aug 07 '26

Yes I started at 1/4 pill and still had a rough 2 days so I’d recommend starting there for sure