What Is Contrave?
Over the counter products are a dime a dozen, and most don’t work. But you think that when a prescription like Contrave has to be tested and guaranteed! Otherwise, why would companies spend millions of dollars to get FDA approval? If it didn’t work, how could it possibly pass the test?
What Prescriptions Really Do
That’s what you would think. But here’s the truth. Most prescriptions demonstrate only small weight loss results. Every prescription has to pass a year long study (or longer). How much would you expect to lose in that year? 50 maybe 60 pounds? The average person taking Contrave lost about 5% of their body weight. Obviously, it depends on your weight right now. But even if you weigh 400 pounds, you are only going to lose 20 pounds. If you weigh 300 pounds, you would lose 15 pounds, and that’s average. You could lose a little more, you could lose a little less.
The FDA & Acceptable Risk
But the biggest thing that most FDA board members look for is not actually the results, but how the results compare to the possible side effects. Isn’t that scary? Side effects are acceptable……….as long as there are not too many heart attacks. Wow. Contrave has technically been rejected, because it causes an extreme increase in the risk of seizures. Oh, and it causes a severe increase in heart attacks. There are plenty of other products that come close and are still approved. The FDA has banned natural products for causing even one or two heart attacks, strokes, etc., which is really how it should be. But it gets better.
The True Irony
Ever wonder why patients take over a year to lose 5% of their body weight? Because the 2 ingredients in Contrave, both of which are prescriptions, are not weight loss ingredients. One is used to treat depression, a far cry from what you would be led to believe.
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