Hello, I want to add some details to my question.
I started contrave on August 5, 2020.
Step 1 went well, no side effects aside from dry mouth.
Step 2 also went well.
Day 1 of Stage 3 (Sunday, August 16), in the afternoon, the situation is spoiling:
-Right side of face going numb
-Sensation of "light" head briefly
-Palpitations (130 bpm at rest)
-Feeling of tightness in chest/throat
I consulted emergency room, given symptoms, to rule out a heart problem. The doctor gives me 2 electrodes to be sure I ask if I usually have panic attacks (no) ... nothing to report, I am sent home.
Symptoms subside in the evening.
In the evening, I take my tablet, nothing to report.
The next morning, I take my 2 tablets, it still makes me feel tight in the chest/throat in the late afternoon... I decide not to take my evening pill. The next day (The 18th) I also skip the morning and evening dose...
The 19th, I start again at step 1, until today.... I still have oppression on/off.
Is this a side effect of the contrave?
Will it (may) get better with time?