"i am 47, 5&#039;11&quot; male with a bmi of 40.  i was considering bariatric surgery but decided to try contrave first.  my starting weight was 287.  i&#039;m now in week 3 of taking contrave.  the first two weeks were fine, no side effects, and i noticed that my appetite was diminished.  i lost about 7 pounds.  now, at the start of week 3, i went up to 3 pills/day, and the nausea hit big time.  i&#039;ll push through it, and try to space out taking the pills during the day.  



so the jury is still out.  will check back in after the end of week 4."