"took my first dose today and within an hour i was sicker than i have ever been.  terrible headache, nausea, flushing of skin.  i have never had an issue with my blood pressure but an hour after the dose my blood pressure was 192/92.  scared me to death.  fortunately within the hour it was close to normal.  i ended up in bed all day because the symptoms i was experiencing were so heinous and lasted for over 7 hours.  i could not open my eyes due to the least bit of light was excruciating.  i have never experienced a migraine before.  also, i had previously taken wellbutrin (zyban) to quit smoking 12 years ago and never had any side effects so i had very high hopes for contrave.  also, i am not on any other prescription meds."