"i started contrave on december 8.  i loss 4 pounds by january 8.  i didn&#039;t change my diet very much but could not eat the portion sizes i had become accustomed to. i don&#039;t have sugar cravings anymore.  it gave me headaches at first, but they went away.  constipation is still an issue.  i&#039;m not convinced yet that the medication was the cause of the 4 lb weight loss.  i did notice i had to take the second dosage in early afternoon, otherwise i would be awake at night.  i&#039;m going to try another 30 days and see what happens.

i think the daily weighing helps a lot.  that way i did watch what i ate so that i would keep losing"