"i&#039;ve been taking contrave for 3 weeks today and so far i&#039;ve lost 7 pounds. i&#039;m also doing the scale down program which has shown that my weight is still fluctuating, but that&#039;s most likely due to my hypothyroidism. the side effects i experienced during the second week were pretty unbearable but i called my doctor and he said to make sure to take my dose on an empty stomach and i haven&#039;t had any issues since then. right now i&#039;m taking two pills in the morning and one at night. hoping to see some long term weight loss with this medication. so far, so good!"