"i started contrave at my doctors request on jan 14th at 224 pounds. this morning i was 215. i&#039;ve had virtually no side effects. my doctor said to lose 8 pounds per month, and i&#039;ve lost 9 pounds in just short of a month. i&#039;ve noticed that drinking lots of water, and spacing out meals and snacks has kept the nausea at bay. i take my 1st dose at 6:30 am with my breakfast. i eat a piece of fruit at 10:30, lunch around 1:30, a fiber one snack at 3ish, then dinner around 6 with my second dose. high protein snacks have really helped a lot."