"the first 2 weeks were rough. i was sick to my stomach, dizzy and tired. my doctor switched me to separate prescriptions of wellbutrin and naltrexone (the same drugs in contrave) and i took one in the morning and one at bedtime. it got rid of the side effects. i&#039;ve lost 20lbs in the last 2 months. the medication doesn&#039;t suppress my appetite but now i can feel when i&#039;m full and i&#039;m able to walk away with food still on the plate. it doesn&#039;t miraculously take away the cravings, but now i feel okay saying no or having a couple of bites and being done. before starting the medication i could eat a meal and an entire dessert by myself but now i eat maybe half as much. if contrave made you sick it&#039;s worth asking your doc about separating it."