"today is my first day taking contrave. i can&#039;t believe how easy it was to make an appointment and get the prescription. it was about $90 at wal-mart but i had to get it no matter what. i weigh 212 lbs and plan to lose a lot while i am on this medication and exercising. so far i feel fine, i felt a bit tired and sleepy after a few hours of taking it but it went away. i was getting ready to eat and all of a sudden just stopped eating as if i didn&#039;t know why i was eating so much and so fast. i just stopped eating and said i am not hungry anymore. i know it is the medication. i want this to work for me and not control me to where i don&#039;t eat at all."