"i&#039;m on the 4th week of taking contrave, with 2 in the morning and 2 in the evening.  so far the only side effects i&#039;ve experienced was in the second week, i started getting dry mouth and motion sickness when in the car. the motion sickness stopped after a week. i still get dry mouth but i can deal with that. the first 3 weeks it didn&#039;t seem to suppress my appetite, but i successfully stopped a life long habit of drinking soda with no cravings. since i started taking the full dose it&#039;s now controlling my appetite. the past 4 days i have no desire to snack and i feel very full after eating half of a meal and i continue to have that full feeling long after eating. so far 5 lbs down with no exercise. i&#039;m optimistic, time will tell."