"i&#039;m going on my third week of taking contrave. the first week, i had instances of diarrhea. the second week, extreme nausea and diarrhea--i had to leave work within an hour. i&#039;ve also been using their scale down program, according to their scale, i&#039;ve lost 16lbs. however, the physician scale at my job indicates i&#039;ve only lost 1lb."