"i kept a log of my first week starting contrave.  first few days i felt groggy and irritable, light-headed and my hands were shaky.  this is normal for your body to adjust to new medication. this drug has an antidepressant in it. it&#039;s going to make you feel weird at first. power through it. it&#039;s worth it. 

after 1 week the side effects weren&#039;t nearly as bad, and after two weeks they were almost gone.

i&#039;m on almost two months of this medication now, and i feel great.  i feel like it stabilizes my mood and i don&#039;t want to shove food into my face all day. i&#039;m down 15 lb so far mainly doing cardio. the only reason i don&#039;t give it 10 is because the price, $90 bucks a month.  make sure you get the savings card online!"