"i am a 29-year old female, 5&#039;2&quot; with a starting weight of 202 lbs. my doctor prescribed contrave about a month ago and i have lost 13 lbs within that time frame. this medication has greatly reduced my appetite and i feel like a lot of my cravings have been suppressed, especially for sweets. i am also taking this medication to help with bed and am happy to report i have had no binges since i started this medication. the need to binge has completely disappeared. i have experienced some side effects, such as dry mouth and light-headedness, but these effects have been pretty mild. i felt very nauseated for the first time today, and i&#039;m honestly not sure if the nausea was related to contrave or something else (since it has not happened before)."