"been taking contrave for 5 weeks, so just hit the max dose of 2 pills in the am and 2 pills in the pm at week ago.  i&#039;ve lost  6 pounds.  i had some side effects - feeling very foggy and tired for the first 3/4 days but then cleared up.  i still get tired in mid-afternoon, but nothing i can&#039;t handle.  

i&#039;ve had to cut back to 2 pills in the am and one pill in the pm due to extremely dry eyes and mouth.  the reduction in dose doesn&#039;t seem to have impacted the effectiveness of the medication.     

i had some trepidation about how effective contrave would be for me because i don&#039;t meet the criteria for a binge eater.  i&#039;m more of a stress and boredom eater.  but i have a reduction in craving even when my favs are available."