"here&#039;s the deal.  yes - i lost weight.  at first, it was great!  i exercise on top of it, so i noticed pretty quickly.  at the same time, i was eating ... just making better choices and not so ravenous.  the side effects started right away and were mild in the beginning - but then - 6 months into it - they were terrible ... i just recently stopped because i couldn&#039;t take it.  my insomnia was the worse ... i would wak up @ 300 and not be able to fall asleep again, and the depression!!!  omg ... i didn&#039;t realize i was kind of getting more and more deep.  but i was also convinced that the medicine had to be taken - i had to keep losing weight!!  dry mouth, heart palpitations (with chest pain)-would like this last year back!! it&#039;s not worth it!"