"my doctor prescribed contrave for me after my annual visit early april 2016. prior to this appt, i&#039;ve been trying to eat healthier &amp; exercise more. when i started, i weighed 264 pounds. following the prescribed directions, i felt good the first 3 weeks with little to no side effects. on week 4, when the prescription changed to 2 pills in the morning &amp; 2 in the evening, the side effects came on &amp; it didn&#039;t feel right. i chose to lower the dosage on week 5 &amp; only take 2 pills in the morning. since then, it has been great!  as of 08/01/16, i have lost 25 pounds &amp; feeling great.  i&#039;m glad that i made that change and continued.  i&#039;m very pleased with my outcome with this medicine and i love the scaledown program &amp; daily weigh ins."