"i am 64 years old and began taking contrave two weeks ago.  i am 5&#039;6&quot; and at the doctor&#039;s office i weighed in at 178.9 on june 24.  today i weighed in at 175.0 so i have lost about two pounds per week.  my doctor advised to stay at the level i felt most physically comfortable.  i have noticed that it does make me drowsy  later in the day, particularly if i am not physically up and moving about. the advice was to take the first dose in the morning (early riser), and take the second dose closer to bedtime in the evening.  i am following a high protein/low carb diet and have not yet incorporated the exercise of 30-60 min. walks. will do so when my dosage changes from 1/1 to 2/1 tomorrow and see how it goes.   good luck, everybody!"