"i have been on belviq for just shy of 10 months. i started at about 288 lbs. i got an eat smart scale the second week on belviq. i was a 54 year old male. today, i weighed in at 226 lbs. that is 62 lbs. lost in almost 10 months. the week i started, my a1c was 6.6. my pcp has been having blood work done every 3 months. my a1c is now 5.3 and i am no longer taking metformin or simvistatin. side effects are very minor, compared to how it has changed my life. and the second best thing is, i sleep much sounder. if i do wake up at night, i fall back asleep right away. when i make it to my goal weight, i will probably talk to my doctor about continuing belviq at a 1/2 dosage."