"hi guys, i been taking contrave since 2/23/16 &amp; started off at 243lbs and i&#039;m  5&#039; 1&quot;. i have lost to date 9.8lbs (233.2 lbs) and i think the low carb diet had a lot to do with the weight loss in 9 days too. today i started doing an hour cardio at the gym &amp; i couldn&#039;t believe how quick it went by i think im getting a boost of energy from the med. so far no side effects &amp; im now on my 2nd week of meds 1 in the morning and another one in the evening. hopefully this will keep up. i also use my fitness pal app to keep up with my diet and it&#039;s helped a lot as well. the medication was not covered by my insurance and it was going to be $150 but i signed up for the discount card which was great it saved me $95 plus a got a free scale from contrave."