"my doctor offered me contrave, and i started taking it on nov. 10, 2015,  i weighed 175 ibs but i am only 5 ft tall and small boned.  so i really need to get down to at least 115-120 at the most.   i have been on it for three weeks now and so far i&#039;ve lost 11 lbs.  and i am on a low carb diet.  i feel better, and my appetite is deminishing, some of the side effects i noticed is dry mouth, constipation, a slight headache but i believe it will go away, it is tolerable.  i have tried so many things in the past and never could really stick to anything, the doctor said my cholesterol is high and so i am doing everything i can right now eating wise to get it to come down, i am going to give myself 6mths on this diet and scale down program."