"i am 45 yrs old and started contrave in november 2016.  i have lost 25lbs, which has been a wonderful and slow weight loss, but in the past month i have been experiencing severe heart flutters and dizzy spells.  i had an ekg during one of these spells and it came back abnormal, so now i am seeing a cardiologist.  nothing else has changed in my life, and my pcp and cardiologist are aware that i am on contrave and have not suggested i stop the drug.  i have been to the er once for an episode, and all labs came back great, i had another large episode last night, so i am going to stop the contrave for two weeks, until i have to follow up with my cardiologist again to see if this makes a difference."