"i&#039;m a 39 yo, 5&#039;5 female and i&#039;ve been taking contrave since august 2015. my starting weight was 267 and i&#039;m currently at 216, 51lbs loss. i&#039;ve never felt better. i did have a little nausea in the beginning, but it passed after i began 4 pills a day. i would take a non drowsy dramamine to help. i follow a 1200 calorie diet. i have done little to no exercise to this point. i do have constipation but i take miralax to offset that. i highly recommend contrave. it does have a few side effects, but nothing that can&#039;t be tolerated to get to you weight goal!! good luck :)"