"i went on q in feb of 2015 for exactly one month, not a day less.  at 5&#039;7 and 173 lbs my dr needed a pretty serious justification to cut me a prescription but since i suffer with chronic back pain she relented.  i&#039;m a 37 year old woman who loves to eat and definitely doesn&#039;t work out enough.  in a month on q, i lost close to 15lbs without pretty much any effort.  now comes the reality check:  in the next year, i gained it all back.  every.single.pound.  i didn&#039;t have terrible side effects while on q, but i did experience chest pains towards the end.  so, the lesson here is quite works but you have to do your part.  now, a year later, i got another prescription and i hope this time i will lose the weight and manage to keep it off for good."