"ok so i read and heard a lot of reviews on this medication. it seems that people were losing major weight on this drug.  i first got a prescription in august of 2014.  i&#039;m so wary of taking pills that it kinda scared me to take them.  side effects, will it make my heart beat fast, can i take it with ibuprofen etc... i was just worried because you always hear after the fact that a drug was bad for you. needless to say i never progressed to taking the whole pill. i did however lose about 5 lbs . in january 2015 i went back.  i had gained back what i lost.  my weight was 186 lbs. i started taking the pills and lost about 8-9 lbs with in the first 3-3 1/2 weeks . going back for more and down 11 lbs now."