"i&#039;ve been taking this for about 2 months now.  i&#039;ve lost 14lbs on it and it seems as if i&#039;m tapering off on weight loss so i may have to move up to the next dose.  at first i had the nasty metal taste in my mouth, so much so that i carried a bottle of mouthwash around with me!  could hardly stand it.  but now, i don&#039;t have it at all.  the side effects did taper off altogether.  i find the medication very helpful along with working out."