"i was considering bariatric surgery, my dr. asked me to try contrave first. i started at 277 lbs. i started taking contrave and reduced my carb intake, and have noticed that with the contrave my portions have been much smaller and i&#039;ve not wanted to snack between meals.  within the first month i had lost 12 lbs. i did have some dizziness week 4 when i added the 4th daily pill, it only lasted about a week and i&#039;ve not experienced any side effects since.  i am now 3 months in and 31 lbs down- almost 1/3 away to my goal.  i&#039;ve added exercise to my routine (3x weekly 40-60 mintues each time) in the last month, and i feel like i have more energy and my joints are less achy.  would definitely recommend for anyone needing to lose weight."