"i went to my doctor and heard the words &quot;obese&quot;.  it was a huge wake up call for me. i tried a weight loss program,the adkins diet, weight watchers and when all of those failed, i consulted with a bariatric surgeon. on my first physical for the surgery, he said &quot;let&#039;s try contrave and if this doesn&#039;t help, we will proceed with preparing for the surgery. that was on june 28th at 5&#039;2 , 205 lbs. today, august 27th, i weigh 164 lbs. my personal goal is 150 lbs. after that, my doctors, nutritionist and i will evaluate where to go from there. contrave has changed my life. i&#039;ve had no side effects and my appetite has reduced drastically. i love to exercise now and love fresh fruit. i will never be able to thank my prescribing doctor enough."