"i am 31 yr old female, 5&#039;6&quot; at 248 lbs. i have a thyroid  issue and was struggling to loose weight. my dr prescribed me contrave to see if it would help kick start my weight loss (lost 15lbs previously but had plateaued). i had high hopes for contrave, but after a month and 1/2, i&#039;m done. it immediately made me feel shakey and jittery. i tried stretching out the increase in pills but it didn&#039;t seem to make a difference. i got up to the 4 pills/day but other than not eating as much, i haven&#039;t lost any weight. i actually gained a couple of lbs. however the worst side effect was the constipation. i tried taking fiber pills, eating lots of vegetables, etc and nothing helped. i even tried a laxative which helped some. i felt miserable!"