"i have taken contrave since the beginning of august. it&#039;s been a little more than four months and i have gone from 205 to 154. it has been because a little better eating habits and walking around when i can. i try to make four miles a day. i may have increased anxiety but it could also just be the stress i have on me. worst case, my doctor said i could scale back one or two pills to lower the dosage i am taking. he said those who take the drug in it for depression take a max of 300 mg and my dosage, daily, is more than that. anyway, it has done well for me and i would suggest it for those with pcos and need to take preventative measures. :-)"