"i started taking orlistat (xenical) in november 2015 weighing 16st 13lbs, prescribed by my gp as i was overweight and recently diagnosed with pcos. i always found it very difficult to lose weight. by february 2016 i had gone down to 12st 12lb making it a loss of 4st 1lb in 4 months. by march 2016 i had lost another stone.

 i then decided to stop taking orlistat and try to keep the weight off and carry on with my healthy eating. i kept the weight off for around 3 months after stopping medication - gaining 1lb and then losing it again every few weeks. i am now taking orlistat again as i have gained back 2 stones since my lightest weight (my fault as i have not stuck to a healthy eating plan) and have again lost 7lb in a week. really happy!"