"on week 8. i&#039;ve been fighting obesity since 12 years old. i&#039;m 67 now. finally a drug that actually helps and is effective. i&#039;ve gone from 192-178. two years ago i lost 40 pounds and it was creeping back up.  contrave curbs my cravings and decreases my appetite. i eat under 1400 a day and exercise 4-5 times a week.  not only am i losing, i&#039;m losing in the right places. side effects are some nausea but that just tells me to eat a little protein and the dry mouth and shakes. i do take other rx that cause that too. i pay $205 per month because i&#039;m on medicare. which makes no sense to me. so i buy fewer groceries and set aside savings for contrave.  love it."