"i started contrave on 1/2/16.  i am 5 ft 7 inches and my starting weight was 241.4.  i am 33 years old and have always struggled with weight.  immediately i noticed that my mood was improved.  i also have almost no desire to drink alcoholic beverages or smoke (which i was doing fairly regularly).  i have had minimal side effects up to this point besides the occasional constipation or headache.  

as of today i weighed in at 229.8.  not sure if this is the progress that is expected but so far i am happy.  that puts me at a loss of approximately 0.55lbs per day for the past 21 days."