Obesity
"I have been on Contrave for 5 months, and I&#039;ve lost 49 pounds. I started at 314lb and am now down to 265lb. The only side effects I have are some shakiness in my hands and dry mouth (which is okay because it makes me drink more water).  In my experience, this medication does tend to lose effectiveness over time. I don&#039;t crave sweets, but I wasn&#039;t a big sweets-eater before Contrave either. I crave salty snacks and that hasn&#039;t changed. 

Overall, I would say that this is NOT a miracle drug that makes the fat just fall away. It can help you, but you have to be willing to put in the work. I still have days where it&#039;s hard to make good decisions, but I aim for 1200 calories a day. I&#039;m well on my way of reaching my goal of losing 100 pounds in a year"