Comparing Contrave vs Qsymia

For Obesity I am 56yo woman, 405 lbs (not a typo), 5'9" tall. I find in thus forum that most people don't have the amount of wright to lose as I do yet I am hopeful. I started Contrave June 8th 2017 and have lost 11lbs. Soon I'll be up to 3 tabs/day. I find that it is helping somewhat yet I still am craving fast food. I am following a low carb diet with no exercise yet. I hope that the higher dose will help with the cravings more. Side effects for me have been lethargy and some nausea. I plan on continuing this med in hope that I finally can resolve my food addiction.

For Obesity I just started on my 4th week of taking Contrave. This drug was recommended by my therapist due to being a compulsive eater and the mild antidepressant benefit. I was already on a low cal low carb meal plan and doing food journaling but wasn’t losing weight cause of the stress eating. The first week was a learning experience. The first and second day I learned that if you eat something fatty then you will get sick no matter what time you took the pills. Your body will reject fatty foods. I think that is why people suffered from headaches and nausea. I have not had a problem since I cut out those foods. If I ate too much or ate even though my brain said not too then I would feel like I was having a panic attack. I do have a very active job and I sometimes walk. I lost nothing the first week and over the last two weeks I lost 6 pounds. My goal is to lose 50 pounds.

For Weight Loss I have only been taking Qsymia low dose for 4 days but so far, my cravings for food in general have significantly dropped. I am 40 years old, 5' 5" and weigh 208lbs. I have struggled to lose weight for the past ten years. But food is my emotional crutch so it's been hard to maintain any sort of healthy diet. I was a smoker and when I decided to quit, I used Chantix and it helped stop the cravings and made quitting smoking very easy to do. I have been smoke free for over 3 years. When I heard about this, I was excited because it sounded like it worked similarly to how Chantix worked. It suppresses a part of the brain. What part, not sure, but in the past four days, my desire to eat has decreased tremendously.

For Weight Loss I am 7 years post gastric bypass had lost 90 lbs, had a baby and gained back 40lbs mostly because I was hungry all of the time. I should have talked to my surgeon sooner. My daughter is now 4 and I just talked to him last week. He said it is common and in his experience qsymia works well because it stops the hunger and allows the surgical tool to work again. Okay.. worth a shot, even at the cost. I was 194 last Tuesday. It is Monday and I am 188. I'd say it works pretty damn well. I have not been hungry at all I have had some strange side effects. Day 2 was the worst with some confusion and fatigue but it passed soon enough. Today I have some tingling in my face that I am really hoping is related to waxing and not the drug.