I talked to my doctor about it when I hit a long term plateau last year. The upside is that it is comprised of two well-known drugs but the downside is that it is very expensive. We decided to try the wellbutrin alone as the generic for it is affordable. Wellington has unfortunately not had any affect on my hunger at all; even on the highest dose. My return to weight loss was helped by getting my thyroid levels down.

Definitely do your research on it; what i found was that while it had modest results it did seem to be a better choice of drugs but there wasn't as much testing as there should have been before the FDA approved it either. I think the results were something like 10 or 15 lbs in 3 months? But don't quote me on that as I don't remember for sure.

Definitely study up on the side effects; some of the weight drugs are dangerous if you have certain conditions. There is one that is a diabetes drug that is highly dangerous if you've had thyroid issues or cancer like I did.

You might also talk to your doctor about perhaps prescribing the ingredient drugs separately to help with cost.

I was on the infamous “ Phen Phen” many years ago and lost over 120 lbs in a year....I got it thru my regular doctor,was seen every two weeks,never abused it and never had any physical damage done to my health or heart...after stopping the pills, I gained all of my weight back plus more and never learned a thing about eating healthy or controlling my cravings..I was also on Meridia and about a dozen others that are no longer on the market!...I am a food addict...I binge eat...I have for over 40 years....if you consider eating non stop day and night until you are sick “ cravings” then I guess I have or had cravings...medication might help you control your appetite but it won’t cure eating disorders...I will probably have cravings and episodes of binge eating the rest of my life...I was on diet pills most of my high school years and thought this was normal...I have been on MFP over a year and I am losing weight without medication or fad diets...it has taken me a very long time to admit how serious my eating problems had become....I hope you can find a way to deal with your weight issues without medications...I do take an antidepressant but hopefully I can be off of them in the near future...I take every day at a time and some days one hour at a time....welcome to Larger Losers....I look forward to your posts and updates on your progress!

I just came back across an article about Contrave by Consumer Reports that I had buried in my bookmarks:

https://www.consumerreports.org/drugs/is-contrave-worth-trying-to-lose-weight/

Bottom line is they don't recommend it:

To be sure, our analysis suggests that Contrave can help people lose a meaningful amount of weight, if they are able to tolerate it and stick with an exercise and reduced-calorie diet over the course of a year. But they would also expose themselves to the serious risks of the drug. Instead, CR medical advisers say lose weight the safer way—by eating less and exercising.

If you've been unable to lose weight on your own, ask your doctor about intensive behavioral programs that have at least 12 sessions a year and include multiple strategies to help you switch to healthier diets and increase physical activity. Such programs can lead to an average weight loss of 9 to 15 pounds (or 6 percent of body weight) in the first year, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

And the following is good to know as well:

Also good to know: If you still decide to try Contrave, and haven’t dropped at least 5 percent of your weight after three months of taking the drug at the target dose, you should stop taking it because it’s unlikely that you ever will, according to information on Contrave's drug label.