I don't know that being on any amount, however small, will help rid the weight, etc. I've studied and heard that small doses are still sedating and the histamine response is still triggered. I'm down to 50mg at night. I've not lost weight around my midsection, my B/P is still high.. metabolic syndrome symptoms. I hope to be off sooner or later, but then I almost expect to need time for all the ADME ( absorption, digestion, metabolism, excretion ) to take time and for my own body chemistry to adjust or correct.