Sometimes I wonder if wellbutrin is really helping me shed the pounds or I just believed it would so strongly that I finally had the will power. I have been trying to start this diet since spring and I actually gained some in the summer. I was about disgusted and ready to give up. I bought a couple of more sets of fat boy clothes for work. Then I started the wellbutrin September 1st and was convinced that it would help me and this was my shot. I managed to stick to it so far and have lost 25# in about 7 weeks. Maybe the wellbutrin really is working to help me. Maybe the contrave really will work to help you. But first you have to believe it will.