IMITREX Reviews (SUMATRIPTAN SUCCINATE)Average Rating: 3.6 (599 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare IMITREX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR IMITREX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Migraines | Tightening in Chest, Heart Burn, Joint and Muscle Pain, fatigue. | Started out approximately 20 years ago with the Injections and then after 11 or 12 years started with the 100mg pill form. Imitrex has definately done the job it was created to do. Takes about 40 mins and all headache pain is gone. I can deal with the other symptoms that are normally gone the next day. However, I have noticed as I get older, the symptoms have intensified somewhat. But still my nomination for best Migraine Meds | F | 20 years 100mg 1X day | 7/27/2012 | 5 | migraines | None | Absolutely love it. I take the pill and within 30mnts never felt like I had migraine. | F | 1 days 100 | 11/16/2014 | 5 | migraines | Takes my headache away within 15-20 minutes. GONE! I feel a little dizzy sometimes after injection, but I just rest for a few minutes and I know my migraine will be gone. Lifesaver for me. | F | 20 years 1X M | 12/1/2014 | 4 | migraine | light-headedness, spacey, relatively minor. | If taken early enough (orally) will stop a migraine from occuring. It has transformed my life and I no longer have to spend days in bed with my ears plugged and a towel wrapped around my head. It is worth the minor side effects I experience. | M | 10 months | 9/21/2007 | 3 | For migraines | Tightness in muscles of the neck and shoulders and nausea. | I started taking imitrex because midrin did not work anymore. I really liked midrin because I did not experience any side effects except for drowsiness. However, I had to change it out when my body became too accustomed to it and was just not responding. The first time I took imitrex I didn't feel the side effects. But the second time, the side effects made me worry and swore off it. Now I'm on zomig and the side effects are even worse. Maybe I need to get on a prophylaxis. | F | 2 months | 6/18/2007 | 2 | F | 30 days | 1/8/2008 | 1 | Migraines | Worst of the worst...heart attack caused by an injection of Imitrex. | Like many of you I thought it a blessing 3 yrs ago when my physician gave me the injections to try since nothing else had helped and I THOUGHT it was a God send, but found out on the 5th of Sept very differently when I was admitted with a heart attack. After the Doc. performed an angiogram, he came back to tell me that my vascular system is very clean and that I have no blockages. That my heart muscle suffered damage due to the chemicals in Imitrex which is a known side affect. After leaving the hospital another woman got in touch with me that suffered a stroke. I know first hand how painful migraines are and I know that the tendency when reading "side effects" is "it will never happen to me". Well, I just want you all to know that it did. | F | 3 years | 10/5/2007 | 1 | Migraines | Tightness in throat Numb Headache got worse Stomach Ace Jaw hurt Coldness | Was the worst 2 hours of my life | F | 100 1X day | 7/3/2012 | 1 | Migraine | Headache got much worse. Tightened throat, severe nausea, dizzy, muscle aches. | F | 1 days 30mg | 1/10/2013 | 3 | Hormonal migraines | Heart palpitations, chest heaviness+tightness+pain, anxiety/panic, elevated blood pressure, tremors in hands and feet, small involuntary movements all over body, tingly feeling all over body, chills, numbness, loss of sensation of heat and touch, weakness in legs, became hyper and overly alert, brief nausea, sense of euphoria, bad metallic taste in mouth | I take the nasal spray. Made my migraine pain go away very quickly, but I experienced terrifying side effects. I almost considered calling 911, I thought I might have been going into cardiac arrest despite my young age. Most side effects lasted for ~2 hours after taking the spray. It is worth noting that heart attacks and abnormal levels of blood pressure run in my family. This medicine might be worth it for you if you suffer from especially debilitating migraines, but I am too scared to ever take it again. | F | 14 | 1 days 5 mg 1X day | 5/5/2014 | 3 | Horrible horrible taste in mouth right after. Couldn't even swallow it was disgusting! | I had a migraine so I toke my imatrex nasal spray for the first time about. 15 minutes ago and so far nothing has changed other than this DISGUSTING taste in my mouth! It's horrid, I feel like vomiting! My headache is still here and all I care about is this taste in my mouth. If I knew this was going to happen I wouldn't have taken the damn medicine!!! And my nostril is in pain!! | F | 14 | 1 days | 9/20/2009 | 1 | Migraines | Chest Pain, Chest Heaviness, Palpatations, tingling skin | THIS DRUG IS NOT WORTH IT I am going through 6 months of physical therapy as a result of POTS, a complication of taking this medication. I can no longer run with my friends and have had to make major lifestyle changes. Don't do it, ANYTHING IS BETTER THAN THIS | M | 14 | 1 days | 1/22/2007 | 5 | Mirgaines and intense nausea | I felt no side effects, really | AMAZING!!! usually, i see funny and/or my left hand/left side of my lips went numb, (I take it then with 2 Ibuprofen tablets)without i am debilitated with pain/nausea for hours on end after about 15 min. or so, but when I take Imitrex I only experience mild nausea, no pain whatsoever! it is a total life saver | M | 15 | 1 years | 1/9/2008 | 3 | migraines | I started taking Imitrex because I have really bad migraines and I was hoping it would take the pain away but with my experience it made the pain worse and I got dizzy and shaky. I still take it now because it's my last hope to find something to take away my migraines!! | F | 15 | 6 months 25 MG 1X AN | 9/7/2010 | 1 | Migraine | Increased pain!!! Neck pain Nausea Dizziness I thought my migraine couldn't get any worse, but it did. There was severe pain in my neck and head after ten minutes of swallowing the pill Horrible medication. Will never take this again. | F | 15 | 1 days 100 MG | 9/6/2012 | 1 | Migraines | With the pills themselves, I had to leave school because I was flushed, dizzy, and I couldn't focus. My migraine was gone, but the symptoms from the medication were worse than the migraine itself. The nasal injection left a disgusting taste in the back of my throat that wouldn't go away no matter what I ate or drank. After brushing my teeth and mouth 6 time, I was more focused on the dizziness and nausea rather than the taste. I had to stay home from school and work the following day because I would get dizzy after standing up for 5 minutes. I'd have to lay down for 10 minutes and then I could be on my feet for 5 more minutes. | I wouldn't recommend this to anyone. I've tried 2 of the 3 ways to take it, and I wasn't satisfied with either. I'm honestly afraid to try the injection. | F | 16 | 5 times 20 MG 1X AN | 12/11/2012 | 1 | cluster headache | Dizziness, chest and neck tightness, loss of power in legs and no feeling in right leg, stabbing pains in stomach, neck and back, unable to swallow or breath properly and foaming at the mouth but the worst side effect of all is that this tablet caused dystonia (rare movement disorder) | I would never advise people to take this tablet. i took this tablet when i was 13 I am now 16 with my dystonia becoming worse everyday | F | 16 | 1 days 100mg 1X day | 2/18/2014 | 5 | Severe Migraines | I always suffer the same side effects which are: My esophagus bothers everytime I breath. It feels the same way your nose feels when it is dry. The feeling is not so good but it passes. The other side effect I have is the roots of my hair hurts if I move my hair. Especially the hindbrain part of my head. Right dab in the back middle of my head. Other than that, I have no side effects whatsoever. | Imitrex has saved me so many times. I have had migraines since the age of ten and I just started taking it and I too thank God for the medicine. I take the pill and it has helped me so much. It gets rid of headache in about an hour after taking it and I can keep on with my daily routine of school and work. | F | 17 | 6 months | 8/9/2006 | 2 | bad migraine | Worse migraine pain, worse nausea, dizziness. | I'd heard about people taking Imitrex and it relieving migraine pain and making others feel so much better. My father takes Imitrex, so I gave it a try. While it may work for some people, it certainly did not for me. In fact it seemed to make my migraine worse, of all things. | F | 17 | 1 days | 6/29/2006 | 1 | migraine | One 100mg dose made the pain of a severe migraine worse by a factor of ten. Felt like the pressure in my head was going to make it explode. Made my neck and shoulders stiff and extremely painful (severe muscle cramps). Moving my eyes, talking and swallowing were difficult and painful. I threw up several times. It took nearly three hours to ease up enough so that I was able to leave the bathroom and crawl into bed, and I spent the next fifteen hours sleeping. When I woke up I felt like I was recovering from the flu, very tired and achy all over. I still had a migrane. | This medication can land you in the hospital. Take with caution. The first time you take it, make sure you are at home and there is someone with you. | F | 17 | 1 days | 1/2/2008 |
IMITREX (SUMATRIPTAN SUCCINATE): Sumatriptan is used to treat migraines. It helps to relieve headache, pain, and other migraine symptoms (including nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light/sound). Prompt treatment helps you return to your normal routine and may decrease your need for other pain medications. Sumatriptan belongs to a class of drugs known as triptans. It affects a certain natural substance (serotonin) that causes narrowing of blood vessels in the brain. It may also relieve pain by affecting certain nerves in the brain. Sumatriptan does not prevent future migraines or lessen how often you get migraine attacks. FDA Approval Date: 1996-12-23 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)