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 | Heavy arms, jaw tightness, sensitivity to heat, fatigue | F | 34 | 2 years 50mg | 9/15/2014 | 5 | Frequent migraines/coat-hanger mig. | Heavy. Is all I can describe the side fx. Don't expect to do anything for 2-4 hours after taking this, it's a struggle just to sit up. However, I'd rather feel paralyzed for 2 hours than writhe in pain for 2 days like before. Worth it. | F | 27 | 3 months 100mg | 8/28/2014 | 1 | Migraines | I've had two heart attacks from Imitrex, the first one was while I was driving to the vet, I had taken 25mgs of Imitrex ten mins. before I started driving and then experienced extreme pain in my chest and ended up in ER. My blood pressure went up to 200 over 90 and the ambulance driver said you are having a heart attack. By the time I got to hospital I was feeling a bit better but they kept me for 5 hours and then released me. i followed up with additional tests but the the doctor never gave me a definite diagnosis why this happened. Five years later I was seeing a neurologist and had taken a prescribed cocktail of 50 mgs. of Imitrex and a nausea medication and I had a massive heart attack and ended up in the ER and Cardiac unit for four days. This happened withing 10-15 mins. of taking the drug. I had extreme pain in my chest , trouble breathing and a strange feeling in my arms. I had every test and scan possible and my arteries are completely clean, in other words no plaque. | Please don't take this drug, why it is still on the market is a mystery to me. It's about the money. I almost died and I'm a very healthy person.I hope I can save a life by posting this information! | F | 57 | 10 years 50 mgs 1X day | 6/21/2014 | 5 | migraines | At first i felt like my heart would beat out of my chest. tingling in my head and really whole body after about an hour it goes away for the most part. imitrex HAS been a life saver for me | M | 57 | 10 years 100 mg | 6/19/2014 | 3 | Chronic migraines | F | 43 | 10 months Not sure | 6/19/2014 | 4 | MIGRAINES | i USUALLY BREAK THE PILL IN HALF OR IN 3 PARTS. THE ONLY SIDE EFFECT I GET IS HAVING TO MOVE MY BOWELS AFTER ABOUT 30 MINS AFTER USE...HELPS MIGRAINE 80% OF THE TIME. | F | 43 | 15 years 100MG 1X day | 6/14/2014 | 5 | Severe migrane | Almost no side effects. Slightly lightheaded sometimes for the first 60 to 90 minutes. Relieves attack every time. Previous to this medication I was incapacitated approximately once a week for 12 to 15 hours with violent vomiting and severe unilateral head pain. I take approximately 500mg each week. | M | 67 | 10 years 100mg | 5/6/2014 | 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 | 5 | Menstrual/hormonal migraines | 1st time taking it, I had no side effects & migraine was gone in 15 mins. Migraines had lasted exactly 48 hours for the past 8 years & NOTHING otc had worked (didn't know it was a migraine as it moved from side to side sometimes, light didn't bother me, it worsened with bending over, yet some relief came by laying down & holding my head in odd positions). I was in elated disbelief that it was gone, yet afraid to move, worried that it would come back with a vengeance. It didn't. Subsequent months it makes me feel...weird (can't even describe it) as it's working, but the migraine is always gone in 45 minutes. I can deal with that feeling rather than the incapacitating 2 day migraine. Good riddance! | F | 42 | 5 months 25 mg | 3/13/2014 | 5 | Severe Migraine | SEVERE ALL OVER MUSCLE PAIN AND TIGHTNESS (so severe that I actually considered a trip to the ER, which I never do): Now, that being said; I suffer from severe migraines usually at least 5 times a week most weeks. About 40 minutes after taking the pill the side effects hit, I swore it was the worst drug ever, said I would never take it again, threatened to destroy the rest of the pills (if I could ever walk again), cried, panicked, finally realized that I wasn't dying and calmed down. But then...within 10-15 minutes, side effects-gone, headache-GONE!! First relief I have had in many weeks. So, I have to say, the relief was well worth 15 minutes of hell and I will gladly take it again, but next time I will at least know what to expect. :) | F | 34 | 1 weeks 100mg | 3/4/2014 | 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 | 2 | Migraines and cluster headaches | I thought I was going to die, even being warned by my doctor did not prepare me. The pressure in my chest was like a boulder and my throat closed off, I was left gasping like a fish out of water. The beginnings of a migraine intensified by 100 percent. There was a painful stiffness in my shoulders and nausea dizzyness with my body having slight tremors. It took 30 minutes for the effects to start and over two hours to lessen enough to sit up and contemplate taking the second dose. It was horrible worse than any migraine medicine I have ever had... I will take the migraines any day over this medicine! | Why would anyone purposely expose themselves to this (more than once) There has to be something better out there!!! | F | 42 | 1 days 50mg 2X day | 2/14/2014 | 4 | Severe migraines (average 2x wkly.) | It makes me feel a little nauseated, fatigued mild chest tightness and hot flashes come and go | I do cut them in half and take only 50 mg. when the headache is just coming on but if I wake up with a full blown blinding migraine, I take 100 mg. It almost always helps. If not, it can be taken with Aleve and that should help as a last resort. Talk to your doctor before taking both meds together to confirm that it is ok for you to do this. | F | 44 | 7 years 100 1X day | 1/10/2014 | 5 | migraine | If I take the full 100 mgs I get a tight feeling in my chest and my throat constricts a little making it hard to swallow food. But normally I can get by with cutting the pill in half and only taking 50 mgs which doesn't cause these side effects. Also, the drug acts as a vasoconstrictor, so it makes it hard to get an erection for about a day afterward. | Takes about an hour to kick in, but it's the only thing that works for my headaches. | M | 41 | 5 years 100 mg 1X day | 12/11/2013 | 4 | Migraine | Lightheaded, fatigue, weak, chest/ throat tightness, clammy, cold. | I've suffered from terrible migraines for years and thought nothing would ever help. Imitrex is the ONLY thing that will make a migraine go away for me, the downsides...I would say are the side effects, I don't feel comfortable driving or going to work and sometimes for days after I remain dizzy/lightheaded and unable to focus. I also regularly take Topomax which I highly recommend if you suffer from migraines because it has really reduced my migraine count from a couple times a week to about 2 times or less a month. My last suggestion maybe take half a pill at a time if you are prescribed 100MG Imitrex, and take the other half if needed to help reduce some of those side effects. Feel free to contact me! | F | 24 | 6 months 100mg 1X day | 12/4/2013 | 4 | migraine | At first I took 100 mg and I got super rapid heartbeat, flushed, felt like I was really high, weird tingly sensation in limbs, but headache went away! I have since started cutting them in half, which lessened these side effects almost all the way, but still takes care of the migraine. | I didn't like the effects of the full dosage as I felt as incapacitated as I did with the migraine (although in a different and pain-free way). I could not function at work or feel safe driving. Since I started splitting the pill in half, these side effects have almost all but gone away, but still gets rid of the headache. I do sometimes get a recurring migraine 8-12 hrs later, but I treat it with another half, which seems to work well. it also acts as a diuretic, I pee like a racehorse when on it! | F | 38 | 6 months 50 mg 1X AN | 11/9/2013 | 3 | migraine | Some generic imitrex causes me to be very sick, nausea, dizziness, weakness. Others are fine. Always have throat tightening, but not too bad. Makes headache a little worse till it goes away about 3 hours later. | People who experience a severe worsening of headache do not have a dilated headache to start with and should not be taking sumatriptan. They may have a vascular spasm migraine. It feels the same, but is made better by getting the arteries to relax instead of tighten up as imitrex causes. I get both kinds of migraine, have to determine which kind of headache I have, then if a spasm one, I take the herb and seasoning, Rosemary. It will dilate your arteries, is anti-inflammatory. Will stop an aura cold and no migraine after sometimes. | F | 45 | 20 years 50 mg. 1X AN | 10/31/2013 | 5 | Migraines | No side effects experienced | M | 30 | 2 weeks 100 | 10/17/2013 | 1 | Possible Migraines | Took a 50mg pill and about 30 min later felt dizzy then a sudden severe headache, 10 times worse than the pain I had before taking the med. Hot and flushed, my neck was stiff and in pain. Vomiting and nausea. Quite scary side effects. | F | 30 | 1 days 50 mg | 9/27/2013 | 2 | Chronic migraine | Cold, tingly feeling in head and down neck. Weakness. Shortness of breath. Jumpy. Down right awful. | F | 30 | 1 weeks 100mg | 8/23/2013 |