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| 5 | hormonal | no side effects whatsoever! | This is a miracle drug - i have been suffering from migraines for years and have tried many medications, none have helped. Maxalt works within an hour of onset and completely takes away the migraine, with no side effects. Its amazing. | F | 36 | 6 months | | 2/6/2010
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2 | Migraines | Chest pain, increase in blood pressure, low heart rate, short of breath, and it did not clear up the headache. | I am sure that this medication affects everyone differently. I will never take this medication again. It is designed to constrict vessels. I have lupus and probably should not have taken something since I have a vascular disease concurring with lupus. I thought I was literally having a heart attack. | F | 38 | 1 days | | 1/13/2010
| 4 | frequent migraines | "zombie like", tired, drowsy | This drug changed my life! I tried all other drugs. This worked the best. I didn't need to take a 2nd dose. Unfortunately, it is a bit expensive. My insurance company is "demanding" proof from my doctor to see if other similar non-brand name drugs works just about the same for me. BOOOOO! I need this med. Don't take it away from me. | F | 37 | 6 years | | 1/3/2010
Email | 4 | | None | Many people here have confused the symptoms of migraines as the side effects of Maxalt. Migraines are usually accompanied by visual disturbances, nausea, numbness in the face or body, cloudy thoughts and trouble speaking, as well as the pain behind or between the eyes. I always get visual disturbances (called an aura) before the migraine starts. That's when I take Maxalt, and it really does help me avoid the migraine from becoming severe. Usually the aura disappears and I get a very slight ache around the eyes (which would have otherwise developed into a fullblown migraine). I recommend this even if it only alleviates symptoms. Being out of commission for two hours is much better than being out for the rest of the day and half of the next. | M | 24 | 10 years | | 12/28/2009
Email | 5 | Migraines | None | Works very quickly & I rarely need to take a second dose. | M | 49 | 1 years | | 12/22/2009
| 5 | Migraines | Occasional dry mouth, sleepiness, heavy limbs, occasional rapid pulse, occasional sweating | I've suffered from migraines and tension headaches for many years, since I was a small child. I've tried every migraine medicine under the sun and found the only thing that worked was taking some muscle relaxers, a Vicodin, and literally spending the entire day(s) in bed sleeping, until I tried Maxalt.
Maxalt has seriously been a life-saver! If I'm able to catch the migraine early enough one pill will take care of the migraine. If it's particularly bad I take a Maxalt and a pain pill (usually Vicodin) and the migraine will be gone by the end of the day and allow me to stay at work and do my job. If you suffer from migraines and find no help with other drugs, suggest this to your Neuro or primary doctor. The pills are costly (figures, right?) but worth every penny to get your life back. I have noticed very few (if not intermittent at each experience) side effects, nothing that deters me from using the medicine. | F | 27 | 5 months | | 12/21/2009
| 5 | Severe Migraines | Frequent urination for a few hours. | I took Maxalt with great results. The headache was gone within 30 minutes. It would often return a few hours later, so I would take another one, but it would go right away again. I was getting more frequent migraines this past summer and taking more Maxalt. I had a heart attack on November 1 about an hour after taking Maxalt, so I can not take it any more. A change in blood pressure medicine has helped. I have had one migraine since, and I suffered for two days. I miss my Maxalt! | F | 58 | 3 years | | 12/13/2009
| 5 | frequent migraines/ clustered | fuzzy headed feeling | I love this medication! I have tried so many and nothing ever seems to work well, except Maxalt. It also seems to work better if I take it with some ibuprofen. The fuzzy headed feeling I get, I think is mostly an after effect of the migraine going away and the exhaustion I feel while I have the headache. Despite the the fuzzines, I can think clearly and go about my day normally within an hour of taking Maxalt-MLT. This has been the best migraine med I have tried! | F | 32 | 30 days | | 12/8/2009
| 5 | Migraine | I feel extremely tired, eyes are heavy and my jaw feels heavy and tingles | Although I get these side affects, I actually love them. Iv been having migraines for what feels like a lifetime but is only about 5 years. These are the only thing that helps, I can have one of these and still go out in the evening. bit worried im relying on them too much now though?? | F | 21 | 1 years | | 11/18/2009
| 5 | Severe migrain | None really, amazing, just a little drained out for an hour or two. | I live in Australia and had Maxalt while on holidays in the US,
these drugs worked liked a miracle for me, the migrains were
ruining my holiday (and my life, I get approx 1 migrain per week) till I discovered Maxalt, but on returning to Australia have discovered they are not available here, my Neurologist has prescribed Immogren Nasal Spray but nowhere near as affective as Maxalt, very disappointed that Maxalt is not available in Oz. | F | 52 | 2 weeks | | 10/29/2009
Email | 5 | Frequent Migraines | tension on the back of neck/head | The only side effect I get EVERY time I take Maxalt is an intense tension headache onthe back of my neck/head. It's pretty brutal so about 30-60 minutes after popping a Maxalt I take a couple of Excedrin Tension Headache Relief pills and I am good to go. No other Migraine medication has helped me at all and I've tried almost everything on the market. I feel blessed to get relief from Maxalt (even if it comes at a small price.) | F | 29 | 1 years | | 10/20/2009
Email | 5 | 1-2 headaches per week | Absolutely none! | A miracle drug for me. In the past I would wake up with a headache that would last all day. Various precipitating factors: Sexual activity, lack of sleep, or popcorn the evening before. In the past I would take a headache benadryl and a BC powder. This would barely make my work day tolerable. Now, I take a maxalt and my headache is gone within 25 minutes. I can't understand all the maxalt basher comments. People are different. For me maxalt is definitely a miracle relief pill! I use 9 pills per month on average. Well worth the $20 per tab I pay!!! | M | 42 | 10 months | | 10/17/2009
| 5 | migraine | I have not had any side effects at all. | Really happy to have found Maxalt! I had suffered for years and never found anything that worked until Maxalt! | F | 57 | 3 years | | 10/14/2009
Email | 2 | migraine | Horrendous side effects. Felt like I was under anesthesia--this was on only 1/2 dose. Speeding heart rate and respiration, unable to think or function, falling into dead sleep, then hung over for another 1.5 days. Did it make migraine go away? yes, but the cost has been far too great. I will not take it again tho I did take it reluctantly for about 1 year for migraines that steadily increased--possibly due to the drug. | | F | 49 | 1 years | | 10/8/2009
| 1 | Migraines | Worsened headache, tightening in the jaw, dry mouth, drowsiness | I had terrible side effects from Maxalt. I first tried the melts and when I reported back my side effects I was prescribed the tablets. While the tablets were less severe, they still made me feel terrible. They made me drowsy and incapable of functioning in everyday life. My migraines come every single day and I have yet to find a cure for them but Maxalt makes them beyond intollerable and I had to stop taking it. | F | 19 | 2 months | | 9/27/2009
| 5 | Migraines | slight floating feeling | Thank you so much for this product. Nothing else I had tried worked for me.My migraines start usually in my neck and then the noise around me starts the onset. I take half of a tablet and within 30 minutes the migraine starts to subside. It is rare that I have to take a whole tablet. By taking only half allows me to function at work and does not make me drowsy. | F | 48 | 5 years | | 9/18/2009
| 5 | migraines | frequent urination in the first couple of hours after taking it, fatigue | This is a miracle drug that truly works for my migraines. Within about 40 minutes they are about 85% better and it allows me to function all day at work. | F | 40 | | | 9/16/2009
| 5 | moderate to severe migraines | drowsiness, neck pain | I have been on MANY maintenance medications to try to control my migraines (for about 12 years) and other headaches but Maxalt is the only thing that has ever worked consistently for me. I do not take it daily but only when I feel a migraine coming on. Occasionally I experience some rather uncomfortable neck pain about 20 minutes after taking the dissolveable Maxalt but that is more than worth getting rid of a migraine. Migraines used to completely incapacitate me but now I can have a life! :) | F | 31 | 5 years | | 9/7/2009
| 4 | Menstrual Migraines | Fatigue, feeling a bit lightheaded and "out of it," frequent urination | This is the only medication that has helped suppress my migraine. The migraine does come back eventually -- I would say it suppresses for about 8-10 hours. I usually take about 4-5 per bout and have one bout a month. With this regimen, I only have bad migraines a few times a year, and that is when I don't take the Maxalt in time. | F | 28 | 2.5 years | | 9/4/2009
| 5 | Migraines | Mild drowsiness. | Fast-acting, usually bringing relief in less than two hours depending on the severity of pain at the time it is taken. After 10+ years of medications with side effects that rivaled the pain associated with migraines Maxalt was prescribed by a new attending physician. | F | 53 | 4 months | | 8/14/2009
| 5 | Severe Migraines | Side effects were minor, tired, out of it, trouble concentrating, increased pulse. | This medication has helped me so much. If I take it early on my headache is gone within 15-20 minutes. If I take it too long after the onset of the migraine, my migraine gets worse for about an hour then goes away completely. I have used this 18 times, there was one time when I had a very sever migraine that this medication did not work at all, that was the first time I used it. Since then it has been incredible. They have really changed my life. | F | 28 | 4 months | | 8/4/2009
| 2 | Occasional headaches | Heart attack caused by coronary artery vasospasm. | 56 years old. I had not a single heart-attack risk factor. I'd been taking Maxalt for years as it worked well on my headaches. But, this time, it caused this problem, which the literature says is rare. Usually, after about an hour, the Maxalt makes the headache stop. This time, after about an hour, a tightness developed in my chest and continued to get stronger till it was painful. Three days in hospital including an angiogram. They say the damage done to my heart is minimal. :-) No more Maxalt for me, though.
Would I recommend it? I'd say it worked for me for years. I'd say, "Be cautiously on the alert for side-effects." and tell them what happened to me.
| M | 56 | 4 years | | 7/15/2009
| 4 | Chronic migraines | Extremely tired, dizzy, tingling over whole body, very out of it, swollen throat and pain between the eyes. | I reccomend this drug. I would rather experience these side effects then have a migraine. I take the pill as soon as I feel a migraine coming and in about 15 minutes my headache is gone. I don't recommend driving or operating machinery as well as drinking after taking this medication. | F | 18 | | | 7/9/2009
| 5 | migraines | none | MaxAlt is a lifesaver. I have the melts, which taste horrible to me, with me at all times. I get migraines due to stress, but also because of changes in the weather. I can take MaxAlt and the migraine will be gone in an hour or two. I can work again! I wish I had gone to the doctor about this years ago. I just figured nothing would help me. | F | 48 | 6 months | | 6/25/2009
| 1 | Migraine headaches | tightness in throat and tenderness/pain in all my body | do not recommend maxalt for anyone!!!!!! | F | 29 | 4 weeks | | 6/23/2009
| 5 | Cluster headache | On the onset of a cluster headache I put a Maxalt MLT under my tounge and with in 15 minutes the headache has been aborted. | I treat them like gold around my house. I only take them when I am going through a cluster period. | M | 47 | 2 times | | 6/21/2009
| 4 | Migraines | Drowsiness | It took a while to take effect, however it did relieve my migraine. I was still nauseous and later in the day the migraine came back. The orally dissolving tablets are great. | F | 20 | 3 weeks | | 5/11/2009
| 5 | migraines | lightheaded and dizzy | Maxalt is the best thing I have ever taken! It works even if I am already nauseous. I wish I had this drug 20 years ago. | F | 47 | 4 months | | 4/29/2009
| 4 | Frequent migraines | | I get nauseated and my head hurts worse for abput 30 minutes after taking it then it starts to go away. All in all it takes abour 1-2 hours before it fully goes away. | | 25 | 2 years | | 4/27/2009
| 5 | migraine | None | Wonderful, but take it at the start of a migraine! | F | 38 | 4 months | | 4/21/2009
Email | 5 | migraines | frequent urination and tiredness | It is the only migraine medicine that has helped me get rid of my migraines. It usually works within 30 minutes of my taking the medicine. I've had migraines since I was in high school. | F | 59 | 6 years | | 4/21/2009
| 1 | Bad Headache | Throat feels swollen, dizzines, nausea, tired, heavy feeling, very out of it. | I would never take this drug again...especially while I was at work!! My doctor gave it to me for my ad headaches and I wish I would've read the side effects first. | F | 21 | 1 days | | 4/15/2009
| 5 | migraine | sleepiness - always sleep a couple hours. But I'm sure this only helps get rid of my headache. | Works every time for me and long as I catch it early. | F | 43 | 6 months | | 4/7/2009
| 2 | I was prescribed Maxalt | Difficulty in breathing, swallowing, speaking, memorizing words, concentrating, tight feeling in chest, sore throat, frequent urination, fatigue, feeling as if I am drunk with head going round or almost faint | Despite frightening side effects, it does relieve my migraines. But not immediately. I need approximately 2 hours to get rid of migraine. | F | 48 | 3 years | | 4/7/2009
Email | 5 | Migraine | None | I only have migraines a few times a year, but they are dreadful when they occur. I have used Maxalt three times in the last 15 months and each time the drug nipped the migraine in the bud. | M | 50 | 3 times | | 3/29/2009
| 5 | migraine | frequent urination, some drowsiness, body is tender to the touch everywhere | I love maxalt, it has been a life savor I have been using it for atleast 5 years, I have had migraines since I was 19 used imitrex and zomig previously they would work but had the tightness in the chest and it would take much longer to take effect. Maxalt works within 30 minutes if I catch my migraine soon enough, a little longer if I wait to long to take. I prefer the pill, the dissolveable makes me more nauseated. | F | 34 | 5 years | | 3/25/2009
| 1 | Chronic Migraines | Difficulty breathing, tightness in the esophagus, chest pains, rapid heart beat, increased elimination, dizziness, rebound headache, fatigue/weakness | DO NOT EVER TAKE THIS MEDICATION! I've taken a lot of pills for my headaches but this is by far the worst and the most scary. I spent 6 hrs. in the ER because of this drug and I'm still experiencing malaise as a result. I'm just waiting for the side effects to wear off; I threw the medicine away. I'd much rather suffer through a migraine than go into anaphylaxis from taking the drug that was supposed to help me. I think better research needs to be done regarding this medicine. | F | 20 | 1 times | | 3/10/2009
| 5 | I take Maxalt for Migraine Headache | Upbeat, Strong penis. | My doctor recommended Maxalt. She gave me some free samples and boy what a relief. It is like night and day. I usually get two headaches every week, if I am lucky a whole week will go by without me getting a headache. Migraine headache usually affects my whole lifestyle in a negative way, and is triggered if I miss a meal or two, drink alcohol, smell certain foods or fragrances.
I sometimes play cheap, so I wait to see if "incoming headache signs" will go away before I take a maxalt, rarely it does. If it doesn't and the headache starts getting severe, it usually is too late to take a maxalt. Pill or no pill the headache will be in full effect, vomiting and all. It really sucks. My migraine headache usually comes with upset stomach and a strong pain on the forehead, just above, between the eyes.
If I take the Maxalt as soon as I get the first sign, it works perfect. I always have one in my pocket or car. I refuse to leave | M | 44 | 4 years | | 3/4/2009
| 4 | Migraine | Relief, then rebound headaches? | I only noticed that my migraines came as often as they do when I started taking Maxalt. Rebound headache might be to blame. It works great, though! It's worth it to me. | F | 24 | 1.5 years | | 3/4/2009
| 5 | Hormonal | None! I have actually ran several 5K races a few hours after taking this medication. | I love this medicine. At age 40 I began to have migraines and would be on the couch Friday evening through Sunday evening in horrible pain. Within 15 minutes of taking 1 tablet, the headache is gone. | F | 50 | 4 years | | 2/22/2009
| 5 | Migraines | tiredness | I love these. When I get a migraine, I take one of these and in 15-30 minutes I'm a fully functional human again, a little tired maybe but this could be the migraine. | F | 38 | 2 years | | 2/18/2009
| 5 | Migranes | Tired and dizzy | I don't actually think these are side effects of the medicine. I think they are side effects of having a migrane. I used to take Vicoden to relax me to sleep so I could naturally get rid of my migrane. I still had these symptoms before I started MAXALT. I used to vomit and spend a whole day in bed before this medicine and now I can function well after only a couple of hours | M | 21 | 1 years | | 2/6/2009
| 5 | migraines | slight fuzzy head | The BEST because I can take it and fully function. Imitrex made me sick and I'd have to leave work because of the side effects. Maxalt saves me! | F | 30 | 30 days | | 1/29/2009
| 5 | Hormonal Migraines | Frequent urination, but I think this helps by unloading fluid volume which might be causing increased pressure within the head. Just a suspicion, as I have not read that in the medical literature. No other side effects. | Taken immediately upon start of a hormonal migraine, it starts to work in about 2 hours 10 minutes, to 2 hours 30 minutes, or not at all depending upon how rapidly my migraine "escalates" before the maxalt is through the blood-brain barrer and starting to work. I sometimes have a very rapidly escalating migraine that causes sudden projectile vomitting/diareah, upon which all oral meds are flushed from my system and will not work. It is my favorite TRIPTAN because it is rapid acting. For my hormonal migraines, it keeps the headache at bay about 13 hours, whereas Frova keeps it at bay longer, but has a longer onset of action for me. | F | 52 | 10 years | | 1/25/2009
| 5 | Migraines | A little tired | Have been taking for about 2-3 years now and to me is a miracle drug. I love it! I've had migraines since in high school and this is the only drug to work! I can live with being tired for a little bit since I can at least still function. I am useless with a migraine and those sometimes last for up to a week. Remember, this is a drug that works on your vascular system as it reduces swelling of the blood vessels in your brain that are causing the migraine. It only makes sense that it would effect other vascular areas besides the brain. For me, it is worth the risk. | F | 40 | 3 years | | 1/21/2009
| 5 | frequent migraines | I have had no side effects. | Maxalt has been a lifesaver to me. I take about 8 per month at the first twinge of a
headache. It started to lose it's effectiveness for me several years ago and so my Dr
prescribed Propranolol to be taken every day. This, in conjunction with the Maxalt use
when I feel a headache coming has proved VERY effective. | F | 61 | 8 years | | 1/17/2009
Email | 5 | migraines | Some fatigue - on the rare occasions when I've had to take a second dose, I end up in bed because I'm overwhelmingly tired. | Works for me within 60 - 90 minutes, relieves all migraine symptoms, and allows me to carry on as normal. | F | 39 | 8 years | | 1/11/2009
| 4 | Migraines | The most prevalent side-effect was intense thrush! Oh my God. It was horrible. I mostly felt it at the back of my head, but then I began to feel it in my chest, neck, and face, like they were on fire! I concur with some of the other reviewers that it causes chest tightness and a pressure-like feeling. I feel this particular symptom around my sternum and it last for about two hours. It also causes extreme exhaustion if you need to take two. I do find that there is some groggy/cloudyness with this medication as well. I don't necessarily feel disoriented, just tired and unmotivated. It takes about two hours for these side effects to pass. At that point the migraine is gone. | Thankfully one pill will usually get rid of my migraine, but there are occasions when I've needed to take two, usually consecutively after discovering that the first one didn't work. It successfully gets rid of the migraine, but some of the side effects are just unpleasant. I am giving it a 4 because it does help, but I really can't stand the side-effects. I get migraines about once a month, but they are totally debilitating. I first tried Imitrex but the thrush with that was unbearable. My doctor said it has something to do with the increase in blood circulation. Now I only take it when it's extremely painful. I still would prefer an analgesic narcotic, which are sure to work and not make you feel like crap, but my doctor won't prescribe them for my migraines. | F | 28 | 2 years | | 1/5/2009
| 4 | frequent migraines | None. | Until two years ago, Maxalt was a guarantee to relieve my migraine within 1-2 hours. No side effects (drowsiness, nausea, heart problems, etc) - can function normally. Lately, it sometimes doesn't work and I need to take a 2nd pill. Also, recently getting more clusters (3 or 4 days straight with migraines), and I wonder if there is a rebound phenomenon with it, or reduced effectiveness after using it so long. I take about one hundred tablets per year now. | M | 41 | 8 years | | 12/31/2008
| 5 | migraines | None. | Maxalt's been great for me. I've had these headaches for 10 years and nothing has ever helped. This is the first "migraine drug" I've tried and they go away completely within an hour of taking it. No side effects at all for me. | M | 32 | 6 months | | 12/10/2008
| 1 | migraine | vomiting,"pressure feeling in eyes,headache on left side, anxiety, depression, went to sleep for 24 hours!!! | Maxalt is an expensive and scary medication! The side effects are very serious and life threatening! When I have had migraines in Argentina I had a medication that worked excelent. It was a combination of medications that work with the different symptoms of the migraine. But here in Canada it doesn't exist.
I have been having migraines since 21 years old. They are hormone related. I have them every 2 weeks. I hope to find something useful to treat them soon. I am tired of having my life interrupted by them. | F | 43 | 2 weeks | | 12/7/2008
| 4 | Migraine | A little loopy like some people have said, very groggy, sometimes an upset stomach with diarrhea but not very often. | This drug is really a lifesaver. If I feel a migraine coming on,which lately is in the evening, so I take it at night, which is great because then I sleep like a baby and wake up clear headed. I'm afraid I'm having rebound headaches with it now becaues I've had to take it so often. One other thing, I've read on this board about esophagus tightening, and I experience that sometimes without actually being on Maxalt, but wonder if it's because I've been taking it for about 3-4 years now. If water goes down the wrong pipe, or sometimes just spit going down the wrong pipe will cause my airway to constrict and I can't breath very well... I've scared myself and my family to death. If I relax it finally loosens up and then I'm fine. But I am getting worried about this now after reading other posts. | F | 51 | 4 years | | 12/4/2008
| 3 | migraine headache | throat/esophagus tightness, frequent urination | today was my first time taking Maxalt for a migraine headache. I have taken Fioricet in the past with relief and no adverse side effects. My doctor prescribed Maxalt 2 weeks ago and this was the first headache since. Within the first hour I experienced frequent urination ( felt as if I had taken a diuretic). The headache did go away almost completly within 1-2 hours, but my throat and esophagus felt like something was stuck in it, even now over 12 hours later, i still have this uncomfortable sensation. I do not think that I will take it again; reading about too many scary side effects. | F | 44 | | | 11/28/2008
| 5 | migraines | Just a slight feeling of "cotton-head" but I can fully function on this pill. | THis is the only migraine medication that worked completely on my headaches. I tried them all when I found out that I'd probably been having migraines all my life. This is the one that completely fixes the headache if I get the meds into me as quickly as possible. I usually wake up with the headache and if I take the maxalt and have coffee and breakfast, I'm usually fine, except, as I said, for a slightly cottony feeling in my head. I can do all my activities after taking this. Interestingly, though, my acupuncture treatment seems to remove the headaches completely and since this medication is ridiculously expensive ($110 for six pills right now where i live on my health plan) I am doing the acupuncture again to get rid of the headaches. Try that too. | F | 55 | 9 years | | 11/22/2008
| 4 | Migraines | Tiredness, dry mouth, stiff jaw, decreased mental ability | Oddest part was a "NEED" to sleep an hour or two after taking. I pass out at that point for several hours and wake up feeling MUCH better. Before that pass out point I had an irregular heart beat, dry mouth, jaw stiffness, and definate "decreaased mental sharpness". Overall, best I have tried. Granted I will pass out if a bed/couch/floor is anywhere around - But I prefer to sleep through the migraines instead of suffer. | F | 26 | 1 years | | 11/22/2008
| 1 | Migraine | My chest was tightened with alot of pressure. | Was taken to the hosp. with a heart attack. | F | 60 | 5 years | | 11/20/2008
| 4 | Migraine | Frequent urination, loopy, drowsy, chest pain | I urinated about 6 times in 3 hours. Felt loopy for about a hour. Three days later I had chest pain? | F | 17 | 2 weeks | | 11/18/2008
| 5 | | I have had no side effects when I take Maxalt; however, I am starting to have a hearing loss that might be caused by it. I have been taking this drug as needed for more than 15 years. | I had been suffering from migraines since I was a child. As I got older, they increased in intensity. I tried every headache product on the market, special diets, vitamins, etc. Nothing worked till I was given Maxalt. Without Maxalt, my work life would have been over. I would have had no pension and been on welfare. I had gotten to the point where I could not work 2-3 days per week, plus I never knew when a headache was coming so couldn't plan anything. Many momentous family events had been ruined by the headaches. The headaches would last for 16 hours, during which time I wanted to commit suicide. I frequently wake up with these horrible headaches in the middle of the night and can barely get to the Maxalt because I don't even want to turn on the lights. This has been a godsend for me. | F | 61 | 15 years | | 11/10/2008
Email | 5 | migranes | this medication give me a sence of relief i was on all different kinds of medication for migranes and i thing i have one that finally works | | F | 22 | 2 months | | 10/7/2008
Email | 5 | Migraine | Side effects vary. have had hot flashes, tiredness or just an overwhelming need to just close my eyes, out of it, dizziness | I'm new to this migraine thing. Thought I was/did have a stroke the first time I had one. This medication keeps me from being in bed while headaches continue. Treats symptoms, not migraine so headaches tend to continue for days. | F | 34 | | | 9/2/2008
| 2 | migraine | tiredness, depression | | F | 37 | 30 days | | 8/19/2008
| 5 | Migraines | A strange feeling of exhaustion that occurs about 2-4 hours afterward. It's hard to explain...I'm not really tired, but my head feels like it is recovering from a major workout at the gym! | I love this medication. It does not hurt my stomach; it does not give me cotton mouth; I am able to take it at work and continue working. My headaches have not improved..but I can count on the Maxalt to keep me out of bed! | M | 53 | 2 years | | 8/5/2008
| 5 | Migraines | Slight fatigue - but that could really be from coming down off "pain adrenaline". I actually felt my mood improve. | I am currently titrating up to 100 mg of topamax and am using maxalt for any breakthrough migraines. I love it! Sometimes one will do the trick if I catch it early enough. My migraines sometimes run for several days in a row, so I do have to take maxalt for consecutive days. That is hard on the pocketbook considering my insurance only covers four pills per month; but it is worth it to be pain free. I've just come to realize that I've lived for 3+ years in near constant pain. It is crazy what I had learned to accept as normal. I have an entirely new life now! | F | 38 | 6 weeks | | 8/4/2008
| 5 | | Chest pains, difficulty swallowing | Gives excellent relief for migraine pain, and also takes the nausea away. I´m worried about the side effects, though. It feels like my oesophagus gets too narrow, and I can´t swallow properly. This can last for days. I do get the same problem with other triptanes, so it´s not a specific maxalt problem. But I´m willing to put up with it as it is better than being totally incapacitated by the migraine. | F | 43 | 4 years | | 7/30/2008
| 4 | migraine | After taking maxalt I begin to feel even worse. It seems my head gets worse and my stomach hurts a bit and I just feel horrible for about an hour. After the hours is up I feel great with no headache. Normally this kind of reaction would cause me not to take it anymore but when I get that certain kind of headache, its the ONLY think I have found that helps at all. | | F | 26 | 6 months | | 7/25/2008
Email | 5 | migraine | None. | Tried some preventives like "stupimax" which caused me great anxiety and heart palpitations. Tried other meds. for onset. Nothing has worked without horrid side effects but Maxalt. If it doesn't work within 15 min. I take a tylenol with it and that usually works. Sometimes I take the tylenol before if it is mild enough. If it gets worse, then I take the maxalt. (I've also found that lots of legumes (esp. peas) helps). | F | 44 | 2 years | | 7/24/2008
| 4 | occular migraine to head migraine | stiff neck, dizziness, out of it feeling, frequent urination. | Maxalt works within 10-15 minutes and most off the symptoms are gone. Within 30 minutes of taking it I start to feel "loopy" and approximately 6-8 hours later after taking Maxalt, I become very tired and sleepy. The sleepiness lasts through the next day, for most of the day. I've also been experiencing diarrhea. But I attribute that to my stomach upsets on the onset of a bad migraine. Takes me two days to be fully back to my normal self. I'm lucky in that my migraines which may first start with an ocular migraine then triggers a head migraine so I can take the maxalt when I sense the migraine coming on. | M | 52 | 3 months | | 7/24/2008
| 4 | MIgraine | FeelI may have rebound headaches as I tend to get several in a row | | F | | 7 years | | 7/23/2008
Email | 1 | chronic migraines | made me sick...at first it was just extreme nausea, then it was full blown vomiting and it only got rid of the headaches in the beginning and even then only for a max of 2 hours...then it stopped working all together and just made me throw-up. | | F | 34 | 6 months | | 7/15/2008
| 5 | Migranes | out of it feeling, frequent urination, slight fatigue | My headaches are usually gone within the first fifteen minutes after I take Maxalt. Concerned about the long term side effects but can't function with a migrane so will continue to take. Maxalt works well for me and I can still function. | F | 24 | 2 years | | 6/26/2008
| 4 | Functional migraine | Jaw pain, drowsiness, frequent urination, neck pain occasionally | Works within 15 minutes, but can only take at home due to extreme drowsiness after 1 hour of ingestion. Usually a 1 hour nap works and then everything is fine. | F | 31 | 9 months | | 6/12/2008
| 1 | Migraine | High Fever, ER visit, high high high pulse. Felt like I was going to have a heart attack | F This medicine in the A, could have been all that crack i smoked too | M | 21 | 1 days | | 5/24/2008
| 5 | Migraines | A little tension in my neck and shoulders and very slight "Out of it" feeling that others have described for the first hour. | I love this medicine. I've had migraines for 20 years and have tried everything. I've been on Maxalt for about 2 years now and no matter what stage of my migraine, I take a Maxalt and it's gone within 30 minutes. However, my migraines usually last 3 days and I will have to continue taking it over the 3 days (once per day)because the migraine does come back. My doctor warned me about using it too much- but I can't spend 3 days twice a month in bed. I worry that, like other medications I've tried, I'll grow immune to Maxalt and it'll stop working. This is the only thing that has given me real relief for any length of time in 20 years. | F | 40 | 2 years | | 5/6/2008
Email | 5 | Migraine headaches | I only feel really really tired, and the first time I did take it I did feel a littly out of the loop. But now I feel like I am use to it. | This medicine really helps, I had a migraine for three days straight and in bed, and when you have a family you no that you cannot lay in bed for three days. So my Doctor did recommend this to me and I felt like a million after taking it ,..... Thanks!!!!!!!!!!! | F | 39 | 5 days | | 4/18/2008
| 5 | Migraine | Brief fatigue | I wonder if some of the people who this doesn't work for have true migraines. I believe it's a vasodilator - the veins tighten up (constrict) and blood just can't get through, so Maxalt dilates them and thus relieves the migraine. It's not a pain killer. So if it's not an actual migraine you're experiencing, Maxalt most likely won't help. If you have a true migraine you probably agree that any degree of fatigue or dizziness is worth getting rid of that pain. I'm convinced that I could not function/survive without a drug that is a vasodilator. Pain killers and anti-inflamatory drugs do almost nothing for my migraines. | F | 39 | 8 years | | 4/11/2008
| 4 | migraine | flushed face, sluggishness, had to pee every twenty minutes for an hour and a half, got real thirsty. I have been taking this drug for several years and never has anyone mentioned frequent urination, but this ALWAYS happens when I take this pill. | It works for my migraines, the dissolvable pill makes me want to vomit so I take the tablet. I am "stoopid" sometimes on them, but also my pms makes me feel this way, and my migraines are hormonal, so..........? I am concerned about long term effects and becoming immune to this drug. | F | 44 | 4 years | | 4/9/2008
| 1 | Migraines | sleep, heavy drugged feeling, slurred speech, clumsiness, feeling like my whole body is too heavy to move. Effects last 2-4 hours. | I hate this drug. I'd rather have the migraine and drink a liter of cola. The doctor told me I might feel mild dizzyness lasting no more than 15 minutes. I can't take this drug during the day, when I need it, because I can't function for at least an hour when I've taken it. Thank goodness the first time I took the Maxalt it was a Saturday and I didn't have to go anywhere. I could have killed someone if I got behind the wheel of a car after taking this drug. | F | 31 | | | 3/30/2008
| 5 | headaches | a little "out of it", but that went away after 10-15 minutes | i just started taking maxalt 10mg after taking relpax 40mg (which worked for a while, but stopped; i think a became tolerant of it). after a few minutes, a numbness washes over my brain (i don't know any other way to describe it) and within a half hour, the headache is gone. it's a miracle! i haven't had a severe headache yet after i got the prescription, so i don't know its effect/abilities on headaches that aren't minor. | F | 19 | 1 weeks | | 3/25/2008
| 5 | migraines | drowsiness, faigue, need to take a nap after using second dose | I've been using the dissolvable tab with good success over the last eight years. Often need to take a second tab 1/2 hour-1 hour after initial dose to get rid of H/A. Oral pill does not do anything for me, unfortunately. I have no insurance and price is a huge factor in how many migraines i can afford to treat. | F | 49 | 8 days | | 3/10/2008
Email | 5 | migraine | Feel slightly out of it; but fine if have a nap. | I hav ehad to learn when in the attack to take it. Few migraines now have used it for so long i can't remeber when i started! | F | 48 | 10 years | | 2/28/2008
| 5 | migraines | | I LOVE THIS MEDICINE! I have been taking it for 6 months now. However, after I took it the first three times I didn't have another migraine for about three months when I was having one almost every other week! It has been an absolute miracle for me! I can take it and within 20 minutes my migraine is GONE! I do get somewhat sleepy with it, but like other people are saying that's a VERY small price to pay compared to the pain I would have without this medicine. I would definately recommend this medicine! | F | 18 | 6 months | | 2/24/2008
| 4 | suicide migraines | THE MAIN SIDE EFFECT WOULD BE MEMORY LOSS. ESPECIALLY WHEN ON THE MEDICATION, CAN NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING THAT HAS BEEN SAID TO ME OR ANYTHING I HAVE WATCHED ON TV. | STARTED OUT WITH THE ONES THAT MELTED ON TONGUE, BUT TONGUE WOULD START TO BURN AFTER TAKING IT, HAD TO SWAP TO THE PILL. MOST OF THE TIME THE MAXALT WORKS, WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS, BUT IF THE MIGRAINE DID NOT GO AWAY, WOULD HAVE TO TAKE LORCET. I HAVE HAD MIGRAINES FOR 18 YEARS, AND OUT OF ALL THE PRESCRIBED DRUGS I HAVE TAKEN IT IS BY FAR THE BEST. | F | 51 | 10 years | | 2/12/2008
| 3 | menstral migraines | tight chest, dizziness and nausea. | does not work very well. my headaches are bad and last at least 5 days starting sometime within the first couple days of my period. maxalt can take the edge off so i can function somewhat but if i take it at the first sign of headache it just delays the headache and the headache still gets me at night and i wake up with it in full swing the next day. Once in full swing the maxalt only takes the edge off a bit. if i take a second dose an hour after an apparently ineffective first dose, then i get high blood pressure and terribly spacey although the pain subsides a bit. | F | 51 | 1 years | | 2/7/2008
| 4 | Migraines | Lack of focus, fatigue | I've had varying results with Maxalt but it's dependant on when I take the drug (beginning, during) The dissolvable tablets work 100% better for me than the pill did. The lack of focus and fatigue are small prices to pay for not having to spend 2 days in bed! | F | 24 | 2 years | | 1/3/2008
| 1 | Occasional Severe Migraines | MORE Migraines! | I began taking it two years ago for severe migraines I had every six months or so. Immediately after I started, my migraines increased to once a month and then twice a month and so on. By the second year, I was having them twice a week. I'm now on Inderal to prevent the migraines. I would NOT recommend this drug. It also did not work very well as a painkiller. It just slightly reduced the severity of the migraine pain. | F | 34 | 2 years | | 1/3/2008
| 5 | Migraines | None at all. | After I had a migraine for 4 days and was taking either fioricet or vicodin for the pain with no relief, my neurologist recommended Maxalt. I was very leery of taking a new drug when my pain was so bad, so I waited until day 5. I woke up with a horrid headache, took the Maxalt and put a cold compress on my head. FIFTEEN minutes later I was completely pain-free. i could not believe it. I could feel nothing. It is the best migraine medicine I have even taken, and I have had migraines since I was 13 (I am 35 now.) | F | 35 | 1 days | | 12/18/2007
| 5 | migraine | I get a little sleepy and take a short nap when I use Maxalt | AWESOME. 90% of the time my headache completely disappears within an hour. | F | 42 | 3 years | | 12/13/2007
| 5 | Migraine | Very "out-of-it" but will take that any day over the pain! Feel like I could lie down and nap for hours. Also, feel dizzy and too have a very dry mouth. | Always willing to try new things for migraine but for now Maxalt works for me! | F | 28 | 3 years | | 12/12/2007
| 3 | Migraine | I didn't like it really...I took it and a couple of hours later I had a kind of severe short term memory loss as well as drowsiness followed by a disoriented state of being. It did take the migraine away, it just scared me with the side effects in doing so. | I've seen where a lot of other users have complained about the whole memory loss thing, so that might just be something to look into before taking it. | M | 18 | 1 days | | 11/20/2007
| 1 | Migraines | I was ok for about 12 hours after taking the Maxalt. I was a little loopy and flushed but the headache for the most part was gone. I still had a lot of pressure in my head but it wasn't taken at the start of the headache. When we started to relax I started having chest pains. They kept getting worse and worse and then I started having pain in my arm. I ended up in the ER until about 3am. The doctor said all my tests came back normal and that it had to of been a side effect from the MAxalt. I will NEVER take it again! The chest pains are far too scary to be worth it especially since it didn't fully knock out the headache. | I am in pretty good shape and had no symptoms that would have made me believe that I would have had chest pains from taking medicine. | F | 33 | 1 days | | 11/20/2007
| 5 | migraine | heated feeling in my head followed by slight pressure, still function 100% | slight tripping feeling while looking in the mirror but overall a great drug. It knocks out my headaches in about 30 minutes | M | 20 | 1 months | | 11/13/2007
| 4 | Allergy & Stress Related Migraine | Haven't really had any... | I take the disolvable tablet...great for on the road. No water necessary. Very pleased so far, although I have to followup with a 2nd dose an hour or so after my first if the headache hasn't completely subsided. Worth every penny. | F | 27 | 2 months | | 10/25/2007
Email | 3 | migraine | Sleepy, dizzy and heavy chest for a couple of days. I have suddenly developed extremely high blood pressure and my cardiologist suggested Maxalt was the culprit. He said relief from my migraine was "not worth dying for" so I no longer take it. Too bad because now I face up to two days in bed again. | Monitor b/p on this drug please. | F | 59 | 8 months | | 10/25/2007
Email | 1 | classic migraines | The medicine extinguished most of the migraine for the first hour, then go progressively worse after the aura and some of the pain went away. Nauseau, increased pain, dizziness, numbness, etc... I am very worried that it has had a long term effect on my memory. Literally, prior to taking this I would be able to retain and memorize information for long periods of time...When someone tells me to remember something or if I need to memorize things for an exam, or especially when I am reading, I actually forget everything almost instantenously. Have read the other side effects from users on here and some have said the same thing. Might be worth further investigation of a memory loss side effect. | Would not recommend with thorough research. | F | 22 | 2 times | | 10/13/2007
Email | 2 | Migraine headache | Taking tablets. Relieves the pain well and quickly. About 3-4 hours in, I have to take a nap, and 6-24 hours in I feel like I'm coming down from diet pills. Muscles tensed, jaws clenched. Feel edgy and anxious and can't sleep. I've stopped taking it. | I tried Maxalt 3 times. I, too, was rotating with Zomig and Imitrex and will just use them from now on. | F | 59 | 2 months | | 9/17/2007
| 2 | continuous headache | Thought I was having a heart attack! And really wasn't a miracle drug for me. Not really a migrane sufferer, but doctor recommended it since I had been having a constant headache. Did not have other side effects. Still has a headache. | Not for me, but reading the comments it seem to be wonderful for others. | F | 43 | 2 days | | 9/17/2007
| 4 | Migraine | Relief from migraine within 2 hours, but experienced extreme restlessness, sleeplessness, and agitation. Unable to sleep after initial 2 hour drowsiness. | Works better than Amerge, imitrix and relpak--but am going to stop because of my side effects. | F | 43 | 3 days | | 9/16/2007
| 4 | Migraines | Feel a little absent minded. Loopy and some pressure in my forehead. | Took it for the 1st time, felt pretty good. I was able to function. Next day felt a little tired and out of it, but able to go to work and get through the day. My migraines start a couple of days before my period. The migraines are so bad, vomitting and I end up in bed for a day to two. Horrible, I need to function! I have small active children and can lot leave work every time a migraine comes on. I am keeping my fingers crossed that this is my miracle drug. I wish the cost was a little less! | F | 44 | 1 days | | 9/13/2007
| 3 | Migraine | Strangely, I had a brief two-three minute episode where everything I said resonated in my head as if it were an echo. General fatigue and relaxation. | This medication, orally disolving tab, worked but not as quickly as Imitrex. It took nearly an hour for the relief. I'll try the regular pill and see if there is a difference. | F | 37 | 1 days | | 9/12/2007
| 3 | Migraine | Depends on what other drugs I've taken, sometimes sleepy, tired, mentally dulled; I experienced serotonin syndrome when I used it with nortriptyline. It always makes my blood pressure go up, but that time it went up to 212/130. You should be very careful what drugs you take with triptans. | For me any of the triptans just delay the headache. If I have a bad migraine and I absolutely have to be somewhere, then I'll take a Maxalt, and it almost always works, but 24 hours later the headache is back and worse than before. Seems like I have to have my 2-3 days of migraine regardless. | F | 61 | | | 9/10/2007
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