MAXALT Reviews (RIZATRIPTAN BENZOATE)Average Rating: 4.0 (314 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare MAXALT with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR MAXALT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | migraines | Not sure of any. Works really well and I get headaches at least twice a week. Best if taken at night so sleep follows. Often sneeze within a hour of taking which relieves pressure. I can get 30 per prescription versus limit of 10 with Imitrex. So I never worry about running out because of monthly limit. Effectiveness has never diminished in years. | 6 years 5 mg | 11/3/2012 | 5 | Migrane | None | I've suffered of migrane for 20 years. Maxalt is basically the only thing that really makes it go away. In Italy it is VERY Expensive, but the alternative is laying in bed, in the dark and trying not to vomit. Taking it almost once a week/ten days I'm a bit afraid of the long time side effects... | M | | 5/30/2006 | 4 | MIgraine | FeelI may have rebound headaches as I tend to get several in a row | F | 7 years | 7/23/2008 | 5 | cluster migraines | I have dry mouth, very tired,light headed, and very weak. | It has helped me to have a life. I have had migraines since I was 6 years old. Then as I got older and under more stress they turned into cluster migraines. I am on homebound because of the cluster migraines and staff at school don't understand how bad they are they just think I can go on throughout the day with no problem. Now I am seeing a chiropractor and it has helped me out a whole lot. I was having migraines 4 days a week. Now I am down to 1 every 2 weeks. | F | 13 | 4 years | 4/20/2007 | 3 | Migraines | A severe burning sensation and headache | I cannot get the burning to stop! | F | 13 | 1 days 5 MG | 8/22/2016 | 1 | migraines | Heavy chest, hard to breath, when playing basketball (just free-throws) very very fast heart rate above 200bpm, went to ER FIVE times they found no cause except maxalt. Stayed in bed and didn't go to school for 1 month. When i walk up stairs my heart starts to pound and race. I FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO DIE!! | DO NOT TAKE IT UNLESS YOU DO A LOT OF RESEARCH AND MAKE SURE YOU CAN TAKE IT. IF YOU ARE UNDER 18 TAKE WITH CAUTION | M | 13 | 1 days 10mg 1X day | 6/16/2010 | 4 | Migranes | Makes me very tired - usually have to take a nap. Sometimes makes my lips or fingers numb. According to others, I act like I'm "high." Usually feel sick the following day | It definitely takes away the migrane if I take it soon enough, but I'm not sure all the negative effects are worth it for me. The first few times I took it I didn't experience any side effects, but they have gotten progressively more common. | F | 14 | 2 months | 12/18/2005 | 5 | Chronic Migraines | Before my migraine ends after taking the melt it comes to a climax, a sort of crushing pain then the migraine disappears. During this time I become more alert and aware. | M | 15 | 1 days 10mg | 11/26/2011 | 5 | Migraine | A little tired after. | It works. No more throwing up because of the pain. | M | 15 | 8 months 10mg 5X M | 3/26/2012 | 3 | Migraine with aura | It got rid of my aura, but never got rid of the headache. I had migraine hangover everyone I took it. I don't like this medication at all anymore because now I no longer get the aura and it makes the pain worse. The only things that work for me now are narcotics. | F | 15 | 3 years | 9/6/2012 | 2 | Migraines | After taking maxalt I felt horrible for about 2 hours after taking it. It had felt like something was pushing against my head and became very dizzy afterwards | F | 15 | 1 months 10 mg | 12/5/2012 | 1 | Chronic Migraines | I experienced extreme nausa, numbness and tingling in my left foot and hand, lightheadedness, dizziness, vision blurring, couldn't walk or sit up at first without feeling worse then after I passed out for 2 hours I could walk & sit up but was falling back down. I was also slurring my words and not making any sense whenever I talked. Basically after I passed out, I felt really high (on something harder then marijuana). | Maxalt made my migraine worse. I took this the night before (9/26) and I couldn't get up to go to school today (9/27). When I started to feel high, I was saying the craziest things like "I wonder what it would me like if my hands were the opposite wrists." Who says that unless they're high ? I'm NEVER taking this again ! | F | 15 | 1 days 10 MG 1X day | 9/27/2011 | 5 | migraines | drowsiness | Best migraine medicine i have ever taken. I've been getting migraines since I was a kid and this is the only thing thats worked. Advil and ibprofen has never worked. I highly recommend this. | F | 16 | 1 years 10MG 1X AN | 9/16/2011 | 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 | 2 | chronic daily migraines | first got bad chest pain the 2nd dose of it, continued on from there. Pain made it extremely difficult to take large breaths and continued for nearly a month after I stopped taking it. It made me extremely drowsy all the time, instead of always being tired from the migraines, it was more of a half and half split (I think). Drowsiness made me very out of it, more forgetful, falling asleep midday; I went around in kind of a daze while I was on it. | As a fair point, the neurologist that prescribed the drug did so without paying attention to the fact that daily migraines should not be treated by only abortive medication. I do not believe this med should be taken daily under any circumstance. | F | 17 | 3 weeks 10 mg 1X AN | 7/16/2011 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Severe Migranes | My cheeks became sore/ numb and i experianced limb fatigue. I also felt alittle "funny" like i was spaced out | I suffered from severe migranes for 2.5 years and have tried several different migrane medicines and none worked. the only thing that they gave me that worked was narcotics. I was given CT scans and an MRI and they never figured out what was wrong. Then they stopped for about 1.5 years and started back up 6 months ago. The Maxalt actually helped alot and eliminated the migrane and it seldomly reaccured that day. | F | 19 | 3 weeks | 1/18/2007 |
MAXALT (RIZATRIPTAN BENZOATE): Rizatriptan 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. Rizatriptan 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. Rizatriptan does not prevent future migraines or lessen how often you get migraine attacks. FDA Approval Date: 1998-06-29 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)