MAXALT Reviews (RIZATRIPTAN BENZOATE)Average Rating: 4.0 (314 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare MAXALT with similar:
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| 1 | Migraines | FOR THE PAST MONTH I have been experiencing a horrific side effect--SEVERELY DECREASED MENTAL SHARPNESS, MEMORY IMPAIRMENT, CHANGES IN SPEECH First my history, I took Imitrex injections about 17 years ago for monthly migraines. As soon as I injected I would feel a thump in my heart and sudden intense tingling throughout my body, vomit and then the headache would go away, but often come back.I only took @ 5 injections over 6 months or so (have terrible fear of needles at at the time only way to get it) @ 1 year after beginning to take Imitrex. I suddenly developed SupraVentricular Arrhythmias, As another reviewer reported, I could not walk up stairs, I was forced to begin taking beta blockers, I could not go out alone with my 2 year old, for fear of fainting--it seriously affected my way of life. I repeatedly mentioned the above reactions to Imitrex to MDs who shrugged any correlation off. Approximately 5years later they arrhythmias mainly went away although it shows up from tim | I took ONE DOSE A MONTH AGO. FOR THE PAST MONTH I have been experiencing a horrific side effect--SEVERELY DECREASED MENTAL SHARPNESS, MEMORY IMPAIRMENT, CHANGES IN SPEECH I am never taking this drug or any related drugs again. This is too frightening and fear that I have had some permanent damage if it has not gotten better over a month! | F | 44 | 1 days 1X day | 12/14/2011 | 2 | migraines | Drowsiness | Maxalt was great until it stopped working. The first few times I took it it quickly got rid of my headache. It was the first time I ever felt true relief from a migraine without suffering for hours. I was taking it for two months and then it randomly stopped working. My doctor said I was taking it too much and that my body had built a tolerance to the medication. I get migraines pretty often so this definitely was not the right medication for me. | F | 26 | 2 months 6X M | 12/9/2011 | 5 | Migraines | Maxalt has been a miracle drug for me. I've had migraines since I was 8 years old. I have tried everything, but Maxalt is the only drug that knocks out my migraine in less than an hour and I am still able to function. No more going home and getting in the bed. It does make me groggy and my throat does tighten up some, but I'll take that any day over the pain of migraines!! | F | 43 | 10 1X AN | 12/8/2011 | 5 | Migraines every 3 or 4 days | Mild sleepiness, increased urination. No one has every mentioned this before but once the migraine has gone away - maybe an hour or so later, I get a sneezing attack every single time. Maybe 6 or 7 sneezes in a row - I welcome it, it's a sign Maxalt has worked it's magic. | Maxalt is a miracle, but so ridiculously expensive. | M | 52 | 10 years 1X AN | 12/1/2011 | 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 Headaches | Frequent urination first few hours after taking MLT tablet. Issues with concentration and memory. Need to have food in stomach or I have trouble keeping it down. I hate the bad taste I get in my mouth from the orally disintegrating tabs - which doesn't help the nauseous feeling. | I get the feeling similar to my head being wrapped in cotton -which is by far better than the pain of a migraine. I tried for years to not take a Maxalt until I couldn't stand the pain...this is NOT the correct way to take it! As others mentioned, take it at the first sign of a migraine, for me that is a stiff neck and disturbed sleep as well as highted sence of smell. I found I am able to do just as well with 1/2 a pill, however I am petite and only weight around 100 lbs. | F | 54 | 10 years 10 mg 4X day | 10/25/2011 | 5 | migraine | nausea but Im not sure if it is from the medication or my gerd | This the only medication that has ever helped me, the doctors like to put people with migraines on blood pressure meds even if you dont have high blood pressure I didn't want to take that route so I thank GOD that I was introduced to Maxalt. Sometimes I take it with a benadryl | F | 47 | 1 years 10mg 1X AN | 10/19/2011 | 5 | Migraines | None | The only medication that has ever worked for my migraines. | F | 44 | 3 years 10 mg 2X day | 10/7/2011 | 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 | 5 | chronic migraine | Ive mostly had no side effects. Occasionally it makes me feel a bit sleepy, but not all the time. | Miracle drug. The cost is way too high- about 30 us dollars per pill. Apparently drug companies change the formula of these medications every few years to keep them from going generic. | M | 36 | 10mg 1X day | 9/15/2011 | 5 | Migraines | Extremely tired about 1/2 hour after taking it. A little tightness in my chest. Sluggish for the first few hours. | This medication has been the best thing to ever happen to me. I've had migraines at least once or twice a month since I was 12 years old (I'm now 28). They usually last 3-6 days. The one drawback of using this is that I can only take it for one or two days in a row or I get rebound headaches that perpetuate the migraine. I've tried Imitrex, but that makes me feel like I've been hit by a bus and made the headaches even worse. There are almost no side effects for me with taking Maxalt other than sleepiness. Occasionally it doesn't help for menstrual migraines. For me this drug seems to last an unusually long time. I can take one and the migraine is gone for 10-12 hours. My doctor told me it usually only lasts for a few hours with most people. I can't live without it. | F | 28 | 2 years 1X AN | 9/6/2011 | 5 | Migraine (hormonal) | A Bit tired, not sure if its from the Maxalt or from the migraine | Worked fantastic..Migraine was totally gone in an hour. I am so glad I found something that works :) | F | 36 | 2 times 10 1X AN | 7/26/2011 | 5 | Migraines | Feel a bit drowsy, a little nauseous. | It's been a life saver for me. The side effects are nothing compared to the symptoms of the migraine, so for me it's a small price to pay. I don't understand why some people have commented that this drug should be taken off the market because they have experienced more severe side effects and were scared or rushed to the ER. Don't comment that it should be taken off the market because you've had a bad experience with it, because there are millions of people who've taken this medication and have gotten their lives back. There was a time when I was getting up to 18 migraines a month, unable to work and spending the majority of my time on the bathroom floor. Maxalt gave me my life back. For those who say it should be pulled from the market--you need to find an alternative treatment and allow those of us to continue taking a med that works for us, and somewhere along the way, get yourself a dose of compassion, common sense, and rationality. | F | 43 | 10 years 10 mg 1X AN | 7/26/2011 | 5 | migraine | None | Works like a charm! So glad I found it. | F | 52 | 10 mg 1X day | 7/22/2011 | 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 | migraine | if i take i bath or just wash my hands after i have taken maxalt i have a burning feeling on the edge of my fingers or toes during the contact with water even if the water it's very cold. | wonder drug i have been suffering from severe migraine attacks since i was 15 years old in some occasions i have thought of putting an end in my life during a migraine because of the severe pain and nausea i was usually sick for 13 to 72 hours and many times i was passed out my neurologist only aloud me to take maximum 9 dissolving pills per month my migraines are gone in within the first 30 min if i let my self suffering a long time before i finally get the pill then my pain and nausea gets worse in the begging and then i have to wait 1 to 2 hours before all the symptoms are gone i felt like i was some how disabled and now i am not i just hope that i wont have to deal with problems like heart disease in the future | F | 40 | 6 years 10mg 4X M | 6/21/2011 | 4 | Migrains | Feels like Ive been in a train wreck - but no real pain. Basically makes me feel very sick - groggy - unfocused - dazed - really non-functional | Works great at stopping the migraine - need to take it immediatly after teh first symptoms (floating lines in my vision) I use the instant disolve whicg wirks very fast. Overall makes me sick but better than the migraine | M | 52 | 2 years 10mg 1X day | 5/25/2011 | 5 | Migraine | Drowsy feeling, tiredness and lethargic for a few hours after taking. Also frequent urination. | I've taken almost every medication on the market and this is the only one that actually helps nearly every time. Almost never need a second dose. Short term side effects outweigh the migraine. I wonder what the long term side effects are. | M | 38 | 6 years 5mg 1X AN | 5/10/2011 | 5 | Migraines | dry mouth | A wonder drug. It is the only drug that stops my migraines within 30 minutes. Other migraine medicine doesn't compare to Maxalt-MLT. | F | 47 | 2 years 10 mg 1X AN | 4/22/2011 |