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 | migraine | very dry mouth- sore throat. feel little "spaced out" usually BUT VERY WORTH IT!!!!! | this is the best "cure" for a migraine attack... Works well most headaches i get but not ALL....it may be true- that the more frequently you take it, the less effective it is.... | F | 35 | 2 days | 1/30/2007 | 5 | migraine | very dry mouth- sore throat. feel little "spaced out" usually BUT VERY WORTH IT!!!!! | this is the best "cure" for a migraine attack... Works well most headaches i get but not ALL....it may be true- that the more frequently you take it, the less effective it is.... | F | 35 | 2 years | 1/30/2007 | 5 | MIgraines | I do become tired, but not exhausted, after taking this medicine. | I absolutely love this medicine. I have not found anything that helps me like this. The only time that it hasn't helped was when I waited too long to take it. | F | 35 | 2.5 years | 12/15/2004 | 5 | Migraines | none | I love it! I haven't had an actual migraine since taking the melts 6 years ago. I am lucky to get an aura prior to the onset of a migraine. As long as I take the maxalt in the 45 minutes of seeing the aura I am good to go. I am a teacher and as I am a bit out of it right at the beginning of the aura and taking the pill, my day doesn't have to stop. I believe that the "out of it" feeling stems from the actual migraine. Maxalt allows me to live normally. | F | 35 | 6 years 10mg 4X M | 5/1/2010 | 5 | Cluster migraine with aura | Tightness in throat (similar to when you are trying to hold back tears), frequent urination, grogginess, no energy | the side effects are uncomfortable but I would take them tripled over one of my migraines any day. Maxalt kicks my butt, but it knocks the migraine pain out before it can begin. Love it, always have it on me just in case. Oh- I also found that 800mg ibuprofen helps those side effects some. | F | 35 | 2 times 10mg 1X AN | 4/4/2011 | 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 | 4 | migraine | entire head tingled for about 15 or 20 minutes within one hour of taking the medication. Slight dizziness. Felt a bit "spacey" | The headache did not completely go away. But it became bearable. | F | 35 | 1 times | 1/12/2006 | 2 | Migraine | Extreme Dizziness! I've been in bed for 24 hours. My headache was gone within 30 min of taking Maxalt. Not being able to function due to dizziness, didn't make this medicine with it to me. | F | 35 | 1 days 10 MG | 5/4/2014 | 1 | migraine | tightness in throat, chest pains days later, sleepiness | Initially was happy when migraine disappeared but then realized the SCARY chest pain was possibly caused by maxalt..not worth the risk. | F | 35 | 1 months | 11/17/2006 | 5 | Chronic Migraines | Fatigue, feeling like I'm in a daze, frequent urination, I always sneeze approx 30min after taking it. The sneezing didn't start for several years after I started taking it. | Maxalt has been a lifesaver to me! I've had migraines every since I was 16. Without this medication I don't know where I'd be. I'll take the side effects any day to not feel the pain of a migraine. | F | 34 | 14 years 10 MG 1X AN | 1/8/2015 | 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 | 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 | 4 | hormonal migraines | Extreme tiredness but can't go into deep sleep. Migraine hangover the next day. Groggy. | It works well. I took it when I felt my aura and didn't have to live in a Migraine haze that day. i managed to look after kids. It was Difficult but manageable. It definitely improved my standard of living yesterday! | F | 34 | 1 days | 6/5/2015 | 4 | migrane | shortness of breath,and sensitivity to heat | it works for me | M | 34 | 2 days | 3/5/2007 | 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 | 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, Menstrual Migraines | Fatigue/drowsiness/out-of-it feeling, temperature-sensitive skin, internal "tightness", frequent urination, sometimes makes me "sad" for some reason. | I am cursed with hereditary migraines, and have been taking this medicine for a long time. I started out taking the MLT version, but after a while, the mint taste of the pills made me gag. So far, this is the only one of the triptan drugs that has worked for me. It's best to take it at the first sign of a headache; the side effects aren't as strong then. I hate the way it makes me so tired (especially at work), but when I have to choose between fatigue and pain, I'll take the fatigue. | F | 33 | 8 years | 5/30/2007 | 5 | F | 33 | 1 years | 7/28/2006 | 4 | migrane | i feel really moody and emotional, laughing, crying, angry, it can kind of effect people i work with, but at least i can work | i also am taking zoloft everyday, my dr. said it would be ok after monitering my reaction. i didnt have any major side effects, im also taking topamax everyday. i was having headaches 3 times a week, having a migrane that would last all week, so it was like a migrain 24/7 any side effect will be better than that for me | F | 33 | 1 years 5 1X AN | 8/27/2010 | 4 | Migraines | Works within 1-2 hours. Sleepiness, varying degrees. Sometimes functional at work, sometimes not. Dehydration. Feel "high." Rebound headaches common but usually cycle on 24 hours. Skin tingles in warm water. | I switch between this and Frova. I found that it keeps Maxalt from losing its effectiveness (it does after a few doses). Frova seems stronger but takes longer to work. | M | 33 | 8 months 10 MG 1X day | 1/23/2012 |