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 | Chronic daily severe Migraines | Originally 1 10mg MLT worked well 8-5 yrs ago. Have been to Mayo Clinic and re-bounds have been a question. Times can go days without. As I get older(hormone changes) seems I have longer frequency per episode where total daily amount of 30 mgs barely touches overall pain. Have had to start ketorolac shots at home if 30mg dose doesn't fully work. This is way better than going to ER and paying them $$$ for the same anti-inflammatory shot. No luck on preventatives. Waiting for industry to come out with a different medication that may help. | F | 40 | 8 years 10MG X 3 | 2/2/2012 | 5 | migraine headaches | Drowsiness; Sensitivity to heat in extremities.(mild) | This is the only triptan that has worked for me. I have suffered from migraines since the age of nine, and have tried various medications. The only medication that I like as well or better is Fiorinal with codeine. | F | 40 | 3 years | 3/31/2006 | 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 | Migraine | a little groggy, heaviness in arms, very frequent urination | It's the only thing that works for me when a migraine is really bad | F | 40 | 5 years 10 mg 1X AN | 5/26/2014 | 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 | 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 | 4 | Migraines for 15 years | Frequent urination, a burning sensation in the head, feeling of heaviness all over the body. | Tried Relpax. No good. Maxalt only works when I catch the migraine within the first hour. My doctor limits me to six per month with 2 per migraine. I get many more migraines than that per month so I'm stuck hurting for most of the time :-( | F | 40 | 1 days 20 mg | 3/5/2015 | 4 | Migraine | heavy limbs, tired, tight jaw, "spacey", nose gets SUPER cold | M | 40 | 10 mg 1X AN | 7/27/2016 | 3 | Migraine | None for 5 years with hit and miss pain relief results. Use Imitrex mainly, Maxalt as backup when out. Within last year noticed increase in headache pain before relief, sometimes very severe. Feelings of being very disconnected, sense of something very bad happening until migraine breaks. Last few months Maxalt produces bad anxiety with feeling of impending doom with same hit and miss pain relief. | Stopping medication as side effects have overtaken migraine, which is a monumental statement considering my migraine pain. 40 years old now and am concerned side effects are due to long term use (suffering since early 20's) and probably narrowing arteries from being the McDonald's generation. Imitrex does not produce such profound side effects and is much more effective. | M | 40 | 10 years | 7/15/2007 | 1 | migraine | I took a 2nd dose approximately 6 hours after the 1st dose and slept for about 3 hours. I woke up with my throat feeling tight. As the morning progressed, I experienced shortness of breath, increasing "strangling" sensation and ended up going to the ER via ambulance. I was subsequently hospitalized two more times within a week, and ultimately diagnozed with coronary artery spasms. I had no prior heart symptoms or problems. | Don't take it! | F | 40 | | 10/30/2006 | 5 | migraines | drowsiness, dizziness, inability to concentrate for about 2 hours after taking | I took my first ever dose of Maxalt tonight for a migraine with associated light sensitivity, neck pain, nausea. Within 35 minutes my pain was 95% gone, although I did become very sleepy and felt "drugged", which wasn't ideal since I was at work. Most sleepiness was gone in about 2 hours, completely resolved by 4 hours after the dose. LOVE that this alleviated the pain so quickly as my headaches normally last about 3 days. | F | 39 | 1 days 10 1X AN | 4/4/2013 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Migraines | Not as mentally sharp, Increased urination, Sadness with increased emotional sensitivity. Must try to stay focused on job and chores due to increased apathy. | The best med so far. Even with the side affects. My Quality of life has improved. The other meds for migraines did not work for me. My Doctor also has me taking Migrelief an herbal suppliment. It has decressed the Frequency of my migraines. I still get them but they are further apart! It is on Amazon and at Vitamin Cottage. | M | 38 | 4 years | 6/7/2007 | 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 | migraine | None | Wonderful, but take it at the start of a migraine! | F | 38 | 4 months | 4/21/2009 | 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 | 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 | 4 | Migraines | Feeling of being "high," anxiety, difficulty breathing, tiredness, feeling mentally out of it (but still able to work!) | I get migraines mostly around my period and notice a connection between my migraines and shallow breathing. I take 5 mg when I get a headache that feels like it won't go away with relaxation techniques or I'm unable to lie down. My headache generally goes away for at least 24 hours. I'm concerned about rebound headaches, as I've recently begun getting migraines that seem to last several days and require several doses of Maxalt. How do you know if it's a multi-day migraine or a series of rebound headaches? | F | 38 | 4 years | 9/5/2007 |