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 |
| 4 | Migraines | Muscle weakness. Severe Foot Pain. | The migraine runs away within 20 minutes but it seems like the pain shifts to my left foot right away. I always have to weigh my options between migraine pain and foot pain before taking Maxalt (half of 10 mg). After one year of Maxalt use, my foot pain is permanant and none of the doctors (Primanry care, podiatrist, Rheumatologist, Orthopedic, Neurologist) after conducting tests like X-Rays, MRI w/Contrast, 3-phase bone scan, vascular ultrasound, EMG etc., have been able to diagnose my foot pain. They find it hard to believe that Maxalt can cause such pain, but I am a living proof. Daily Advil helps the foot pain now. BTW, I got high blood pressure due to excessive use of Advil. SO now I take beta blocker (Inderal) to keep my BP stable. This keeps the migraine away and consequently Maxalt away. But I am stuck with this foot pain now. | M | 38 | 2 years | 4/14/2005 | 3 | Migraines | I take the generic Maxalt and although it does take migraine away, Im always scared of taking it cause of side effects. Chest and throat tightness, trouble swallowing, stomach burns, half my body feels heavy and slight numbness on half of face | I only take this if I really really can't take headache anymore because I hate the side effects of Maxalt. Also, takes a good 1 hr to start working | F | 38 | 4 months 10mg | 4/10/2016 | 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 | 5 | migraine headaches | mild fatigue...usually clears headache within 30 minutes and occasionally will cause sleep for about one hour.........face tingling, but have pinpointed this reaction only when pain is not true migraine but instead tension from occipital nerve inflammation | only migraine med that has worked with minimal side effects - GREAT med for a life long migraine sufferer | F | 37 | 2 years 10 mg 1X day | 4/20/2011 | 4 | disabling migraines | This is the only medication which has helped. However, side effects are very prevalent. Shortly after taking, I experience extreme jaw tightness. Since taking the medication, my blood pressure has increased. Heart palpatations are present as well. Yet, it does relieve the migraine. | F | 37 | 3 days 10mg | 1/17/2012 | 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 | 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 | Depression. Extreme exhaustion. | About an hour after I took this, I started feeling very depressed. Slept for almost 24 hours. Depression lasted a few days. Migraine reduced to a dull ache initially, but returned the next day. Not worth it ... | F | 37 | 1 days 10MG 1X day | 11/4/2010 | 2 | migraine | tiredness, depression | F | 37 | 30 days | 8/19/2008 | 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 1X day | 2/6/2010 | 5 | migrane | nothing major. Maybe a slight fuzzy feeling in my head. | Works in 30 minutes for me, then migrane is gone. I like to take this as infrequently as possible (maybe 1 pill every 4 to 6 weeks), but it really works when I get a major migrane. | M | 36 | 1 years 10mg 1X AN | 11/29/2010 | 5 | migrane headaches possibly hormonal | Increased urination, slight fatigue that goes away shortly. Great medication . Imitrex & frova did not work for me. work within 45 min to an hr | F | 36 | 1 days 10 mg | 2/15/2012 | 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 | 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 | Sore neck. Not sure if it is the maxalt or the migraine that causes the sore neck. I do get very tired and feel wiped out but I think that is also the migraine not the meds. | Maxalt is the best medicine I've taken for migraines. The side effects are minimal and I can continue to work especially if I take it right away. I find I need to take two advil liqui-gels and that is the perfect combination to kill off the migraine. | F | 36 | 5 years | 11/18/2006 | 4 | severe migraines | At first the only side effects I had were tiredness, but in the past year I have started having a severe burning sensation in my head and scalp and I get very foggy it doesn't last more than 30-40 minutes mostly then the headache is gone. | F | 36 | 10 years 30mg | 7/21/2012 | 4 | Migraines | Ususally no side effects. Once in a while I get drowsy, and heavy feeling limbs. | I have suffered for many years with migraines (1-2 x's a month), and as I got older they became worse. I used to just try and just sleep through them....that was a joke. They started to become so severe that I would end up on the floor in a ball, holding my head...and stay there until it passed...(usually all day into the next morning). Had to visit the ER a couple of times....that's when I had enough. Once I started Maxalt....it was like a miracle. For me it works within 1/2 and hour.....I don't feel 100%.....but I can go to work and get through the day. | F | 36 | 1.5 years 10mg 1X AN | 3/5/2010 | 4 | Migraines | Severe Flushing, Light Headedness | Works very well on stopping a migraine, particularily if taken early in the migraine cycle. Often leaves me feeling flushed and drowsy, particularly if taken late in migraine cycle. Take pill early for best results | M | 36 | 3 years | 2/17/2005 | 3 | migraine | I get quite confused after I take it, and am easily agitated. It gets rid of the pain, though not as quickly as I'd like, and I still have a very strong smell sensitivity after taking it, which is one of my worst migraine symptoms (other than pain). While I do take it to get rid of pain, I'm hoping to switch to something else, because the MaxAlt leaves me as unable to work as a migraine does. | I once took it several hours after using alcohol--big mistake. I was completely confused and hallucinating. It did fix the headache, though... | M | 36 | 8 months 10 mg 1X AN | 2/25/2013 | 3 | Migraines for 17 yrs | I usually take one Maxalt, and then wait about 2 hours and have to take another | Maxalt has been working for me (generally speaking)...but I usually have to take two in order to get relief. My legs and arms feel heavy afterwards and I am unable to drive. I thought that the reason for these quick acting migraine meds is so that you can resume a normal life after a migraine attack? I haven't found one that doesn't leave me incredibly dizzy and tired, therefore requiring that I take the day off of work anyway. I feel very achy all over, kind of like how you feel before you get the flu. I felt the same with Relpax, only worse. Imitrex also. | F | 36 | 1 days not sure | 6/29/2015 |