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 | Sleepy and sluggish. | Generic really upsets my stomach. | F | 54 | 8 years 5mg 1X day | 10/3/2014 | 4 | Migraines | Extreme drowsiness. Feels like I am spaced out or "high". If I sleep, it is very hard for me to wake up. My body feels heavy, I decreased motor activity and my memory is poor. Despite all this, it does relieve the migraine, usually within 30-45 mins. Sometimes I do experience rebound headaches, which are always much worse then normal. | F | 21 | 5 years 5-10 1X AN | 1/31/2014 | 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 | Felt intoxicated, declined motor skills, gallbladder attack Was prescribed maxalt due to horrible migraines. Military doctor decided it was the route to go. It works great, kicks in around 30 minutes after taking. Only problem is if you already have gallbladder problems it could trigger a gallbladder attack. An hour after I took 10mg I have had the worst gb attack so far. But I'd say relieving the migraine was worth it. | F | 20 | 1 days 10mg | 2/21/2012 | 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 | 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 | Hormonal headaches | Tiredness. Fogginess. | F | 50 | 10 years 10 mg | 12/15/2011 | 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 | 4 | frequent migraines | tired, but good tired, like after a long workout. Possible rebound headaches? | This drug has been so helpful! It sometimes works well on its own but when combined with Tylenol I find my migraine is gone within 15 minutes. I can actually feel the pain draining away. Amazing! My only concern is that more often than not, the headache returns within 12-16 hours and I end up dealing with it for days at a time. It's hard to know if Maxalt just postpones the migraine and prolongs it, or if I would have had 5 days worth of pain anyway. Still, it's fantastic to be able to stop a migraine when I need to (like important family events) even if it does come back later. | F | 46 | 1 years 10 mg 1X AN | 2/25/2011 | 4 | migraine | tiredness, a little tingling sensation | takes about 2 hours to work - then migraine is completely gone | F | 42 | 10 MG 1X AN | 11/23/2010 | 4 | chronic headaches | it took two hours to kick in, but my head hasn't felt this wonderful in months... only thing is I feel a little high and a little giddy | F | 44 | 1 days 10 1X day | 11/19/2010 | 4 | Migraines | Fatigue, feeling out of it, tingling in my nose as like when you drink soda too fast | Maxalt worked like a charm for my migraines and migraine-related nausea, even when it was already full-blown. I don't like taking a lot of medications, so I would often wait until it was unbearable to take it, and even then it did its job. It did make me really tired, but I was still able to be productive at work, which I wasn't able to be when I had a bad migraine. It's been a long time since taking it because my headaches (which I think were stress-related mostly) went away for a while. I recently began getting them again and they've been interfering with my job, so I requested a prescription from my doctor, which he wrote. However, the pharmacist showed concern when I tried to get the prescription filled. He would not administer the drug without receiving a direct request from my doctor. I don't know why the sudden concern. My doctor has not gotten back to me on this. | F | 29 | 1 years I forget 1X AN | 11/12/2010 | 4 | migraine | dry mouth sore throat fatigue | takes about 2 hours to work but then 12 hours of relief | M | 49 | 3 days 10 1X day | 11/8/2010 | 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 | Headaches | Tightening in chest, racing heart, dizziness for about 30 minutes. Then headaches subside. | I started on 10mg and had a strong adverse reaction. Dizziness, slurred speech, pain in chest, heart racing. Once I went to 5mg, symptoms were tolerable and helps me live a somewhat normal life. I've been taking it about 3 times per week now. | M | 52 | 3 years 5 mg 1X day | 7/21/2010 | 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 | 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 | 4 | None | Many people here have confused the symptoms of migraines as the side effects of Maxalt. Migraines are usually accompanied by visual disturbances, nausea, numbness in the face or body, cloudy thoughts and trouble speaking, as well as the pain behind or between the eyes. I always get visual disturbances (called an aura) before the migraine starts. That's when I take Maxalt, and it really does help me avoid the migraine from becoming severe. Usually the aura disappears and I get a very slight ache around the eyes (which would have otherwise developed into a fullblown migraine). I recommend this even if it only alleviates symptoms. Being out of commission for two hours is much better than being out for the rest of the day and half of the next. | M | 24 | 10 years | 12/28/2009 | 4 | Menstrual Migraines | Fatigue, feeling a bit lightheaded and "out of it," frequent urination | This is the only medication that has helped suppress my migraine. The migraine does come back eventually -- I would say it suppresses for about 8-10 hours. I usually take about 4-5 per bout and have one bout a month. With this regimen, I only have bad migraines a few times a year, and that is when I don't take the Maxalt in time. | F | 28 | 2.5 years | 9/4/2009 | 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 |