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 | 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 | Chest pains, difficulty swallowing | Gives excellent relief for migraine pain, and also takes the nausea away. I´m worried about the side effects, though. It feels like my oesophagus gets too narrow, and I can´t swallow properly. This can last for days. I do get the same problem with other triptanes, so it´s not a specific maxalt problem. But I´m willing to put up with it as it is better than being totally incapacitated by the migraine. | F | 43 | 4 years | 7/30/2008 | 5 | migraine | None. | Tried some preventives like "stupimax" which caused me great anxiety and heart palpitations. Tried other meds. for onset. Nothing has worked without horrid side effects but Maxalt. If it doesn't work within 15 min. I take a tylenol with it and that usually works. Sometimes I take the tylenol before if it is mild enough. If it gets worse, then I take the maxalt. (I've also found that lots of legumes (esp. peas) helps). | F | 44 | 2 years | 7/24/2008 | 5 | Migranes | out of it feeling, frequent urination, slight fatigue | My headaches are usually gone within the first fifteen minutes after I take Maxalt. Concerned about the long term side effects but can't function with a migrane so will continue to take. Maxalt works well for me and I can still function. | F | 24 | 2 years | 6/26/2008 | 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 | 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 | 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 | headaches | a little "out of it", but that went away after 10-15 minutes | i just started taking maxalt 10mg after taking relpax 40mg (which worked for a while, but stopped; i think a became tolerant of it). after a few minutes, a numbness washes over my brain (i don't know any other way to describe it) and within a half hour, the headache is gone. it's a miracle! i haven't had a severe headache yet after i got the prescription, so i don't know its effect/abilities on headaches that aren't minor. | F | 19 | 1 weeks | 3/25/2008 | 5 | migraines | drowsiness, faigue, need to take a nap after using second dose | I've been using the dissolvable tab with good success over the last eight years. Often need to take a second tab 1/2 hour-1 hour after initial dose to get rid of H/A. Oral pill does not do anything for me, unfortunately. I have no insurance and price is a huge factor in how many migraines i can afford to treat. | F | 49 | 8 days | 3/10/2008 | 5 | migraine | Feel slightly out of it; but fine if have a nap. | I hav ehad to learn when in the attack to take it. Few migraines now have used it for so long i can't remeber when i started! | F | 48 | 10 years | 2/28/2008 | 5 | migraines | I LOVE THIS MEDICINE! I have been taking it for 6 months now. However, after I took it the first three times I didn't have another migraine for about three months when I was having one almost every other week! It has been an absolute miracle for me! I can take it and within 20 minutes my migraine is GONE! I do get somewhat sleepy with it, but like other people are saying that's a VERY small price to pay compared to the pain I would have without this medicine. I would definately recommend this medicine! | F | 18 | 6 months | 2/24/2008 | 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 | 5 | migraine | I get a little sleepy and take a short nap when I use Maxalt | AWESOME. 90% of the time my headache completely disappears within an hour. | F | 42 | 3 years | 12/13/2007 | 5 | Migraine | Very "out-of-it" but will take that any day over the pain! Feel like I could lie down and nap for hours. Also, feel dizzy and too have a very dry mouth. | Always willing to try new things for migraine but for now Maxalt works for me! | F | 28 | 3 years | 12/12/2007 | 5 | migraine | heated feeling in my head followed by slight pressure, still function 100% | slight tripping feeling while looking in the mirror but overall a great drug. It knocks out my headaches in about 30 minutes | M | 20 | 1 months | 11/13/2007 | 5 | Migraines | Felt a little intoxicated or spacey for the first hour after I took the medication, but was still able to work. This medicine actually puts me in a much better mood and reduces my tension tremendously! | After experienceing a bad headache every other day which culminates in a debilitating migraine every weekend, I finally found something that works while enabling me to still function during the day. I take a tablet every couple days when I feel one coming on and no longer have the horrible migraine on the weekend. | F | 32 | | 8/31/2007 | 5 | constant migraines | heavy chest, nausea | Despite feeling a heavy chest sometimes, or having to throw up, this has been a miracle drug for me. I would constantly have migraines that would force me to lay in bed, in a dark silent room, sometimes for up to three days at a time with no relief. This pill cures my migraines in 20-30 minutes and I am able to get on with school, work, and my daily life. I am recovering from two car accidents that left me suffering from migraines as the fruition of different injuries, and I thank God that this drug is available because it allows me to get on with things. It works very well and I recommend any people with migraines to try it. For people who are on any SSRIs, you cannot take it, as there is a potentially deadly interaction causing serotonin levels in your brain to become too high. | F | 23 | 1.5 years | 8/25/2007 | 5 | Migraine | Tired and thirsty | Maxalt has been a wonder drug for me. I was very ill an average of 14 days per month. When I take Maxalt I may not feel well at times, but I am able to maintain a professional career and do activities of daily living with little interruption. For me, the biggest drawback is the tremendous cost. | F | 50 | 4 years | 8/16/2007 | 5 | Migraine | I have not noticed any side effects. | This it a miracle drug!! I have had "headaches" for just over 2 years. I finally went to a neurologist and found out that I dont have headaches I have migraines. I had them for 3 days at a time! Now I take Maxalt and after about 20 mins. it is gone!!! I am lucky because my insurance does pay for it because if not I would not be able to take it. | F | 27 | 4 weeks | 8/8/2007 | 5 | Severe migraine headaches | About an hour after taking Maxalt I start to feel all drugged up. My eyes get very red and they stay like that for hours after. I also have trouble lifting my leg to go up the stairs because my joints hurts. Also my nose and the area around it feels weird. | Up to today it is the only medication that gets rid of my headaches. I wish the price would be cheaper. I am worry about my health after taking this medication for many years. I heard of some friends who were taking it and had to stop because of heart problems. | F | 48 | 5 years | 7/23/2007 |