IMITREX Reviews (SUMATRIPTAN SUCCINATE)

Average Rating: 3.6 (599 Ratings)

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IMITREX  (SUMATRIPTAN SUCCINATE):  Sumatriptan is used to treat migraines. It helps to relieve headache, pain, and other migraine symptoms (including nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light/sound). Prompt treatment helps you return to your normal routine and may decrease your need for other pain medications. Sumatriptan belongs to a class of drugs known as triptans. It affects a certain natural substance (serotonin) that causes narrowing of blood vessels in the brain. It may also relieve pain by affecting certain nerves in the brain. Sumatriptan does not prevent future migraines or lessen how often you get migraine attacks.   FDA Approval Date: 1996-12-23 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  migraine numbness in whole body sick to my stomach I hate to give a drug a bad rating after just trying it once but just wanted to put this out there. I felt horrible after taking it. I'm now taking Esgic and love it. It takes my pain right away. also you may need to know I'm taking other meds as well but this was the only new one when I felt the side effects. Maybe it was a combo of all of them. F 34 1 times
1/9/2008
 2   F 30 days
1/8/2008
 3  Severe Head Pain Occasional neck pain. Nausea if I don't eat within 10/15 min. after med. Heart pounds loud to the ears, and occasional rhythm change. Never concidered more than a dose of 25mg. Insurance pays same for 50mg so I cut in half and get twice as many. The best defense is to recognise the migraine early and take the meds. I've had these headaches for twenty years. Maxalt worked for a few years, then I became immune. W/o migraine is nice, but will pay with death from heart attack or stroke. Good luck! PRO M 55 3 times
1/5/2008
 1  migraine One 100mg dose made the pain of a severe migraine worse by a factor of ten. Felt like the pressure in my head was going to make it explode. Made my neck and shoulders stiff and extremely painful (severe muscle cramps). Moving my eyes, talking and swallowing were difficult and painful. I threw up several times. It took nearly three hours to ease up enough so that I was able to leave the bathroom and crawl into bed, and I spent the next fifteen hours sleeping. When I woke up I felt like I was recovering from the flu, very tired and achy all over. I still had a migrane. This medication can land you in the hospital. Take with caution. The first time you take it, make sure you are at home and there is someone with you. F 17 1 days
1/2/2008
 3  migraine heaviness in chest, stomach discomfort, lethargy I am wondering if anyone has had ongoing pain and discomfort in stomach (hard to describe, but it is just like my stomach hurts most of the time since I started using this medicine) because of long-term imitrex use...also any unusual vaginal bleeding when taking imitrex with a period-onset migraine? F 39 2 days
12/31/2007
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 1  Migrane Attack I was told by my neurologist to only take it when i had a migrane attack and my topamax wasnt doing the trick. and the other night it was the worst it had ever been. so i took one. i felt no relief. 2 hours later i woke up in extreme abdominal pain. as if someone was stabbing my stomach and i was having a baby all at the same time. that night i got up many more times because of the pain. my migrane never went away. one minute i would be cold, the next hot. my chest began to hurt and i felt like i couldnt move because everytime i did it would throb. its 2 days later now and my migrane still hasnt completly subsided. and my chest pain has only gotten worse. i cant even move my arms without it hurting. after reading the package insert on my sample pack, i read that it says not to take if you have a strong family history of heart disease or high cholestrol, ect. i myself have high cholestrol and my mother suffers from heart disease... so after reading that i worry that my i wouldnt recommend it. Especially if you have heart disease in your family, I feel like it will only worsen any sitaution. It didn’t even help the migrane in my case. F 19 1 times
12/31/2007
 5  Migraines Tightening of throat and sore throat, anxiety, heart slightly racing. I have suffered from migraines for 22 years. Started taking Imitrex in the late 90s when my doctor recommended it. Before Imitrex, I tried numerous medications (OTC and prescribed) with little to no relief. I even had a doctor tell me to see a psychiatrist! Imitrex has been amazing. Over the years, the migraines have slowed a bit. At one time, I got them about 3 or 4 times a week. Now, maybe once a week. I take an Imitrex (50 mg) at the onset of a migraine, and within 30 minutes, the migraine is gone. The side effects are minimal. They are a bit bothersome because I do not like the anxiety and jittery feeling, but compared to the debilitating migraine, the side effects are well worth it. I am so thankful for this drug! F 40 12 years
12/28/2007
 3  migraine Weird feeling - doped and paranoid. difficulty breathing, heaviness all over, felt disoriented and detached. Could barely drag myself out of bed to eat (physically) became extremely thirsty. Before eating, was nauseous. After eating, queezy. Sensitive to sound. Tingling sensation in the head, all day long. Still had migraine pain but much less than I would have without it. I get very bad migraines, sometimes with half of my face, neck, and arms numb, and body twitching. I also get auras, not always with pain. F 25 1 days
12/28/2007
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 5  migraine Warmth in chest and stomach, mild tingling in left arm. I took the 25mg for several years without any side effects, but they no longer worked so I'm now using the 50mg. The side effects are very mild compared to the pain of a migraine. Things that others complain about like neck stiffness and spacey feeling are normal for me after a migraine anyway. I hate the packaging--very difficult to open when you're in such pain and can barely see straight. Why are these not in bottles?! F 50 5 years
12/16/2007
 5  severe migraines sore next day, tightness in throat, dry throat & mouth, heart racing My Dr warned me that the imitrex can initially cause strong reactions such as heart racing and tightness in the throat-so I was prepared when I took it for the first time. The side effects were WELL WORTH IT! Previously, my bimonthly migraines kept me in excrutating incapacitating pain for 5-10 hrs and then left me with a 1-2day "hangover" that kept me in bed, now the pain is gone within 45 mins and I am tired and a little sore the next day, but can get up & going. IT HAS CHANGED MY LIFE F 32 1 years
12/10/2007
 2  Migraines Felt fine the first 5-6 pills. Then it felt like my migraine moved into the area from my ears to the bottom of my neck. Hurt to talk or open my mouth. I couldn't figure out if I would have preferred the migraine—probably not. The second time it happened I realized it was the Imitrex. I had an empty stomach the second time (can't remember the first)and once I ate I felt better. I'm going to see if that makes a difference. I used to take Relpax which worked great, but made me sleepy. I had to pay more for it so my doc. prescribed this. I think I'll go back. F 35 3 months
12/9/2007
 4  migraines 15 minutes after i would take it i would get a very tight constricting feeling in my throat and a heavy chest. I had to overcome these side effects by sleeping them off for a couple weeks everytime i took the meds. After my body got used to the meds however i had no side effects and my migrains were gone. However, i am now starting back on it after a long break and not only do i have the same side effects again, but i have a very painful pricking sensation all across my back. F 20 6 months
12/7/2007
 2  Migraine Felt totally drugged up. Very tired and my fingers were burning/tingling a ton. Body feels very heavy. I highly doubt I will take this again anytime soon. Dr. said it wouldn't make me drowsy. Boy he was wrong. I felt completely out of it, almost like I had taken a vicodin. F 38 1 days
12/3/2007
 4  Migraines The first few months of taking Imitrex, I had no side effects, but the last couple times the side effects are there, worse with each time. They are nausea, tiredness and depression. They do help the migraine, but it usually takes about an hour to help. I used to take Zomig until I changed insurance companies and now my insurance will only cover Imitrex. Zomig seemed to work much better, quicker and no side effects. F 49 1.5 years
11/28/2007
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 4  Classic Migraine Imitrex always significantly lessens the symptoms of Migraine if it does not abort the process completely. It totally prevents the "migraine hangover" of the following day. However, it makes me feel like a rag doll ... absolutely no energy, takes every ounce of energy to even move across my bedroom. And if I do not eat something soon after taking the pill, I get very nauseated. As far as any migraine medication is concerned, Imitrex is the best for me. I have typically taken the 25 mg. tablet (or the 50 mg tab broken in half). Unfortunately, since developing Crohn's disease and the exhaustion and lack of stamina associated with that, I am afraid to take the Imitrex. I experienced a Migraine the other day for the first time in over a year. I would not take the Imitrex since I had just had an infusion of Remicade the day prior. Need I say it was rough? F 55 12 years
11/25/2007
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 5  Migraine Pins and needles and a general "icky feeling" (only with injection form, for about 5 - 10 minutes), sensitivity to heat (don't shower just after taking imitrex), moderate mouth sensitivity for a short while after injection, occassionally some post med fatigue. None of the side effects come close to outweighing the benefits. They are short term and not severe. Also, they were much more noticeable in the early years. After taking imitrex for about 14 years I don't feel the side effects much. They're generally just alarming for a first time user that doesn't expect them. This has been a miracle drug for me for about 12 years. I started taking it as soon as it came onto the market (~1993?) It worked to eliminate my migraine completely 99% of the time using average of twice per week (either 6mg injection of 100mg pill). Unfortunately, over the last year I've started getting migraines more often (while trying several preventive meds incl. Topamax, Depakote, and now Pamelor) and believe I am getting Rebound headaches from the imitrex. This is devastating to me because imitrex is the only thing that has ever worked for me. I am a big fan of this med because it has allowed me to function for the last 14 years, but I caution against taking it too often. Once you start getting rebounds, I fear the usefulness of the drug is gone forever. F 31 14 years
11/24/2007
 3  migraine from the shoulders up i felt EXTREME tension. i felt sick to my stomach, had heartburn and a general sense of thinking I'd be more then happy to off myself. the pain in my neck and shoulders was so bad that the rest of my body felt paralyzed. This was my first experience with the medicine. I had heard about bad side effects so I've had the meds for a few weeks and finally decided to take it today. The side effects were a NIGHTMARE. But after 2-3 hours of dealing with that the effects began to wear off and I had no migraine. So I think it's a matter of deciding if your migraine is bad enough to deal with the nightmare like side effects. When the worst had passed I just wanted to take a nice long nap and I feel fine. I think I would have to be pretty desperate to take this medication again. I had quit taking anything asprin/ibrophen related because it caused gastritis in my stomach, but after today I think I'd rather risk having no stomach. M 25 1 days
11/13/2007
 5  migraines woozy feeling but happy... i FEEL drugged up! sore muscles like i fell down a hill, but it's not painful.. just sore. sore throat and tingly feet i absolutely adore imitrex. i am 20 and have gotten migraines since i was 7 years old. i could never find anything that worked until i got imitrex. usually after i take it, i still need to lay down for about 20minutes in a quiet room for it to work quickly and to its full potential. if im at work or school, in a noisy area it will usually still work, but it will take much longer. the side effects are not bad at all, i dont mind them! i usually feel really woozy like i am drugged up and it is sort of a good feeling! i take the 100mg beacuse that is what i need. it really relaxes you and makes you feel better, but you will probably still want a nap after you take it, as it makes you sleepy. F 20 1 years
11/10/2007
 4  Migraines Side effects are very strange and I don't like the feeling. Tightness in jaw, neck and shoulders. Skin sensitive to heat or cold. But, these all go away within an hour or more and they are definitely better than having the migraine. The side effects are a bit scary but I have decided it is worth it. I stopped taking the 100mg tablets because the side effects were a bit much but the 50mg tablets are much better. The only issue with the 50mg tablets is that the migraine tends to come back quicker (5 or 6 hours later) and another dose is needed. F 35 1 years
10/29/2007
 4  Migranes with onset of menstruation Stiffness and pain in jaw, neck, shoulders, arm, and thigh muscles. Slight dizzy/spacey feeling. The side effects are a little strange and uncomfortable but honestly, they are nothing compared to losing a day of work/sanity to a migrane. I used to have to count on losing one or two days a month to a migrane but since talking with my Gynecologist and being put on Imitrex I can take it when I feel a migrane onset or even during a migrane and I can go to work. It's probably best taken at night for me but unfortunately I can't control when I get these headaches. F 33 7 months
10/12/2007

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