ZOMIG Reviews (ZOLMITRIPTAN)

Average Rating: 4.2 (266 Ratings)

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ZOMIG  (ZOLMITRIPTAN):  Zolmitriptan 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. Zolmitriptan 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. Zolmitriptan does not prevent future migraines or lessen how often you get migraine attacks.   FDA Approval Date: 1997-11-25 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 3  Hemiplegic Migraine Tingling in the back of my head. Tightness in my neck and pain from neck to my right eye. Extreme nausea. Drunk-like feeling. Loss of coordination. This took action within 2 hours, the side effects kicked in after 45mins - 1hr. I felt awful. Could not hold my head up, had to keep tilting it to find some relief. Nearly threw up from nausea. Felt like I was in some weird drunken stupor and could not walk straight. Migraine subsided substantially though after about 1.5hrs. I found that this was not supposed to be prescribed for hemiplegics so perhaps this was the issue along with my doctor who prescribed me this medication. I would sincerely advise anyone thinking of taking this medicine to try an alternative first if possible. F 23 1 days
2.5mg 1X day
9/11/2015
 4  Migraines No side effects that I've noticed. I've suffered with chronic migraines since I was 13. I'm now 27 and have seen countless doctors and neurologists and tried countless medications. Zomig is the first and only drug to even touch my migraines. Zomig doesn't completely stop my migraines but it brings it from a level 10 (where I'm vomiting or fainting), down to a level 6. It's still very painful and I have to remain lying in bed, in the dark, but it's not bad enough to make me vomit. Zomig is amazing but I wish I could get more than 6 pills at once. F 27 4 years
2.5 mg
8/17/2015
 5  Migraines Tingling burning sensation on the back of the head muscle aches and pains in the joints especially in feet tightness in the neck and chest and down both arms hypersensitive to warm water sometimes sleepy when eating within two hours of taking medication it's almost like eating something sour kind of things in the back of your jaw I have suffered from migraine since I was 13 years old this is the only medication I have ever taken that will take the headache away mine typically used to last 6 to 12 hours no matter what I would take now I take Zomig 5 milligram tablets and it's gone usually within the hour I do have some side effects but I have found eating something for example a half of a peanut butter sandwich no matter how nauseated I am can help with the side effects also naproxen or an anti-inflammatory such as ibuprofen seems to help with the side effects as well I read many side effects on this feed and yes they are scary but the medication does work for me the side effects are still there so if I can eat something small like a sandwich take the medication and lie down for an hour I'm a hundred percent better when I get up I highly recommend this medication for severe migraine sufferers F 47 3 years
5 MG tab
8/16/2015
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 5  headaches Major fatigue. Frequent urination and feels like I have a sunburn all over if I shower within a few hours of taking it. Can't live without it! Even if my headache is in full force I can take one and drink a Gatorade and within the hour....GONE! NOTHING else works for me. F 42 3 months
8/2/2015
 5  Migraines None This med is a miracle drug for me i just wished I didn't have a limit from the insurance company they only allow 9 per month F 52 2 years
5 MG
7/9/2015
 4  Frequent Migraines Sore throat, achy jaw, dry mouth, extreme fatigue This medicine is amazing if you take it right when you have the smallest headache. If you wait for a bad headache or migraine it is useless. Take it even if you do not know if the small headache will develop further. Can take a second dose 2 hours later if needed. F 29 5 years
2X AN
4/25/2015
 3  Chronic Daily Migraine Head pain got less severe within an hour of taking but second dose was needed. I felt very strange. My eyelid crumpled up. I was very tired but found it hard to fall asleep. I had some crazy dreams and woke several times during the night. My throat felt tight and I experienced a heavy chest. This morning I'm exhausted and ache all over. I'm feeling very forgetful. I took this medication an hour before I went to bed. It was prescribed as I am sensitive to sumitriptan. I still have a nagging head pain this morning but I'm glad the migraine went last night! F 29 1 days
2.5/5
1/29/2015
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 4  Migraine Feel disoriented, hard to concentrate, a little dizzy, sleepy, frequent urination, heightened senses - taste touch hearing. Side effects have got worse the longer I take it. I'm pretty much incapacitated for most of the day, can 't drive until about 9 hours after use. Still much better than a migraine as it does relieve all of my symptoms most of the time and always helps considerably. F 67 12 years
2.5 mg 1X AN
1/3/2015
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 4  Cluster headache / migraine Chest tightening. Sore throat and irritation from nasal spray. Hyperaesthesia on scalp. Mild fatigue. Mild nausea. Slight euphoria several hours after dose I tolerate this far better than sumatriptan which sends my blood pressure through the roof and I get out of breath. Zomig even at the 5mg level is fairly well tolerated. Nasal spray starts to take effect in around 10 mins. By 30 mins, the pain is all gone. M 34 6 times
5mg 1X AN
12/11/2014
 4  Severe migraines I have always been sensitive to medications and have side effects. Zomig is the best I've tried and I have tried A LOT. Migraine lessens after 30 minutes, disappears in an hour. I get extremely sensitive skin (hurts to touch scalp, brush hair, body feels over sensational) my throat tightens and I get a burning in my neck. Not altogether unpleasant. It does make me sleepy and feel like not moving whatsoever. Overall very happy with this. When none of my medications work, this makes it all better. F 17 2 months
11/5/2014
 5  Migraines Has been a lifesaver. Pain stops within 30 mins of taking. I've had migraines daily now for over a week and worried about rebound headaches. One thing I do notice is a feeling of tingling in my arms and sinus drainage with sneezing. Is this normal with drug?? Doing more research and what the long term affects are. F 45 1 days
5mg
10/11/2014
 5  Post Concussion Syndrome None. Worked within an hour of taking it. First time in 7 months that I dont have a headache. Absolutely amazing. M 28 1 days
5 1X day
7/17/2014
 3  Severe Migraines I can feel the pulse in my head and hands, and my jaw/face feels tingly and numb, makes me feel like I just want to clench my teeth together. Soreness of the eyes. Throat is tightening up substantially. M 19 1 days
5mg
5/12/2014
 4  Focal migraine Took zomig 1 hour ago for the first time and for 45 minutes I felt seriously strange: my hair and scalp burned like chili had been rubbed into them, there was extreme weakness in my wrists and arms, breathing was a little bit more difficult, felt like my nasal passages were widening, starting to feel a little nauseous but just generally floppy and wobbly F 26 1 days
5m I think
11/15/2013
 5  Migraine attack I took it for the very first time today. I was having a very bad migraine attack. And in 15-20 mins it was gone! I love it. I didnt get the nauseated feeling I normally get when I took cafergot. And sumatriptan also didnt help.. F 33 1 days
2.5 MG
9/24/2013
 3  migraines My head was throbbing and my jaw ached. I had trouble swallowing and my throat tightened up. Very scary F 33 1 days
30
7/11/2013
 3  for migraine Very few side effects, slight tingling in arms, neck and nasal passages. this drug has always been so very effective in relieving my migraines which I used to get once or twice a week. Zomig usually worked within the hour and that was on only half a tablet ie 1.25mg. My problem however is now medication overuse or rebound headaches. I suffer migraines or headaches now on between 18 and 24 days a month now and the only thing that shifts them is yet another dose of Zomig. It is ruining my life. I wake up every morning with a bad head, a stiff neck, aching arms. The headaches vary from one sided migraine headache to a dreadful pain in the top of my head or even in my face or back of my head. Even after taking the zomig, I don't now feel well until after lunch. I was never warned about medication overuse in the first place or else I would never have let my dosage creep up and up. I don't feel the drug companies or GP's do enough to warn people about this. F 62 12 years
2.5gg 1X AN
3/4/2013
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 5  Frequent migraines No side effects here. Actually makes me feel so great! Zomig has been a lifesaver for me. I used to take Relpax, which was also great, but insurance all of a sudden refused to cover it. Tried Imitrex and didn't work and had horrible side effects. Zomig takes the migraine away in about 30 minutes and I feel great afterward. I wish it would go generic, because it's very expensive and my insurance limits the quanity. F 46 2 years
5mg 2X W
12/20/2012
 5  Migraines Slight stiff neck. Slightly tired like I just want to doze off. I've been taking it for about 6 years and this nasal spray has never--ever--let me down. No matter how bad the headache, it will be gone within an hour-- tops. It has changed my life. M 56 4 days
5 mg
11/28/2012
 5  Migraine Discomfort for about 15min Tightness of the throat and tingling in my face and fingers. Tight Jaw and sensitive to heat I would regard Zomig as a life saver for me. if i can catch my triggers earlie enough i only need on tablet but sometimes it takes two. The side effects are bearable as my doctor explained them to me before taking this medicine. I have had the on set of one this morning at 10.30 and its completely gone by 12.30 no head ache what so ever. my jaw still a bit tight but completely fine F 33 12 years
2.5 1X AN
9/27/2012
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