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 |
| 1 | Occasional Severe Migraines | MORE Migraines! | I began taking it two years ago for severe migraines I had every six months or so. Immediately after I started, my migraines increased to once a month and then twice a month and so on. By the second year, I was having them twice a week. I'm now on Inderal to prevent the migraines. I would NOT recommend this drug. It also did not work very well as a painkiller. It just slightly reduced the severity of the migraine pain. | F | 34 | 2 years | 1/3/2008 | 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 | 3 | Migraine | I didn't like it really...I took it and a couple of hours later I had a kind of severe short term memory loss as well as drowsiness followed by a disoriented state of being. It did take the migraine away, it just scared me with the side effects in doing so. | I've seen where a lot of other users have complained about the whole memory loss thing, so that might just be something to look into before taking it. | M | 18 | 1 days | 11/20/2007 | 1 | Migraines | I was ok for about 12 hours after taking the Maxalt. I was a little loopy and flushed but the headache for the most part was gone. I still had a lot of pressure in my head but it wasn't taken at the start of the headache. When we started to relax I started having chest pains. They kept getting worse and worse and then I started having pain in my arm. I ended up in the ER until about 3am. The doctor said all my tests came back normal and that it had to of been a side effect from the MAxalt. I will NEVER take it again! The chest pains are far too scary to be worth it especially since it didn't fully knock out the headache. | I am in pretty good shape and had no symptoms that would have made me believe that I would have had chest pains from taking medicine. | F | 33 | 1 days | 11/20/2007 | 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 | 4 | Allergy & Stress Related Migraine | Haven't really had any... | I take the disolvable tablet...great for on the road. No water necessary. Very pleased so far, although I have to followup with a 2nd dose an hour or so after my first if the headache hasn't completely subsided. Worth every penny. | F | 27 | 2 months | 10/25/2007 | 3 | migraine | Sleepy, dizzy and heavy chest for a couple of days. I have suddenly developed extremely high blood pressure and my cardiologist suggested Maxalt was the culprit. He said relief from my migraine was "not worth dying for" so I no longer take it. Too bad because now I face up to two days in bed again. | Monitor b/p on this drug please. | F | 59 | 8 months | 10/25/2007 | 1 | classic migraines | The medicine extinguished most of the migraine for the first hour, then go progressively worse after the aura and some of the pain went away. Nauseau, increased pain, dizziness, numbness, etc... I am very worried that it has had a long term effect on my memory. Literally, prior to taking this I would be able to retain and memorize information for long periods of time...When someone tells me to remember something or if I need to memorize things for an exam, or especially when I am reading, I actually forget everything almost instantenously. Have read the other side effects from users on here and some have said the same thing. Might be worth further investigation of a memory loss side effect. | Would not recommend with thorough research. | F | 22 | 2 times | 10/13/2007 | 2 | Migraine headache | Taking tablets. Relieves the pain well and quickly. About 3-4 hours in, I have to take a nap, and 6-24 hours in I feel like I'm coming down from diet pills. Muscles tensed, jaws clenched. Feel edgy and anxious and can't sleep. I've stopped taking it. | I tried Maxalt 3 times. I, too, was rotating with Zomig and Imitrex and will just use them from now on. | F | 59 | 2 months | 9/17/2007 | 2 | continuous headache | Thought I was having a heart attack! And really wasn't a miracle drug for me. Not really a migrane sufferer, but doctor recommended it since I had been having a constant headache. Did not have other side effects. Still has a headache. | Not for me, but reading the comments it seem to be wonderful for others. | F | 43 | 2 days | 9/17/2007 | 4 | Migraine | Relief from migraine within 2 hours, but experienced extreme restlessness, sleeplessness, and agitation. Unable to sleep after initial 2 hour drowsiness. | Works better than Amerge, imitrix and relpak--but am going to stop because of my side effects. | F | 43 | 3 days | 9/16/2007 | 4 | Migraines | Feel a little absent minded. Loopy and some pressure in my forehead. | Took it for the 1st time, felt pretty good. I was able to function. Next day felt a little tired and out of it, but able to go to work and get through the day. My migraines start a couple of days before my period. The migraines are so bad, vomitting and I end up in bed for a day to two. Horrible, I need to function! I have small active children and can lot leave work every time a migraine comes on. I am keeping my fingers crossed that this is my miracle drug. I wish the cost was a little less! | F | 44 | 1 days | 9/13/2007 | 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 | Depends on what other drugs I've taken, sometimes sleepy, tired, mentally dulled; I experienced serotonin syndrome when I used it with nortriptyline. It always makes my blood pressure go up, but that time it went up to 212/130. You should be very careful what drugs you take with triptans. | For me any of the triptans just delay the headache. If I have a bad migraine and I absolutely have to be somewhere, then I'll take a Maxalt, and it almost always works, but 24 hours later the headache is back and worse than before. Seems like I have to have my 2-3 days of migraine regardless. | F | 61 | | 9/10/2007 | 4 | Migraines | Feeling of being "high," anxiety, difficulty breathing, tiredness, feeling mentally out of it (but still able to work!) | I get migraines mostly around my period and notice a connection between my migraines and shallow breathing. I take 5 mg when I get a headache that feels like it won't go away with relaxation techniques or I'm unable to lie down. My headache generally goes away for at least 24 hours. I'm concerned about rebound headaches, as I've recently begun getting migraines that seem to last several days and require several doses of Maxalt. How do you know if it's a multi-day migraine or a series of rebound headaches? | F | 38 | 4 years | 9/5/2007 | 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 | 4 | Migraine | It makes me dizzy, weak, and little spacey, which actually helps me sleep. On the other hand though, it takes the pain away and I can deal with the mild side effects as long as the pain is gone. I'm usually useless after I take one and have to go to sleep for the rest of the evening. | I did notice that the migraines increased in frequency for the first week of taking it, then went back to a normal pattern again. I recommend it for those who have tried Imitrex and other OTC analgesics with no results. This is the first medicine besides hydrocodone that works on my migraines. | F | 25 | 2 months | 8/31/2007 | 4 | Migraines - Menstrual Migraines | Occasional difficulty breathing or heaviness in the chest. Sometimes euphoria. | It usually takes between 2-5 hours to work depending on how bad the migraine is. I will try the nasal imitrex to see if it works faster. | F | 49 | 6 months | 8/26/2007 |