MAXALT Reviews (RIZATRIPTAN BENZOATE)

Average Rating: 4.0 (314 Ratings)

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MAXALT  (RIZATRIPTAN BENZOATE):  Rizatriptan 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. Rizatriptan 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. Rizatriptan does not prevent future migraines or lessen how often you get migraine attacks.   FDA Approval Date: 1998-06-29 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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DATE ADDED
 
 4  Severe Migraines I take this med 1-2 times a day PRN (when needed). Typically several times per month. No noticeable side effects. Works well for my migraines. Still leaves me with a bit of my tension HA, but that is not what it is for, so that is reasonable. Tension HA's are a small component of my HA syndrome. F 50 1.5 years
10 1X day
7/25/2015
 5  Migraines Mild diarrhea occurs the following day. Upset stomach is worse if I take maxalt more than one day in a row. Occasional tightening of the throat or jaw sensation, but doesn't last as long as it did with other medications. Have previously taken Imitrex and relpax ,the maxalt melt tablets work faster and more effectively for me with less side effects. Allows me to function and get back to my life instead of dropping everything and going to bed. F 30 2 years
10 mg
7/5/2015
 5  Migraines, Auras, Numbness Tired, Anxious, scatter brained. (Worth it) Suffered from Migraines for 25 years and this is the first med to ever help. I have tried several including vitamins and diet to prevent. If i take this at Aura onset, there will never be a headache. I still get numbness. M 41 3 years
30mg 1X day
7/4/2015
 5  Chronic migraines for 43 years As many, I have tried most migraine medication to no prevail until I was prescribed maxalt. As a child I was hospitalized with chronic migraines and ad I got older 100% of the time a mrgraine ended me in ER. Since using maxalt, if taken during the first few minutes when vision starts to go fuzzy I can head of most of the horrific systems. I still feel a dull localized pressure and incapacitated for the remainder of the day. I 100% fall asleep and not able to do anything visually maxalt hsd changed my life. I would be violently ill for several day before maxalt and by the next day I function fine but feeling like I have a severe neurological event. I feel a bit slower in thinking and response time and physically a bit fatigued. I can't operate in florescent lighting and I try to keep down stimulus. I have tried the generic, however was NOT successful. I just won't ever think of walking out my door without maxalt radially available. F 53 10 years
10mg
7/1/2015
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 3  Migraines for 17 yrs I usually take one Maxalt, and then wait about 2 hours and have to take another Maxalt has been working for me (generally speaking)...but I usually have to take two in order to get relief. My legs and arms feel heavy afterwards and I am unable to drive. I thought that the reason for these quick acting migraine meds is so that you can resume a normal life after a migraine attack? I haven't found one that doesn't leave me incredibly dizzy and tired, therefore requiring that I take the day off of work anyway. I feel very achy all over, kind of like how you feel before you get the flu. I felt the same with Relpax, only worse. Imitrex also. F 36 1 days
not sure
6/29/2015
 4  hormonal migraines Extreme tiredness but can't go into deep sleep. Migraine hangover the next day. Groggy. It works well. I took it when I felt my aura and didn't have to live in a Migraine haze that day. i managed to look after kids. It was Difficult but manageable. It definitely improved my standard of living yesterday! F 34 1 days
6/5/2015
 4  Migraines Severe muscle weakness. Joint ACHING beyond belief. If I was like this all the time, I'd be severely handicapped and confined to a wheelchair. It works for migraines. F 54 2 years
10mg 1X AN
3/11/2015
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 4  Migraines for 15 years Frequent urination, a burning sensation in the head, feeling of heaviness all over the body. Tried Relpax. No good. Maxalt only works when I catch the migraine within the first hour. My doctor limits me to six per month with 2 per migraine. I get many more migraines than that per month so I'm stuck hurting for most of the time :-( F 40 1 days
20 mg
3/5/2015
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 1  migraine I suffered extreme anxiety, depression and feelings of doom. Never again would I take this, plus it only dulled my migraine. It honestly felt like I was given a truth serum, drunk and was going to die. I cant believe my doctor prescibed this for me considering Im a diabetic. F 46 2 times
2/23/2015
 5  Chronic Migraines Fatigue, feeling like I'm in a daze, frequent urination, I always sneeze approx 30min after taking it. The sneezing didn't start for several years after I started taking it. Maxalt has been a lifesaver to me! I've had migraines every since I was 16. Without this medication I don't know where I'd be. I'll take the side effects any day to not feel the pain of a migraine. F 34 14 years
10 MG 1X AN
1/8/2015
 4  Migraines Sleepy and sluggish. Generic really upsets my stomach. F 54 8 years
5mg 1X day
10/3/2014
 5  Migraines It does taste pretty bad, but it usually takes care of the headaches in 15-20 minutes. I've tried almost all of the other migraine medications, and Maxalt is the only one that works without making me feel sick. F 29 10 years
10mg
6/15/2014
 5  Migraine a little groggy, heaviness in arms, very frequent urination It's the only thing that works for me when a migraine is really bad F 40 5 years
10 mg 1X AN
5/26/2014
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 2  Migraine Extreme Dizziness! I've been in bed for 24 hours. My headache was gone within 30 min of taking Maxalt. Not being able to function due to dizziness, didn't make this medicine with it to me. F 35 1 days
10 MG
5/4/2014
 5  I had migraines for 30 years. Absolutely none! F 62 5 years
10 mg
4/27/2014
 5  Chronic Migranes Fatigue, Dizziness, memory loss I've taken many migrane medications. This one works 95% of the time. Very expensive but worth it. My prescription only allows 12 pills per month.. Most times I do run out early. F 25 5 years
10MG 3X W
4/6/2014
 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
 1  Migraines Migraine become worse 20 minutes after taking it, vision blurry, tight neck, right arm went numb, soar throat, dry mouth, went to sleep for 5 hours I will never take again. Hated it! F 24 1 days
10mg 1X day
1/29/2014
 3  Chronic migraines Always: drowsiness and clumsiness, varying degrees Usually: Moderate/severe tingling/burning sensation in my nose, forehead, and scalp (skin hurts to touch); decrease in mental acuity. I've had migraines for approximately 10 years, but as I have gotten older, they have gotten much more frequent and painful. After getting an ulcer taking only Excedrin for the pain, I tried both Imitrex and Maxalt. I prefer the Maxalt mainly for the reason that the Imitrex would always give me the tingling sensation, and the Maxalt only will about 65-75% of the time. However, I also see a pattern in myself of the medication only getting rid of the migraine 75% of the time; 20% it will dull it but not erase it, and 5% it doesn't touch it. I'm critical, but I do think this is a really good medication. My biggest issue is the burning, which I know not all people experience. F 25 1 years
10MG 1X day
6/17/2013
 5  occular and cluster migraines some chest and neck tightness, a little drowsy. I LOVE THIS medicine!!! I have had migraines for as long as I can remember. Imitrex helped, but the choking sensation and neck discomfort was almost unbearable. Maxalt MLT works so good, it has given me my quality of life back. My migraines are not menstrual related, they are related to barometric pressure changes though. I dont know what I would do without this medicine. It is wonderful. F 46
10 mg MLT 1X day
4/8/2013

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