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 | None | Works very quickly & I rarely need to take a second dose. | M | 49 | 1 years | 12/22/2009 | 5 | Migraines | Occasional dry mouth, sleepiness, heavy limbs, occasional rapid pulse, occasional sweating | I've suffered from migraines and tension headaches for many years, since I was a small child. I've tried every migraine medicine under the sun and found the only thing that worked was taking some muscle relaxers, a Vicodin, and literally spending the entire day(s) in bed sleeping, until I tried Maxalt. Maxalt has seriously been a life-saver! If I'm able to catch the migraine early enough one pill will take care of the migraine. If it's particularly bad I take a Maxalt and a pain pill (usually Vicodin) and the migraine will be gone by the end of the day and allow me to stay at work and do my job. If you suffer from migraines and find no help with other drugs, suggest this to your Neuro or primary doctor. The pills are costly (figures, right?) but worth every penny to get your life back. I have noticed very few (if not intermittent at each experience) side effects, nothing that deters me from using the medicine. | F | 27 | 5 months | 12/21/2009 | 5 | Severe Migraines | Frequent urination for a few hours. | I took Maxalt with great results. The headache was gone within 30 minutes. It would often return a few hours later, so I would take another one, but it would go right away again. I was getting more frequent migraines this past summer and taking more Maxalt. I had a heart attack on November 1 about an hour after taking Maxalt, so I can not take it any more. A change in blood pressure medicine has helped. I have had one migraine since, and I suffered for two days. I miss my Maxalt! | F | 58 | 3 years | 12/13/2009 | 5 | frequent migraines/ clustered | fuzzy headed feeling | I love this medication! I have tried so many and nothing ever seems to work well, except Maxalt. It also seems to work better if I take it with some ibuprofen. The fuzzy headed feeling I get, I think is mostly an after effect of the migraine going away and the exhaustion I feel while I have the headache. Despite the the fuzzines, I can think clearly and go about my day normally within an hour of taking Maxalt-MLT. This has been the best migraine med I have tried! | F | 32 | 30 days | 12/8/2009 | 5 | Migraine | I feel extremely tired, eyes are heavy and my jaw feels heavy and tingles | Although I get these side affects, I actually love them. Iv been having migraines for what feels like a lifetime but is only about 5 years. These are the only thing that helps, I can have one of these and still go out in the evening. bit worried im relying on them too much now though?? | F | 21 | 1 years | 11/18/2009 | 5 | Severe migrain | None really, amazing, just a little drained out for an hour or two. | I live in Australia and had Maxalt while on holidays in the US, these drugs worked liked a miracle for me, the migrains were ruining my holiday (and my life, I get approx 1 migrain per week) till I discovered Maxalt, but on returning to Australia have discovered they are not available here, my Neurologist has prescribed Immogren Nasal Spray but nowhere near as affective as Maxalt, very disappointed that Maxalt is not available in Oz. | F | 52 | 2 weeks | 10/29/2009 | 5 | Frequent Migraines | tension on the back of neck/head | The only side effect I get EVERY time I take Maxalt is an intense tension headache onthe back of my neck/head. It's pretty brutal so about 30-60 minutes after popping a Maxalt I take a couple of Excedrin Tension Headache Relief pills and I am good to go. No other Migraine medication has helped me at all and I've tried almost everything on the market. I feel blessed to get relief from Maxalt (even if it comes at a small price.) | F | 29 | 1 years | 10/20/2009 | 5 | 1-2 headaches per week | Absolutely none! | A miracle drug for me. In the past I would wake up with a headache that would last all day. Various precipitating factors: Sexual activity, lack of sleep, or popcorn the evening before. In the past I would take a headache benadryl and a BC powder. This would barely make my work day tolerable. Now, I take a maxalt and my headache is gone within 25 minutes. I can't understand all the maxalt basher comments. People are different. For me maxalt is definitely a miracle relief pill! I use 9 pills per month on average. Well worth the $20 per tab I pay!!! | M | 42 | 10 months | 10/17/2009 | 5 | migraine | I have not had any side effects at all. | Really happy to have found Maxalt! I had suffered for years and never found anything that worked until Maxalt! | F | 57 | 3 years | 10/14/2009 | 2 | migraine | Horrendous side effects. Felt like I was under anesthesia--this was on only 1/2 dose. Speeding heart rate and respiration, unable to think or function, falling into dead sleep, then hung over for another 1.5 days. Did it make migraine go away? yes, but the cost has been far too great. I will not take it again tho I did take it reluctantly for about 1 year for migraines that steadily increased--possibly due to the drug. | F | 49 | 1 years | 10/8/2009 | 1 | Migraines | Worsened headache, tightening in the jaw, dry mouth, drowsiness | I had terrible side effects from Maxalt. I first tried the melts and when I reported back my side effects I was prescribed the tablets. While the tablets were less severe, they still made me feel terrible. They made me drowsy and incapable of functioning in everyday life. My migraines come every single day and I have yet to find a cure for them but Maxalt makes them beyond intollerable and I had to stop taking it. | F | 19 | 2 months | 9/27/2009 | 5 | Migraines | slight floating feeling | Thank you so much for this product. Nothing else I had tried worked for me.My migraines start usually in my neck and then the noise around me starts the onset. I take half of a tablet and within 30 minutes the migraine starts to subside. It is rare that I have to take a whole tablet. By taking only half allows me to function at work and does not make me drowsy. | F | 48 | 5 years | 9/18/2009 | 5 | migraines | frequent urination in the first couple of hours after taking it, fatigue | This is a miracle drug that truly works for my migraines. Within about 40 minutes they are about 85% better and it allows me to function all day at work. | F | 40 | | 9/16/2009 | 5 | moderate to severe migraines | drowsiness, neck pain | I have been on MANY maintenance medications to try to control my migraines (for about 12 years) and other headaches but Maxalt is the only thing that has ever worked consistently for me. I do not take it daily but only when I feel a migraine coming on. Occasionally I experience some rather uncomfortable neck pain about 20 minutes after taking the dissolveable Maxalt but that is more than worth getting rid of a migraine. Migraines used to completely incapacitate me but now I can have a life! :) | F | 31 | 5 years | 9/7/2009 | 4 | Menstrual Migraines | Fatigue, feeling a bit lightheaded and "out of it," frequent urination | This is the only medication that has helped suppress my migraine. The migraine does come back eventually -- I would say it suppresses for about 8-10 hours. I usually take about 4-5 per bout and have one bout a month. With this regimen, I only have bad migraines a few times a year, and that is when I don't take the Maxalt in time. | F | 28 | 2.5 years | 9/4/2009 | 5 | Migraines | Mild drowsiness. | Fast-acting, usually bringing relief in less than two hours depending on the severity of pain at the time it is taken. After 10+ years of medications with side effects that rivaled the pain associated with migraines Maxalt was prescribed by a new attending physician. | F | 53 | 4 months | 8/14/2009 | 5 | Severe Migraines | Side effects were minor, tired, out of it, trouble concentrating, increased pulse. | This medication has helped me so much. If I take it early on my headache is gone within 15-20 minutes. If I take it too long after the onset of the migraine, my migraine gets worse for about an hour then goes away completely. I have used this 18 times, there was one time when I had a very sever migraine that this medication did not work at all, that was the first time I used it. Since then it has been incredible. They have really changed my life. | F | 28 | 4 months | 8/4/2009 | 2 | Occasional headaches | Heart attack caused by coronary artery vasospasm. | 56 years old. I had not a single heart-attack risk factor. I'd been taking Maxalt for years as it worked well on my headaches. But, this time, it caused this problem, which the literature says is rare. Usually, after about an hour, the Maxalt makes the headache stop. This time, after about an hour, a tightness developed in my chest and continued to get stronger till it was painful. Three days in hospital including an angiogram. They say the damage done to my heart is minimal. :-) No more Maxalt for me, though. Would I recommend it? I'd say it worked for me for years. I'd say, "Be cautiously on the alert for side-effects." and tell them what happened to me. | M | 56 | 4 years | 7/15/2009 | 4 | Chronic migraines | Extremely tired, dizzy, tingling over whole body, very out of it, swollen throat and pain between the eyes. | I reccomend this drug. I would rather experience these side effects then have a migraine. I take the pill as soon as I feel a migraine coming and in about 15 minutes my headache is gone. I don't recommend driving or operating machinery as well as drinking after taking this medication. | F | 18 | | 7/9/2009 | 5 | migraines | none | MaxAlt is a lifesaver. I have the melts, which taste horrible to me, with me at all times. I get migraines due to stress, but also because of changes in the weather. I can take MaxAlt and the migraine will be gone in an hour or two. I can work again! I wish I had gone to the doctor about this years ago. I just figured nothing would help me. | F | 48 | 6 months | 6/25/2009 |