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I've only used relpax 3 times and it worked so well, it did make me sleepy, but I had to lie down anyway because I can't function with a migraine. I slept for 1 1/2 hours and woke up headache free!
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Relpax is effective for taking away my migraine pain most of the time. I find I have to take 2 occasionally. The WORST part is the side effect. It makes my joints ache (seems like all of them) for several hours after the migraine is gone. But at least it takes away the migraine. I guess the joint pain is the lesser of the two evils and I am able to function.
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Relpax has more side effects, for me, than other Migraine Medications, including vomiting and the heaviness in my chest. Originally I was prescribed Relpax 20 but needed to go up to the Relpax 40, the pain was mostly relieved, but the substantially increased nausea made me change to a medicine in the same drug family but resulted in less nausea than Relpax. (The heaviness in the chest isn't all that uncomfortable...its a trade-off that is well worth it).
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I was offered this medicine by my doctor to try after 30 years of suffering with migranes. Within 20 minutes the symptoms are gone. The heavy feeling across my chest, arms and neck and difficulty swallowing are inconvenient, but I am functional and it is easier to tolerate than a 3 day incapacitating headache. The cost almost floored me. $187.00 for 8/ 20 mg. pills. I will only use it under the most extreme circumstances.
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This is the best migraine medication for me. I feel these are very different for each individual. But this has been the most successful at completely aborting my migraines most of the time. With other types I have had to take a repeat dose to get the results needed to continue a normal day.
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I have been getting excruciating migraine headaches since about age ten. I've been on such a long list of medicines that I can't even begin it. I ended up popping Motrin 800mg tablets like they were tic tacs and holding on for three days. Relpax has changed my life, but the price is killing me.
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I have to say I love Relpax. I sit under florescent lights and in front of a computer all day long and when I have a migraine I take Relpax and within 20 minutes the pain goes away. The only side effects I have are the pain in my jaws and throat and my arms get really heavy. But it's nothing compared to the pain I fell under these bright lights with a migraine. I don't think that this is an expensive medicine, with my insurance I pay less than 10 dollars for a box of 12 of them. I think I would think different if I didn't have insurance for sure but I would pay any amount of money for these little orange pills.
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I started getting a migraine at 6:30am on my way to work. By seven I had all the major symptoms. I asked my boss if he had anything and he sent me to a friend. She had Relpax. I asked her if it would take the edge off and let me work. She said in 1/2 hour I wouldn't remember I had a head ache. She was right. This is the first medicine that stopped the migraine cold. I went to my Doctor and got a prescription of my own. No side effects at all for me.
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I have suffered from migraines for many years. Over the years I have had many tests done and taken numerous medications for any kind of relief from the pain. The one and only thing I have found to help me so far has been Relpax. While it is expensive, even with a co-pay, I would pay any amount of money for this drug. In fact I normally cut my 40mg tablet in half and usually this is still enough to knock out my migraine pain and nausea within 2 hours. In my opinion this is a miracle drug.
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Relpax is the most reliable migraine medication for me, been using it for 3-4 years, 2-6 times/month. I tell anyone with migraines to try Relpax. Within 1.5 hours my pain is gone, very rarely have I needed 2 pills. I do have side effects: my arms feel really heavy and weak, my chest feels achy, and my throat feels tight. This will start within the first 30 minutes but be completely gone by the time my pain is gone. I take Excedrine for my migraines that have a low intensity/pain, which usually works, but if not I take Relpax. If the headache is terrible right off, I know to take the Relpax right away. I may feel wiped out for the rest of the day, but I can work and do what I need to.
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I have taken Relpax 3-4 times, and strangely enough I have had extremely vivid nightmares. This is very unusual for me because I'm not the type to have nightmares. Normally, I might have one per year, and suddenly as I have taken this medication I've had nightmares each night that I have taken the medication. I think it's not a coincidence since this has already occurred 3-4 times in less than 2 weeks.
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Medication has worked well for me, with no side effects. I find sitting in a warm bath with low lighting is the most effective way to let the medication work.
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Relpax is effective in taking away migraine pain 99% of the time. For me, the best part was making me feel less nauseous, and less sensitive to sound/light. The WORST part was the side effects. I experienced muscle cramps in my upper body for about 30 minutes.
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Relpax has changed my life. I used to suffer for 3 days with such painful migranes. I couldn't even leave the bedroom. Any light or sound would cause me to vomit. If I start to get a migrane I take 1 Relpax and I am relieved. The side effects are minimal, maybe a little light-headed, just like after a glass of wine! I am a nurse and I recommend this medication to anyone who has suffered from migraines.
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This is not an inexpensive drug, but it has completely taken care of my headache problems. I take one 40 mg Relpax at the beginning of my migraine (which is usually accompanied by nasal congestion), and I'm typically back to normal within one hour. For a long time I didn't realize I had migraines; I thought they were side effects of some kind of sinus infection. Once I started looking for a migraine remedy I tried a couple of migraine prescription drugs. Relpax was the most effective for me. (Different drugs work best for different people. Try a few until you find the one that works for you.) I'm very pleased with, and grateful for, Relpax. Instead of being out of commission for two days, I'm back to normal within an hour.
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I'm 20, and I've had migraines since I was 6 years old. I had tried everything my doctor could think of before I went to a neurologist, and she suggested Relpax. I will never go back to any of the "home remedies" or any other medication as long as Relpax is on the market. I get visual blind spots when a migraine is setting in and I take it as soon as the spots appear, which is usually 10 minutes before the pain starts. Within 30 minutes, I'm back to feeling great.
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I am a 15 year migraine patient, and have exhausted migraine preventatives and abortives. When I found Relpax, I was and still am completely thankful. There are zero side affects in my case, and when I'm sick to my stomach, it takes care of that too. This is the miracle drug for migraine patients.
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This is a great medicine for migraine. Relpax works better for me that any other triptan medication, although Maxalt seems to work also. But Relpax works even faster than Maxalt.
Unfortunately, like all triptans, it is exceedingly expensive, forcing me to seek a different type of medication.
I'll be very happy if (when) Relpax becomes available in a generic.
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