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Reviews for rizatriptan systemic to treat Migraine
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Maxalt (rizatriptan): I have had migraines for about 12 years. Maxalt is the only drug that works and it works fast. Only problem is my insurance will only pay for 10 a month and when my cluster headaches come I eat through them like candy.
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Maxalt (rizatriptan): Maxalt has less side effects, for me, than other Migraine Medication. Previously I have been on the Maxalt 5 but needed to go up to the Maxalt 10 which helps relieve the pain more completely. I tried many other medicines, and this has been the best for me, I believe it is different for every person. My nausea does increase on this medication, but no chest heaviness as with other medicines.
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Maxalt (rizatriptan): I have used Maxalt for the past 7 years and I swear by it. If I feel a migraine coming on I put my melt into my mouth and I am free and clear in less then 15 minutes. Some people call this medicine Migraine Gold. To me it is a lifesaver.
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Maxalt-MLT (rizatriptan): I have tried OTC migraine medicines, and three other prescriptions. Maxalt is by far the best, and MLT makes it nearly perfect. The only bad side effect I have is that the back of my neck gets sore. Maxalt does this far less than Zomig, and taking Advil Liquigels or Vicodin with the Maxalt MLT helps quite a bit. My ideal treatment for a migraine is to take Maxalt MLT and Advil Liquigels, then lay down with something cold on my forehead. Once I am able to doze, I sleep until I wake up on my own. I can't believe how much better I feel after the nap. At work, I just take the two medicines. It takes me longer to feel better, but makes my headache much more bearable.
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Maxalt-MLT (rizatriptan): I had used Maxalt when it was relatively new, and although it is quick to make short work on migraine it did cause me rebound headaches 80% of the time, which were never as bad but still no fun.
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Maxalt (rizatriptan): I have suffered with cluster headaches since I was in my twenties. I am now 61 and still get them, sometimes every few months and sometimes I can go several years, but when they hit, the are debilitating and I never know how many days or weeks they will continue. My physician gave me a sample to try as I had been having these headaches almost everyday for 2 or more weeks. Within 30-45 minutes the pressure and pain were gone and my drooping, puffy eye looked normal again. I plan to ask my doctor if he can prescribe a larger quantity so I can take them during these lengthy episodes. I would love to be part of a study on the efficacy of this drug on cluster headache patients. Wish I had known about it sooner.
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Maxalt-MLT (rizatriptan): This works wonders for me, but makes me a little nutty for awhile. Better than migraines by a long shot. They try and make it taste minty, but still a little foul tasting.
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Maxalt (rizatriptan): I have just started experiencing migraines and thought my life was over at first. Nothing was working and I couldn't be a wife to my husband or mom to my five year old daughter. Since starting this miracle drug as we call it, I am myself again. The only side effect I am experiencing is having to pee a lot. I don't know if I am alone in that matter, but I would gladly substitute spending sometime in the potty then spending a whole day in the ER or in the bedroom in the dark.
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Maxalt (rizatriptan): I took it when I was felt a migraine coming on and I experienced dizziness, memory loss, shakiness and a fever. I had used it before with no problems.
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Maxalt-MLT (rizatriptan): Maxalt_MLT is effective is arresting a my migraine. It does come with a price. It makes me very sleepy and I tend to have rebound within 24 hours and require a second dose. I do think riding the migraine out would be much worse. It is a great medicine. Nothing else has worked as well.
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Maxalt-MLT (rizatriptan): Maxalt-MLT has been the only migraine medication that didn't give me most of the common side effects. My migraines don't often come with warning signs, like the "auras." My left temple just starts to throb, and I know I have about an hour before the pain has me hiding in the dark, wishing my skull would just go ahead and split open. Maxalt works within the hour (at least to head off the really awful pain - sometimes I need to take another one in a few hours to completely erase the headache), and I can get on with my day. The only side effect I've ever noticed is if I take one and then lie down, I'll sleep for a couple hours. But if I'm up and around or out and about, I can keep going just fine. But I can say the same thing about Benadryl.
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Maxalt (rizatriptan): This is the only migraine medicine that consistently gets rid of my migraines. I've tried Zomig, Imitrex, and many others - but Maxalt gets it gone in 15-30 minutes and I'm back, up and ready to get back into life. I can even take one at work and just rest my eyes at my desk until it kicks in. Never could do that before.
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Maxalt (rizatriptan): Maxalt almost always gets rid of my migraine with one pill. It does make me sleepy so I take it near bedtime. When I wake up, I am groggy for up to 6 hours. That is the only side effect I have experienced. If I am having what I call a migraine marathon (up to five days) I alternate taking Maxalt and Imitrex.
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Maxalt-MLT (rizatriptan): My experience was mixed. I took Maxalt MLT as soon as I had my usual "Aura". It worked within 30 minutes. The aura was gone and I never did get a migraine. However, within an hour I had a severe angina attack and had to take my nitro twice to relieve the pain. Nitro glycerin gives you a headache, so I think I'd rather have the migraine than the chest pain! My daughter took it and had a wonderful experience, took the pain away within 30 minutes and no side effects at all. I guess I won't be taking it again. Too bad, it worked on the migraine.
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Maxalt-MLT (rizatriptan): Maxalt relieves my migraine in 1 hour however it does make me sleepy. I love the fast dissolve feature. I will have to stop using it however due to the rising cost not covered by my insurance company. I am now hoping Imitrex will work as well.
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rizatriptan: I have used this medication for over 3 years now. Just recently I was told to take 2 instead of one since my migraines seem to be getting worse each time (I blame it on MS). Nothing else works for me. I can deal with the kids bickering. I carry this drug with me always!
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Maxalt (rizatriptan): I have been taking Maxalt for a couple of years and it's the only migraine medicine that gets rid of the pain without making me sick. I have a couple of side effects: tingling in my jaw, neck, and spine and also it makes me have to pee a lot.
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Maxalt-MLT (rizatriptan): Migraine, the word can’t convey the impact on life. For me, a typical one lasted about 36 hours, followed by another 24 hours of “hangover”. Somewhere during the 36 hour duration, would be 12 hours of hell. I’ve used Maxalt MLT about 10-12 times over the last 6 months. It has worked every time; I take one when I sense a migraine is starting, and it just doesn’t “blossom”. I have no side effects, no nausea, and no drowsiness. Sometime in the next 20-30 minutes I’ll realize the apprehension, tension and other precursors to the migraine have just disappeared.
Migraines took too much of my life, and at their worst, pushed depression to the edge of suicide; it’s good to have a normal life back.
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Maxalt (rizatriptan): I've been using maxalt for about 6 years (give or take) and it's about the only medication I've found that really gets rid of my migraines. The MLT version is great when your stomach's so upset you can't keep down a pill, too. The only side effect I've ever had is a tingling feeling in my shoulders. Well worth the co-pay!
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Maxalt (rizatriptan): I've tried many prescriptions for migraines. Maxalt is the only thing that works for me 99% of the time (I can't remember the last time I had to take a second dose for it to take effect). Within 1 hour of taking it, my migraine goes away. Nothing else comes close to this effectiveness for me. I normally do get one side effect - but it's one I've actually come to welcome. It makes me drowsy - but after having a migraine, I look forward to going to sleep as fast as possible and just sleep away the migraine as the medicine works its way through my system.
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Maxalt-MLT (rizatriptan): When I first started taking Maxalt MLT several years ago it was a wonder drug; my headaches were gone within minutes with no side effects. Lately I've noticed that I get a little groggy after I've taken it, and it also takes longer for it to work. Sometimes I have to take a second dose after two hours before it works. That's still better than having a migraine, though!
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Maxalt-MLT (rizatriptan): Wonder drug. I tried many others. Maxalt MLT works so quick and free of all the usual side effects. I can use Maxalt MLT and within 30-60 minutes return to normal activities free of the normal after migraine haziness. It has given me my life back. Many thanks to Dr. Z. for prescribing this.
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Maxalt-MLT (rizatriptan): Maxalt has really changed how I felt about my migraines. Before I was prescribed Maxalt, I would suffer terribly, taking only OTC medications which "never" helped much. Now when I feel those tell-tale signs of a migraine coming on (I do not experience any "aura"), I take a Maxalt (and sometimes some ibuprofen, too) and I know my migraine will be gone within the hour! And I'm not sleepy.
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Maxalt (rizatriptan): I have been using Maxalt for about 5 plus years now. I have tried other migraine meds but Maxalt is the only one that helps the migraine pain and allows me to function - before this med. I would have to take my usual trip to the emergency room for treatment and a few time was actually hospitalized for the pain and dehydration. It was terrible, but now i can depend on Maxalt - it is a miracle.
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Maxalt (rizatriptan): This medicine is great it allows me to be able to function and work an entire 8 hour shift. I also love the fact that it does not give me any side effects. It has really changed my life.
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Maxalt-MLT (rizatriptan): It works rather well but puts me to sleep for about 3 hours. I am still trying to find a migraine drug that does not put me to sleep.
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Maxalt (rizatriptan): This medicine is a miracle drug. I have migraines that last for 3 days and until my doctor prescribed maxalt I could not get rid of them or function properly. Now I take a pill and within 30 min it is gone. My life is so much nicer I am up moving around exercising and actually living my life like a normal person.
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Maxalt-MLT (rizatriptan): Next to Frova (which is, to me, the miracle drug), Maxalt-MLT has been by far the most helpful triptan migraine medication. And it's also quite convenient, as it dissolves in your mouth (without having a horrible taste, even).
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rizatriptan: after being on imagrain for years it finally stopped working.
i was put on rizatriptan and luckily it has worked perfectly. once again though the down fault with any of these drugs is that you have to catch the migrain as it begins or else the drugs wont work. fingers crossed it keeps working as i suffer up to 3-5 migraines a week.
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rizatriptan: I've had Migraine headaches since grade school. This is the only medication that I have tried that gives me relief in less than 15 minutes and has no side effect
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Maxalt (rizatriptan): This the only triptin medication that has not cause me rapid heart beat. And has saved me countless visits to the emergency room.
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