Emgality and Dizziness: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Jen...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 18, 2021

For Migraine Prevention "Awful. It only takes the pain part to 90% and leaves all the other migraine symptoms. And that might be alright if it weren't for side effects. It isn't good for Basilar type because of increased stroke risk. It can take a week or two to manifest Emgality side effect symptoms, so far increasing and near debilitating muscle and joint pain, inflammation of the edge of my eyelids, injection site reactions (these took a week to show up), ever-present dizziness, loud tinnitus, increased anxiety. This is awful stuff."

• Jes...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 1, 2022

For Migraine Prevention "Waited for a month to post my results. I suffer from severe migraines, Emgality has worked wonders! Went from 4 migraines a month and about 20 headaches a month to not a single headache or migraine for the entire month! However, the day after I received the first initial double dose, I woke up with vertigo. That was 31 days ago, and to this day, I am still having vertigo. I can't bend over, I can't turn to a different side while lying in bed, I can't get up too fast, I can't turn fast, nothing! It's been pretty sucky, but at least I haven't had any migraines. I decided not to do the shot again because I'm terrified the vertigo will hit while I'm driving, so now we're trying Nurtec. I just hope the Emgality leaves my system soon! I've read where someone else had vertigo as a side effect, and it lasted them 84 days! I've also gained 7 lbs and am way more tired this month than ever!"

• Mig...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 23, 2022

For Migraine Prevention "I've been a migrainer for 40 years. The past 15 years have been the worst. Light headaches on a daily basis and painful migraines that really are debilitating and threaten to appear all the time. I've also had tinnitus for a year. And now, three months ago, I started to have vertigo. My neurologist decided it was time to try a new treatment (I had been on beta blockers), thinking the vertigo may be rooted in migraine. I started Emgality a month ago, with a double injection. So far, it's been a life changer. Only 1 migraine in 4 weeks, and no migraine during my periods, first time in 20 years! However, zero effect on the vertigo. In a sense, I am happy the vertigo appeared before I started this drug, otherwise, I would have thought they were related, which they aren't in my case."

• Can...
• December 23, 2020

For Migraine Prevention "I’ve had chronic migraines for decades, and they have been getting more frequent and severe in recent years. I have missed so much of my life due to migraines. I started Emgality 4 months ago, and it’s been life-changing. I rarely get headaches now, and when I do, I can just take an Aleve to get rid of them, which used to do nothing for me. I do feel a little nauseous, dizzy, and have mild cramps for 24 hours after an injection, but it’s totally worth it to not get migraines for the rest of the month. I did experience some hair loss the first month when I took the loading dose, but that stopped by month two. It wasn’t enough to be noticeable."

• Not...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 20, 2021

For Migraine Prevention "I took the 2 injections of the initial dose and felt fine! Then I started noticing dizziness, but my headache seemed to ease off. But my period was irregular. Very uncommon for me, I am always regular! I took the next month's injection, and my tongue started to feel funny, kind of tingly all the time. Dizziness increased, constipation started, tiredness, and headache started back. My hair started falling out, I bruise very easily and stay cold all the time. The side effects are awful, even though my neurologist said there are not really any side effects. So totally not worth it! Don't try it! I read somewhere it takes 5 months for the medication to leave your body, so hopefully some of these side effects will soon stop!!!"

• Eri...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 24, 2021

For Migraine Prevention "Emgality works for about 3 weeks. However, I've noticed in the last week leading up to your next injection, it's migraine after migraine. The injection itself feels like a tetanus shot and is very sore for 3 days. Here's all the side effects I have been experiencing: 1.) Weight gain 2.) Hot flashes to the extreme of sweating and soaking my clothes. 3.) Insomnia/night terrors. 4.) Joint pain. 5.) Vertigo and nausea. 6.) Constipation."

• Mig...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 9, 2022

For Migraine Prevention "I had experienced 20-25 days of moderate to severe migraines per month for 26 months prior to trying Emgality. I tried topiramate, several blood pressure and beta blocker meds, gabapentin, duloxetine, dietary restrictions, and lifestyle modifications to little avail before finally getting insurance approval for Botox injections. While those reduced pain, they did not help relieve the symptoms of nausea and dizziness. I’ve now had 5 months of Emgality. I am down to about 15 migraine days per month, with only 6-8 days being severe enough to stay in bed. I do dread the injections-they feel like the kick of a mule and leave me bruised for about 10 days, but the pain is temporary and nothing compared to my migraines. My sense of taste has changed-sweetness has diminished, and chocolate tastes like dirt. It’s a great loss for a foodie, but having a life again makes the trade-off preferable, if also regrettable."

• HGm...
• February 3, 2022

For Migraine Prevention "I did my loading dose of Emgality yesterday and am regretting it already. I took Aimovig with no issues for 4 months before my insurance stopped covering it. After my Emgality yesterday, I immediately noticed chest tightness, injection site redness, swelling, itching, and blurred vision. Today I have itching everywhere on my body, swelling at the injection sites, blurred vision, depression (I suffer from depression that is controlled with medication, but this depression compares to PPD I suffered years ago!), vertigo, tinnitus, fatigue, and brain fog. I will not continue this medication and have reported side effects to the FDA. I wish I would have done more research before taking this medication. Now I have to wait 5 months for it to leave my system. How are these side effects not mentioned on the website or in the pamphlet boxed with the injection?! I would not recommend this medication to anyone. I would rather deal with daily migraines than deal with all of these side effects."

• Ayn...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 1, 2021

For Migraine Prevention "Folks, if your doctor tries to tell you that an amazing medicine exists with no side effects - don't believe them. The only reason this medicine can claim to have no side effects is because it hasn't been around long enough for the FDA to compile enough data from reports to their MedWatch hotline. There is a reason why this medicine comes with pamphlet instructions on how to report any side effects to the FDA. Within 2 weeks of my first injection, I rapidly gained 10 lbs out of nowhere, with no other dietary or activity level changes. If anything, I've been more active and taking more daily walks! But this medicine caused intense and rapid weight gain and bloating. I feel like a balloon. Also, my head has actually been feeling WORSE since taking this. Much more headaches, dizziness, and balance issues. Look at other reviews, and you'll see many people reporting the same. Stay away from Emgality!"

• Ayn...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 1, 2021

For Migraine Prevention "Folks, if your doctor tries to tell you that an amazing medicine exists with no side effects - don't believe them. The only reason this medicine can claim to have no side effects is because it hasn't been around long enough for the FDA to compile enough data from reports to their MedWatch hotline. There is a reason why this medicine comes with pamphlet instructions on how to report any side effects to the FDA. Within 2 weeks of my first injection, I rapidly gained 10 lbs out of nowhere, with no other dietary or activity level changes. If anything, I've been more active and taking more daily walks! But this medicine caused intense and rapid weight gain and bloating. I feel like a balloon. Also, my head has actually been feeling WORSE since taking this. Much more headaches, dizziness, and balance issues. Look at other reviews, and you'll see many people reporting the same. Stay away from Emgality!"

• V-d...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 21, 2021

For Migraine Prevention "I was switched from Topamax to Emgality in July 2021. The first two months were fine, I did immediately have hair loss, but told myself I could deal with that. Beginning in September through November, during the week prior to my injection being due, I started having horrible migraines again - the auras, the vomiting, vertigo, the works. I also had experienced a significant weight gain of almost 25 pounds with an increase in blood pressure, my normal being 118 over 70 was now 150 over 90. My December injection, now 2 weeks before my next one is due, sudden onset migraine at work with vomiting, had to call my son to take me to the ER. I was told these are not the side effects of Emgality, but change your medications is the only thing different in my life. I will not be taking this anymore, and I'm scared for what's going to happen until it is all out of my system."

• dan...
• April 1, 2021

For Migraine Prevention "5-6 days after my first 2 injections of Emgality, I started to experience severe vertigo/nausea. I had experienced mild vertigo on about 5 previous occasions, but each of those episodes resolved within a couple of days. After Emgality, I had days where I could only get up out of bed to use the restroom and had to hold onto the walls while I walked. I fell once and fell into walls several times. After 1½ weeks, I contacted my PCP and my neurologist. My PCP prescribed Meclizine, which was mildly helpful. Diazepam was also mildly helpful. For 3 weeks, I could not drive or do much. Any migraine relief, which was not significant, was definitely not worth it. Because I had a handful of episodes of vertigo in the previous 5+ years, my neurologist suggested I try one more injection of Emgality after my vertigo symptoms subsided. I took the next injection about 40 days after the initial dose. Within 6 hours, the vertigo symptoms flared up again. I decided not to continue with Emgality."

• San...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 5, 2021

For Migraine Prevention "Side effects/adverse reactions have grown worse and last longer each time. Day of injection, feel sick and tired. Next day to a couple of days, bad head pain, nausea, and exhaustion, and start vaginal bleeding (amount comparable to heavy menses, have been cleared by an internal scan and doctor, nothing to be causing this). Each of these effects have occurred every time over the last 8 months, the only difference is some of the effects are lasting longer: nausea is up to 3 weeks, the head pain and dizziness is up to 2 weeks. The last week of the month before it’s time to treat again is a really good week. Not including my pregnancies, my entire adult life my weight has always been within a five lb. difference. Since starting Emgality, I have gained 19 pounds."

• Suz...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 30, 2021

For Migraine Prevention "I just took my 4-month shot on 3-21. It did not work for me the first month. I still had migraines. However, no side effects. On month 2, the headaches cut way down, and those that came were pretty short in length. At the end of the 2nd month, for three days, I felt tired, dizzy, and had a migraine. By the 3rd month, no migraines, no side effects until the start of the very last week. My head was fine, but I was having nausea all day, every day and dizziness. I took the injection expecting it to stop, and it didn't. Since 3-21, I am very weak and dizzy and sick to my stomach no matter what I do. The Emgality is great on the migraines, but I am getting off of it because of the side effects."

• okn...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 23, 2024

For Migraine Prevention "Went from 3-4 migraine days a week to maybe 3 a month. It's been a game-changer. When I first started, I would have random days that I felt hungover (haven't drunk in years so no real hangover). Also get vertigo sometimes. A fair trade for all of those migraines!"

• CoC...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 4, 2021

For Migraine Prevention "Received two starter injections on April 20th, 2021, and I am going to discontinue the treatment. It helps with the migraines somewhat, but the side effects are not good. I immediately became so dizzy, I had to stay in bed, and I had difficulty breathing, like someone was sitting on my chest, accompanied by nausea and vomiting, as well as a sore throat. I also have a lasting pain in my left side near the injection site. I will find another option. It’s too bad because I was hopeful. It has caused tinnitus, a constant ringing in my ears, that I hope will subside someday. Beware of this drug; it has too many side effects for me."

• Chr...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 8, 2022

For Migraine Prevention "This is now my third month on Emgality. I’ve had a decrease in headaches, however, last month I noticed vertigo and terrible ear pain. My neurologist said it was not related to the Emgality, however, I’m still dizzy and praying that I won’t have the ear pain again. This will be my last month on Emgality after reading that ear issues and vertigo are a side effect."

• Cou...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 22, 2021

For Migraine Prevention "I only took 1 dose (loading dose or two injections) of Emgality. I know everyone is different and metabolizes/tolerates meds differently. Unfortunately, Emgality isn’t for me, and I won’t be continuing it. It’s my understanding that the half-life is 27 days and takes an additional 5 months or so to completely get out of your system. My side effects include worsening/more frequent migraines, 24/7 brain fog/dizziness (intensity varies, but dizziness is nearly like vertigo), intermittent right arm tingling, anxiety, daily crying spells, hungry but takes effort to eat, fatigue… trouble functioning pretty much. Nearly debilitating. I have had a negative sinus/head CT and brain MRI recently. I am 1 week off or 1 week due for the next dose, and I am praying for this nightmare to end and just want reassurance that things will improve. Would love to know how soon. I have reported my concerns to the Emgality company and my PCP."

• NCc...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 18, 2023

For Migraine Prevention "This medication has cut my migraine days in half, and they are not as bad as before starting this medication. My migraines used to be 7-9 out of 10 on the pain scale (most times requiring me to go to urgent care/ER for IV meds). Now my worst migraines are 5 out of 10. The downside of this medication is the side effects on my monthly injection day. After administration, it always causes nausea, dizziness, and a headache. I usually have to take a migraine absorptive and lay down within 30 minutes of the injection."

• Man...
• October 23, 2021

For Migraine Prevention "I have been suffering with debilitating migraines for 10 months. Nonstop. I had migraines throughout my life, but they always went away within a day or two. While I was sick with Covid, I had a migraine that never went away. Dizziness, fatigue, brain fog, blurry vision, problems concentrating, clumsiness, sensitivity to light and sound. My Dr. and neurologist tried many medications. NONE of them worked. Then my neurologist gave me a sample of Emgality. The first month, I could tell it was helping. It cut my migraines in half. Second month, even better. However, I did have BAD constipation, gained five pounds, and my teeth are sore. (Weird.) Still better than having a severe migraine and dizziness for days on end."

• RGa...
• February 28, 2021

For Migraine Prevention "Emgality caused extreme dizziness and slurred speech within 12 hours of the injection, each time I took it. After the third time, I decided to stop. Too scary. Plus, it did not reduce the number of headaches I was having."

• Jos...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 3, 2022

For Migraine Prevention "I have a rare form of migraines in my brainstem, which causes all sorts of problems (stuttering, loss of balance, memory issues, tinnitus, all before the pain comes). I was having 14-35 migraines a month, and no medication touched it before Emgality. For me, it worked, and I got my life back. Symptoms, duration, and pain were all shortened or so greatly diminished that I had several almost normal days a month. I have noticed after 3 years of being on it that its effectiveness has diminished, so the symptoms and duration of the migraines have increased, but nowhere near where it was when I started taking it. Others I have spoken with have noticed the same."

• Kel...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 28, 2021

For Migraine Prevention "I had my first 2 injections 3 days ago. At first, I was tired. The last 2 days, I have spent in bed. I can't get up. Severe dizziness and ringing in my ear. My head is just so bad. After reading these reviews, I am not going to take my next dose. It's not worth the side effects. Has anyone tried Zoloft for migraines? I have also tried Effexor and Topamax. Both gave me terrible side effects."

• Mik...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 14, 2022

For Migraine Prevention "This drug is awful. I have had dizziness and a worse headache since taking 2 injections 3 months ago. Now I understand it will take 5 months to get it out of my system."