Lasmiditan and Dizziness: What Users Say

• Gen...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 2, 2020

Lasmiditan for Migraine "I took this at bedtime but should have taken it much earlier to watch for side effects. I woke up about 1.5 hours to the literal feeling of my life actually slipping away. I could only see in speckled black and white, had numbness/tingling, heart palpitations, and various sounds/visual disturbances in my head. I was very dizzy and nauseated. I was so scared to go back to sleep for fear I would not wake up, but was too sleepy and disoriented to stay awake. My pulse was weak and thready and quite irregular when I could feel it at all. I was able to get my stethoscope (I’m an NP) and listen to my heartbeat to help calm myself that it was still beating-but it never crossed my irrational thoughts that I would never hear it NOT beat-hence it would be curtains for me! It was the scariest, most horrific experience of my life. I had my Botox for migraines earlier that day and had taken Nurtec the day prior. This morning, I still feel weak and nauseated and my headache is back full force."

• Chr...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 14, 2020

Lasmiditan for Migraine "I am a chronic migraine sufferer, 15-20 migraine days a month. I have used triptans for over 10 years. I tried Reyvow with the hopes of a more targeted medicine and reduced side effects. Although it effectively stopped the migraine, the side effects may be worse. I experienced numbness, dizziness, and extreme fatigue. So tired that I could not function. I nodded out several times over an 8-hour period. I would not be able to work or care for children while taking this medicine. I would not recommend it to a chronic migraine sufferer, you will not be able to function on any normal level. Definitely could not drive."

• HS1...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 13, 2020

Lasmiditan for Migraine "Reyvow gave me muscle weakness and dizziness. Could not function after taking this. Reyvow did take the pain from migraine away, but I couldn’t wait for it to wear off due to the side effects. Won’t take again."

• Zeb...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 12, 2023

Lasmiditan for Migraine "My migraines are intractable; almost nothing touches them. I primarily try to mitigate the intensity with preventive measures (medicinal and non). However, when the intensity creeps to the point I can’t function, I need something to penetrate it. Sometimes a Maxalt in combination with Zofran and Benadryl and Relivion device will do the trick. Other times, only this new medication will help. Reyvow can break through where others can’t, even with my complicated medical conditions. My neurologist was adamant about expected side effects and not driving for 8 hours after taking it. But if I’m pulling this pill out, my head is so painful, and the other migraine symptoms so bad that I couldn’t function with or without it. I prepare for realistic nightmares, bodily tingling and waves of warmth, a drunk feeling (in a bad way), confusion, dizziness, and hallucinations. Once when I took this with an SSRI preventive (won’t do that again)."

• Bri...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 29, 2022

Lasmiditan for Migraine "This medicine provided 8 hours of non-stop horror and terror. Not only did my dreams scare the ever-lovin' bejesus out of me, I began to hallucinate the dream in between sleep. I was so scared to go back to sleep, I almost had a panic attack. It's now been 18 hours since I took it, and I still feel drunk, hungover, unbalanced, exhausted, and sore. Never again will I be taking this drug. How in the world this made it past trials, I'll never know. Dosage: 50 mg. Took only the one pill."

• Mig...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 11, 2022

Lasmiditan for Migraine "I have suffered with chronic, painful migraine/cluster headaches since I was nine years old and still suffer with them now, at the age of 64. I have tried aspirins forever, Tylenol, ibuprofen, naproxen, coming, Frova, Imitrex, and now this med. Most of the triptans cause dizziness, drowsiness, and with Zomig, after twelve years on that drug, I developed a specific allergy to it including hives, rapid heartbeat, and trouble swallowing. Besides being extremely expensive, as all the triptans are, even with insurance. So I tried this as an alternative to yet another triptan. I took a 100 mg. About 20 minutes later, I got extremely dizzy, lightheaded, and nauseous. So badly that I almost fell over. Not worth that experience to ever use it again. Ever! Botox not an option. Why would I put a poison into my body, and I already am allergic to so many other drugs? Some days, when it happens, I just learn to live with the pain. Quick fixes are not!!!"

• Den...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 23, 2023

Lasmiditan for Migraine "I took Reyvow with the expectations of possibly being dizzy, maybe some numbness, within 30 minutes of taking it. My body felt like it was wavy. Then severe numbness, then it felt like I was wrapped in a pressure blanket squeezing from the outside in. While the pressure was building, I started seeing streaks of red lines darting across my vision. I also heard a steady buzzing sound like a small motor running. I decided to go to bed and hopefully sleep this off. By the time I made it to my room, which is dark, my vision was foggy. Red streaks in my vision were worse. When I closed my eyes, it was like a kaleidoscope of red lines. Managed to feel my way to the bed, where this continued for about an hour and a half. Then the buzzing abruptly stopped. I was thinking, great, maybe it’s over. Two minutes later, it started up again. But not as severe as it was. It continued for another 30 minutes. Gradually eased up. Then my legs felt restless, more like mule kicks for 45 minutes."

• Jer...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 16, 2022

Lasmiditan for Migraine "I took some today, and I cannot get out of bed—too dizzy and tired. When I lay down, it is not refreshing sleep, but random images that keep going through my head. The cure is worse than the disease!"

• Sug...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 9, 2022

Lasmiditan for Migraine "Well, the headache part did go away. But I ended up with the most extreme dizziness and double vision I have ever experienced from a migraine, and the additional confusion and nausea made it effectively pointless for me to have even taken Reyvow because the end result was still me having to leave work early to go home, darken the room, and sleep until I felt well again. And the postdrome is pretty severe too...feels like the morning after doing tequila shots."

• Bam...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 16, 2024

For Migraine "I have been taking migraine medications for more than 40 years, trying to find that glass slipper for the breakthrough migraines. While one medication works great, I resent paying $70-100 a packet with insurance. So I've tried pretty much everything out there. This morning I took 1 Reyvow 100 mg. I'm glad I was at home. While it did stop my migraine, there was some doubt if I didn't end up at the ER with the excess serotonin issue. I was uncoordinated, had severe bouts of tremors in my arms, was extremely sleepy, and had muscle aches. What stopped me was that I was not running a fever, and my blood pressure and pulse were only slightly elevated. Additionally, the tremors were getting better. As I type this, some almost 9 hours later, all I can say is that I feel like I'm getting over a bad flu with no tremors and minor weakness. Do I know for a fact it was just the Reyvow? No, it could have been some interaction with my medications. No other drug I've taken with my drug has had this result."