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Maxalt User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

Maxalt has an average rating of 8.7 out of 10 from a total of 126 reviews on Drugs.com. 87% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 8% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Maxalt

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  • Hoo...
  • Taken for 1 to 2 years
  • April 22, 2019

For Migraine "Maxalt has always worked well for my migraines as long as you catch it before the migraine gets too far. I keep it with me at all times just in case."

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  • Anonymous
  • May 14, 2008

For Migraine "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."

9 / 10
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  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • June 11, 2012

For Migraine "Maxalt has helped me so much. My migraines get so intense, and the minute I take Maxalt, I start to feel relief."

9 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • February 15, 2012

For Migraine "It worked on an established migraine (six hours into a severe cluster headache), but took about three hours for the full effect to kick in. The fast dissolve pill was really nice."

8 / 10
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  • September 27, 2016

For Migraine "It is the only med that has helped my migraines!"

10 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • October 28, 2010

For Migraine "Life changing, I love this medicine."

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  • Anonymous
  • May 17, 2011

For Migraine "This is the only medicine that tackles my migraines. They can make me sleepy and stupid, but I'll take that over migraine pain any day."

9 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • December 30, 2009

For Migraine "Maxalt is a very good migraine medicine for me. No side effects, but only a little tired, but that's good."

9 / 10
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  • November 2, 2016

For Migraine "Maxalt works for me. It is the only one I've tried so far that does."

9 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • August 16, 2011

For Migraine "By far the greatest medication available. Especially if you take it on the first sign of your migraine and close your eyes for 5-10 min. It will take care of the pain so quickly!"

10 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • July 21, 2009

For Migraine "Very effective migraine medicine. Take at the first sign of a migraine and did very well."

10 / 10
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  • January 22, 2010

For Migraine "Works well for my migraines. For me, I start feeling better in 20 minutes or so, and am completely back to normal within two hours."

9 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • June 21, 2011

For Migraine "I have had migraines for over 30 years. Have tried everything. This works the best almost every time. I'd say 9 out of 10 times it cures the migraine and is a winner in my book."

9 / 10
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  • October 1, 2011

For Migraine "Maxalt does work. Usually, Fioricet works, but when my migraine becomes worse, Fioricet doesn't do anything, and Maxalt does the trick!"

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  • Anonymous
  • August 26, 2011

For Migraine "Didn't work for me. I had a serious allergic reaction. My tongue swelled up, my cheeks were going numb, and I had to take Benadryl within 30 minutes of taking this medicine."

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  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • April 17, 2013

For Migraine "This medication worked well to keep my cluster headache pain to a minimum. I found it did not work well when the cluster lasted longer than 2 weeks."

8 / 10
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  • March 27, 2011

For Migraine "Upon 1st using this approximately 6 or so years ago, I too labeled this as a miracle, unfortunately, my last 3 migraines, they have had no effect."

7 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • June 7, 2011

For Migraine "Have just been prescribed Maxalt Melt after a lifetime of pain and feel I have discovered gold! My only disappointment is having only three pills when I need a truckload!"

10 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • March 8, 2011

For Migraine "Helped with headache but made me very dizzy."

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  • June 14, 2019

For Migraine "Maxalt made me feel terrible. Not worth the side effects."

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  • Anonymous
  • August 31, 2011

For Migraine "Good relief without being too wiped out."

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  • December 18, 2015

For Migraine "Works well, headaches gone in about 2 hours of taking it."

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  • Anonymous
  • May 31, 2009

For Migraine "I took it when I 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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  • December 8, 2011

For Migraine "I love how fast I get relief with this and how the melting form ones work when I'm nauseated."

9 / 10
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  • September 3, 2015

For Migraine "Usually works well for me and doesn't make me drowsy."

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