Sumatriptan for Cluster Headaches User Reviews (Page 4)
Brand names: Imitrex, Onzetra Xsail, Imitrex Statdose Imitrex Nasal Zembrace SymTouch Tosymra
Sumatriptan has an average rating of 8.4 out of 10 from a total of 78 reviews for the treatment of Cluster Headaches. 85% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 13% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Sumatriptan
- Vanda...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- June 5, 2012
Imitrex Nasal (sumatriptan) "If I take Imitrex Nasal spray 20mg in first 2-3 min when symptoms of Cluster Headaches start it's great chance that my headaches will last max 20 min, but sometimes doesn't work at all."
- Suede...
- January 25, 2012
"They are really good - I need one about 3 times a year. Nothing else works. After having a headache for 3 consecutive days - I reach for the super tablet. Highly recommended!"
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- ruden...
- July 29, 2008
"This drug is the only thing (apart from being knocked out)that works. Yes, the injections are expensive but what a life saver, never leave home without them!"
- Anonymous
- April 26, 2012
"This is magic. I use the injection and in less than five minutes you find the pain disappearing. It is so relieving."
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- GLJ
- September 15, 2016
"Relieved migraine and reduced temperature in ,15 minutes first time - has never taken longer than 30 mins to act. Quite impressed with this, worked when codeine and others failed."
- Kent
- January 29, 2022
Imitrex (sumatriptan) "I have been on Imitrex for 10 years one colored one pill a day until I started cutting them in half and it worked and then quarters and it worked now I’m almost off of them I think too much is bad"
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"Straight at onset injected and pain gone within a matter of minutes. Where have you been all my life!?"