Sumatriptan for Migraine User Reviews (Page 3)

• Bee...
• September 16, 2017

Sumatriptan "I am perimenopausal, age 53, and for the last several years, suffered from debilitating migraines. I wasted days because I was too sick from these headaches. Forget Excedrin for migraines or any other OTC drugs, no relief whatsoever. This past weekend, I had a migraine that pretty much knocked me out - the pain was horrific, nausea, vomiting, and I cried like a baby. Finally, I went to the emergency room, and they gave me Imitrex. Within 30 minutes, the headache was gone. I was very sleepy, but I don't know if that's a side effect or just from not sleeping the prior 3 days."

• jaq...
• September 21, 2013

Sumatriptan "The only medication that works for my migraines, that last typically 3 days at a time, right side of my head, in my eye, down the back of my neck and upper back. I take the 100 mg tablet, 1 every 12 hours, or when I feel it coming back on. Imitrex kicks in within 20 minutes of taking it. As close to instant relief as you can get. GREAT medication."

• Min...
• July 7, 2017

Sumatriptan "I preferred Relpax, but my insurance stopped covering it. Imitrex works at least 95% of the time, but maybe 10% of those times, the headache recurs and I have to take another one (which almost never happened with Relpax). My side effects are weird but not debilitating: sense of pressure in head, neck, chest, shoulders, arms; tingling in face; dry burning eyes; skin sensitivity to hot/cold; taste sensitivity to spicy/sour; lack of appetite; sweat; thirst; diuretic. A bit sluggish and sometimes drowsy, but not truly fatigued. Almost never nauseous; never dizzy. A couple of hours later, I often feel mild muscle soreness. The side effects are stronger if I take it on an empty stomach, but it also works faster."

• Phi...
• February 19, 2017

Sumatriptan "Works great, the only one for me, no side effects, 53 yrs old, started getting these headaches last yr, Excedrin, aspirin, Fioricet, and Advil didn't work, takes about an hour to kick in, but since nothing else works, I can wait it out."

• Mam...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 21, 2016

Sumatriptan "I have suffered migraines maybe four times a year or so since I was little. Usually accompanied by vomiting and complete inability to function. The past two years, after having my second daughter, the migraines have amped up to three or four a month-sometimes more. Imitrex works almost always to eliminate the migraine. Every once in a while, I wait too long and have to take two. I have no side effects to speak of, which is crazy to me because I can't even use herbal remedies without experiencing weird side effects. I'm thankful for the scientists who created this drug. I always have it with me just in case, and it keeps me from being out for the count with my two little girls."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 24, 2023

"Took half the dose, felt fine for a while. Thankfully, didn't experience severe dizziness or tingling. But my arms started to feel very sore, like after an intense workout. And my throat felt hot in a weird way and made me feel kind of bleh all together. It did help the migraine a bit but didn't notice a big difference. I have severe anxiety and it is always better to be cautious of side effects before taking a new medicine, but your doctor prescribed it for a reason! It might help. In my experience, it wasn't awful but not the greatest either."

• ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 4, 2014

Sumatriptan "Imitrex did not work for me. I have not reached the vomiting stage of a migraine in years thanks to other medications. Imitrex did nothing to stop the progression of my migraine. I had to leave work in the middle of the afternoon, feeling as if I would vomit at my desk, in the hallway, in the elevator, walking to the parking garage, the entire way. Aleve works better than this stuff, and Aleve only keeps nausea at bay, but does not cure migraines for me."

• Eri...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• September 7, 2017

Sumatriptan "Reading some of these reviews makes me wonder how much of a chance they gave the medication. I've had 'vascular' migraines since I was 13. I'm 35 today. I take Excedrin migraine for my headaches. I take Imitrex for my migraines. It used to be hard to tell the difference. I understand now the difference. But before I found Imitrex, I took all kinds of 'prevention' meds: amitriptyline, nortriptyline, Zoloft, more than I can remember. Never prevented a darn thing. Just ended up with side effects from those. As a teen, that meant acne and weight gain. Aka, hell. It's been years now since I've found Imitrex. And like many, I was worried about trying it. But there came a day I couldn't NOT try it. Twenty minutes later, I kicked myself for waiting."

• Jen...
• October 18, 2019

Sumatriptan "I almost always get migraines around my period or times of extreme stress. I was getting a migraine that began as nausea, hot flashes, dizziness, and weakness the entire day. That night the pain started, so I took 25 mg Imitrex. In 90 minutes, the pain was gone. I felt some pressure where the pain had been and couldn’t lay on that side. A week later, I feel another migraine come on, and I wasn’t sure it was a migraine until the nausea came. I took Imitrex again, and the pain went away after 2 hours, but then I got super drowsy and fell asleep and woke up an hour later shaky and anxious. I had not had a good night's sleep the day before, so those symptoms may be attributed to lack of sleep, but they went away after a few hours. I did try Imitrex in the middle of a migraine with nausea, blurry vision, severe pain, and it didn’t help. I was discouraged and did not take a second dose that time. I suggest taking Imitrex as soon as you feel pain."

• Jen...
• October 30, 2014

Sumatriptan "Best migraine medicine I have ever used. The injection does hurt for a few seconds, but the pain is gone as fast as it came. Within a few minutes, I can feel the medicine rushing through my head. It feels very heavy and leaves me with a dizzy sensation. I usually need about an hour of sleep, and then the migraine is gone completely. I suffer about three migraines a week and only need a second dose about once a month. Pretty effective if you ask me! I have noticed that if I am feeling nauseous already, the medicine intensifies this. I found that taking a sublingual anti-nausea medicine a few minutes before the injection greatly reduces this side effect."

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 11, 2018

"Awful. Taking the 50 mg and 100 mg gave me horrible side effects. I can say my migraine went away, but to get to that point, I have to go through about an hour of uncontrollable crying, tightness in my chest and throat, very heavy, almost numb limbs, extreme body aches, nausea, cold sweats, and a pounding headache. Never taking it ever again."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 10, 2012

Sumatriptan "The first time I took this, I got a severe panic attack. It felt like I couldn't breathe, my heart was racing and chest hurt. It did nothing for the pain or any of the other things associated with migraines. I did try it once more, as per my doctor, and it happened all over again. Maxalt is what I use now."

• Sle...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 29, 2016

Sumatriptan "I was diagnosed with severe, painful, and silent migraines a few months ago, but the neurologist said I've most likely suffered from silent migraines my entire life (I'm 17, by the way). Recently, they have started getting painful. Imitrex was the first medication I was put on. I was excited to start feeling better, but Imitrex made me feel awful. I suffer from extreme nausea before, during, and after a migraine, and it's completely life-ruining. I've tried Imitrex many times in hopes of it finally working. Every time I'd take it, I'd get a horrible burning in my throat, and my migraine would worsen. It didn't help nausea, aura, pain, or any other migraine symptoms I suffer from. I've recently been put on another medication that'll hopefully work."

• dan...
• June 15, 2010

Sumatriptan "Had migraines since I was 13. Thirty years later, and they are worse. Have tried Maxalt, Treximet, butalbital, Excedrin Migraine, and Zomig, to name the ones I remember. Tried a sample of Sumavel DosePro this month. It is the only medication that stopped the pain 100%. Took 10 minutes to stop a bad migraine (8 on a 10 scale) and another 10 minutes to be back to functional. Was a bit disoriented and dizzy for that first 20 minutes. Relpax is my typical drug of choice nowadays, but it doesn't stop the bad ones. It only stops the ones that I catch right away. But this Sumavel is my new knight in shining armor. I don't know how expensive it is yet, but I'm headed back to the doctor this week to find out."

• Amc...
• November 16, 2013

Sumatriptan "Works super fast and well. Gets rid of my migraines fast when I take it with a Motrin 800, BUT... it makes me sweat buckets. I took it at work before my shift, and 2 hours later my migraine was gone, but I had sweated through 2 shirts and was visibly dripping. It was pretty bad. It does it every time I take it, so I try not to use it if I can help it."

• Men...
• June 14, 2019

"I've been suffering from migraines for years, lasting three days in a row, regularly! To humor my body, I'd take paracetamol, ibuprofen, cocodamol, knowing they would not even touch the sides of these monstrous head pains. Nothing besides my daith piercing (a piercing that is located in the innermost fold of your ear) has worked. Until now. Enter sumatriptan! It's bizarre the way it works; I can feel the blood vessels in my head contracting immediately, and then I feel a pained pressure at the top of my nose. It all seems to pulsate for about an hour, after which my migraine has gone! I take anti-sickness at the same time to counter the feelings of nausea, and it does work. Although, for plenty of hours afterward, I feel kind of odd; a bit floaty, a little bit dizzy, and the pressure in my nose is still there, but I think I prefer those short-lived symptoms to the three days of awfulness I'd been having until now. Within 12 hours, all my symptoms seem to have gone."

• kdp...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 25, 2019

"It's 3:19 in the morning. My wife just woke me up from a horrific, gruesome nightmare I was having. Something horrific was happening in my dream, and I was panicking in real life. When she woke me up, I had tears coming out of my eyes. I heard this drug gives you nightmares, but I didn't think they would be like this. My head is still pounding, and I still have a migraine. I took this yesterday evening at around 5:30 pm. After I took it, I was throwing up for hours. It made me so sick. I'll never take this again."

• Chu...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 24, 2023

"Had an injection in the back of the upper arm at urgent care. The moment it went in, I broke out in sweats, my mind was foggy, my body felt like lead, my chest was tight, my jaw was tight, and I felt like I couldn't breathe. Fifteen minutes later, blood pressure went up significantly, and twenty minutes later, my body ached-horrible, painful body aches, every joint in my body was on fire. Two and a half hours later, in the doctor's office, the side effects slowly subsided and left me aching everywhere. But guess what went away? The migraine I had, the reason I came in for. Got rid of the migraine and left with severe body aches, wheezing, and what felt to be a near-death experience."

• Mon...
• February 25, 2015

"I have suffered from migraines for many years, but menopause has made the headaches both more intense and frequent. The only medication that helps is Sumatriptan. Typically, the headache is gone within 30 minutes, although it usually gets a little worse before it gets better. There are side effects, most notably jaw pain, difficulty swallowing, and a 'spacey' feeling, but honestly, these are minor compared with the agony of a migraine. I love this medication and do not know how I would manage without it."

• Mig...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 17, 2013

Sumatriptan "The injection feels like a rubber band snapped on your skin. I recommend the abdomen over the thigh, much more comfortable. I only bleed slightly, and the site only bruised once. The triptan effect is fast and intense, you feel that rush of the migraine about to go away. It makes me sleepy, as sumatriptan always has, and I nap for less than 1/2 hour, then I am pain-free. The nice thing is the triptan effect goes away as rapidly as it comes on, which is far better than the lingering 'yuck' feeling with oral triptans. Not just pain reduction, not a lessening of the migraine - it is gone. It has reduced my sick and late days due to migraine from 9 days in 2012 to zero so far in 2013. Will never go without it again."

• hea...
• November 3, 2014

Sumatriptan "Great. I've taken it twice and didn't experience any major side effects. Kicked in after 20-30 minutes, was fully ready to go at 60 minutes after. That said, I did experience some side effects including: mild heartburn-like feeling during the first 1-2 hours after taking it, moderate heaviness/tightness in my jaw that lasted just about 12 hours after taking, some drowsiness, some mild neck pain (which could have been the migraine), and a tightness/tingling (very mild) in my forearms. But I'm free and clear of the headache. Definitely plan on taking it again."

• one...
• December 22, 2015

Sumatriptan "I have been suffering from migraines since around 16, and now at 36, although they have become less frequent over the years. They are horrible, as I usually am out for the entire day, bedridden in a dark room. I have always been very paranoid to try actual migraine medicine, so I have taken Vicodin for the pain. I recently had a migraine at work and decided to try an Imitrex my doctor prescribed me. I was nervous to try it, but am so happy I did. I waited a few minutes after having the migraine before I took it, but it relieved me of my migraine within 30 minutes. I did experience some effects like muscle stiffness in my neck, tightness in my face, and a burning feeling in my nose and forehead for about an hour, but I'll take that any day over a migraine."

• LoH...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• October 31, 2016

Sumatriptan "I have suffered from migraines for many years. Before I started using Imitrex (about 15 years ago), some migraines would affect me for days. I missed out on so much back then. Imitrex changed that. I normally can take one dose and get complete relief in an hour. The only side effect that I have ever suffered is sleepiness, but it's not so severe that I can't take Imitrex while working if a migraine strikes. This medication has been a lifesaver for me and changed my quality of life."

• Ele...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 1, 2018

Sumatriptan "This drug will get rid of my migraine about 70% of the time, but I only use it when nothing else works because the side effects are almost as bad as the migraine itself. It makes my skin feel prickly and tight, and my throat feels tight and like I can't swallow. It gives me such intense nausea that I often don't speak when I take it because I feel like if I open my mouth, I'll throw up. From trial and error, the nausea seems to abate if I take it with food, but if I forget to take it with food I have to force myself to eat through the nausea. My brain also feels really foggy, and basic actions are difficult when I take it. I'm glad there are people who don't react like this, but I am definitely asking to be switched to a different medication."

• Buz...
• November 25, 2016

"This med works well for me in about 30 mins. My comment involves the packaging. When you are struggling with a bad headache, it is extremely stressful trying to open the plastic and foil the pill is sealed in. Don't always have scissors handy. Anyone else find this annoying? Should be changed."