Sumavel DosePro for Migraine User Reviews

• Jen...
• October 30, 2014

"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."

• dan...
• June 15, 2010

"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."

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

"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."

• Bye...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 21, 2013

"This is a miracle for migraines. Works within 5 minutes and migraine gone. You will have energy and get on with your day. I am 43 years old and have suffered with migraines since teen. Run as fast as you can to your doctor and ask for this medicine. Suffer no more."

• AMa...
• May 4, 2015

"I won't lie, it hurts like being snapped with a wet towel tail, but not as much as my light-sensitive migraines do. My daughter also suffers from migraines, and she's a big baby about pain but will take a dose. Before this, my migraines would ruin my day. I would have to lay in the dark with a bucket and suffer, praying I could keep my oral medication down. Now I DosePro, lay down for 30 minutes, and I am back to normal. It literally has changed my life, anyone who suffers from migraines knows the feeling of a migraine building, knowing that pain is coming and trying to head it off with oral meds and then failing to stop it. The endless hours of horrific pain. Luckily, my insurance covers it, but I'd buy it whatever the cost."

• Mig...
• August 19, 2010

"The doctor gave me a sample and a prescription of this to try. I have used Treximet with great results, but it took too long for the medicine to get into my system to counter the migraine. The Sumavel works GREAT, HOWEVER, it does hurt. The initial injection is painful. I was left with a welt and a tender spot for hours afterwards. The injection pain is well worth the relief. I do get the burning sensation at the bottom of my brain stem 30 seconds after the injection and feel very weak. This is all normal as I got the same feeling when I started Treximet. Luckily, my insurance company covers it."

• oli...
• December 16, 2013

"Took my husband to the doctor while suffering a severe migraine with vomiting, which he has suffered from his whole life (1-2 a month to the point of vomiting). After not being able to keep down pills, this was his only hope of relief. Had the first injection at the doctor's office, and within 15 minutes, he had relief and was even able to go into work the same day. I am so happy there is something that cures his pain. He said the shot hurt, but it was worth it. The cost is high, but also worth it when he is in that much pain. We paid $200 with a discount card for 6 injections. You can find the discount card on their website. HIGHLY RECOMMEND when nothing else has helped."

• Cra...
• April 10, 2015

"I've been using Sumavel DosePro and Sumavel pill form for over 3 years. The DosePro has relieved/erased my migraine in less than 7 minutes 100% of the time. It's liquid gold, in my opinion. The pill form is less effective, 80%, and takes up to 1 hour."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 11, 2016

"It works well when you can get to inject. This prescription without insurance is over $900.00. I have had numerous instances where it did not inject. I have 3 out of 6 in my last prescription that failed. I just got satisfaction on a failed injector from January 2016. I now take the same prescription, and it is only a $10 copay, where Sumavel is $150 copay. Robbery, and the endopharmaceuticals should be ashamed."

• dor...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 1, 2013

"I've been suffering from headaches for over 10 years. Headaches could last up to a week, it was horrible. I took so many pain medicines, and they didn't work. I ended up with a craniotomy last year and metal plates on my skull bone. I was fine for a few months-no headaches. A few months ago, the headaches came back again. Now I'm miserable again when the headaches come. I got this injection, Sumavel DosePro. After the injection, my head feels like it explodes, and I fell asleep right away. After one to two hours, the headache is gone. It's great medicine. It's working right away, through the skin and blood vessels."

• Mas...
• August 30, 2013

"It's quick acting, but painful, and it made me bruise and bleed a bit. It makes me feel nauseated, and I vomited once, a few minutes after use. It also made me feel sleepy, like my other migraine pills. This just acts quicker and makes you drowsy fast."

• Cai...
• June 1, 2010

"I have had migraines since I was 16, but they've been getting worse and worse, and I decided it was time to go to a doctor. I went in, and they gave me Sumavel DosePro to see if the medicine was effective. The initial 'injection' was awful. It hurt as bad as my migraines did, only in my thigh. Then I felt extremely dizzy, and my whole body was sore, and I had trouble breathing. They let me rest for about 20 minutes before sending me home with a sample of Treximet. I got home and took a nap for about 30 minutes. When I woke up, I felt better than I had in months. Finally, my head felt clear, and I had energy back! As much as the initial pain and discomfort was, it only lasted about an hour, in comparison to the 3-day migraines I was getting before."

• Hea...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 31, 2016

"If you are a migraine sufferer, this is a miracle drug! Yes, the 'injection' is sort of painful (for like 10 seconds), and I only experienced a little soreness in the spot afterwards. But within 15 minutes of the injection, my debilitating migraine with nausea and blurred vision was gone! I was able to head to work and put in a full 10 hours as normal! No nausea, no follow-up dosage, no pills, just a little sleepiness. I'm a 35-year-old female that suffers from 1-4 migraines with vomiting, light sensitivity, and blurred vision per month. Yes, they are expensive, but I am lucky enough to have great insurance coverage through my employer and only pay $15 per month for 6 of these."

• Gat...
• April 13, 2013

"After years of migraines that lasted three days at a time and nothing working to get rid of them, this is awesome. I was worried about being able to do the injection myself, but it wasn't bad. It felt like a bee sting. Within a minute, it felt like the top of my head was going to explode. Within 10 minutes, it was subsiding. It was completely gone in less than an hour. There was no 'buzzy worn-out feeling' like I normally have after my migraines. I had plenty of energy and felt great. The prescription discount card is a great help too!"

• Anonymous
• March 7, 2012

"Took the pain away in 15 min. The injection site bruises and bleeds. But still worth it. I felt the nausea associated with this medication for about the first 10 mins and extreme tiredness. Got it as a sample but will for sure fill the prescription. Most effective and fastest working migraine medicine so far."

• Ins...
• August 1, 2015

"I am 53 and have suffered migraines since high school. Nothing I could administer myself has ever worked even the tiniest bit. After going to my doctor for a Toradol shot, he told me to try the Sumavel DosePro injection. He told me it was far from painless. The injection feels like being stung by a bee, but is tolerable because you eventually get used to it. It is far better than laying in bed for three days in the dark and vomiting. It bruises and sometimes causes slight bleeding, but even with that and the injection pain...totally worth it. The first time I had an injection, it took half an hour for relief, but now my headaches are gone in 5 minutes. It is a miracle drug for me. I love it. I pay $60 for a box of 6, and insurance pays $1,000."

• Anonymous
• April 12, 2012

"Those injections for my headaches that the doctor gave me are amazing! I wake up with my headache a lot, so I can't even stop them before they start, and like this morning, they're usually paired with nausea, and I end up throwing up. This injection is awesome, though! Quick relief without having to make a trip to the ER. I usually get Toradol shots at the hospital that make the headache disappear within twenty minutes or so. The initial injection of the Sumavel hurt a little and caught me off guard, but it felt like a bee sting, it just hurt for a second, and then it was over. It bled a little bit, and about a minute after, my head started to feel heavy, and I felt a little dizzy. I went to sleep, woke up, and felt better."

• teg...
• October 18, 2011

"I was nervous about the pain, and even though it's needle-free, I have a bit of a needle phobia, and the idea of any injection (even without a needle) was pretty rough for me to get over. After talking myself up for about 30 minutes, I was finally able to give myself the dose. It hurt a lot more than I was expecting and bled more than my neurologist and pharmacist said it would, so immediately after administering it, I was pretty apprehensive. I felt the side effects most people have reported (weakness, dizziness, heaviness, etc.), but I also had some nausea, and I was really tired. I felt near-immediate relief of about 50% of my migraine, and then took a power nap for about 45 minutes. When I woke up, I felt like a completely new person."

• msm...
• May 26, 2011

"I have had migraines for quite some time, and my doctor tried the Sumavel today. I felt a little dizzy and heavy, but 15 minutes later, the migraine was completely gone. I immediately called my mom, who has suffered from migraines for 15 years, to tell her about it. Highly recommended!"

• MJ ...
• September 11, 2016

"I love this medicine when it works. Recently, I've had a problem with it failing to inject. I will press it on my leg, and nothing happens. I've reported the problem to ENDO and never heard back. I also reported the problem to CVS. In both cases, I turned over the non-working needle-less shots. I really depend on this medicine when I have migraines because it works like a charm, but I find the injections to be unreliable."

• Anonymous
• August 24, 2010

"I have had migraines for over 10 years and have tried many different drugs. My doctor gave me Sumavel to try about a week ago (just in time for another migraine attack). The initial injection did hurt, but the relief that I was able to get only 10 minutes later was well worth it. I did have the 'burning sensation' in my face for a few minutes and felt weak for about 30 minutes, but for me, that is much better than the pain of a migraine. The only problem that I had was it seemed to only work for a few hours for me the first time I tried it. I'm willing to give this medicine time to work because it has by far done so much more for me than any other medicine that I have tried."

• Cal...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• August 11, 2016

"I have a serious issue with migraines. Almost 6 a week. When the device was first prescribed back in 2010, I did not have a problem since they were coming from San Diego from Telegenics. Once ENDO started producing the product, all I have are failures. I have had as many as 5 of 6 in a box fail to work. I have had several that after I tried to use them, they spontaneously 'went off' on the bathroom counter. Luckily, not in my face. I have contacted ENDO, at this point, now early August 2016, I have not received even 1 replacement for the 18 that failed. You know the cost. My insurance will stop paying for them in a couple of months. I reported every one to Endo. But the issue is getting worse. I have reported this chronic issue to the FDA."

• K8T...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 19, 2013

"I have suffered from migraines since I was 20 and am now 34. I have tried countless abortive medicines. Sumavel is the best one by far because it relieves the pain and nausea fast (usually within 10 mins for me). The injection is painful and leaves quite a welt, but far worth it to get relief. I do sometimes have issues with it not firing properly, but it could be just me pulling back at the last second when I anticipate the pain coming. I have wasted quite a few shots this way."

• Anonymous
• October 27, 2011

"I have suffered from terrible migraines for the past 7 years and saw no relief in sight. Once I tried this needleless injection, it has changed my life for the better. I was nervous to give myself the injection, but I had my sister help me for moral support. The injection did sting and bleed just a little, but any migraine sufferer would not mind a little sting over the pain of a migraine. I did get lightheaded/dizzy for a few minutes, however, my migraine was gone within 5 minutes. Awesome medicine, it gave me my life back. I highly recommend it!"

• BBa...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 4, 2017

"I have read many of the other reviews of Sumavel DosePro and agree that I have had some not fire when I go to inject myself. I have learned to be patient and continue to hold the applicator in place and continually push it into my skin until the injector fires. It sometimes takes a while, but it does eventually go off. You just need to be patient. Yes, it's frustrating, but when you have a migraine, it's worth the wait. This has been a miracle drug for me, and I will continue to use it as long as it is available to me!"