Sumavel DosePro and Pain: What Users Say

• AMa...
• May 4, 2015

For Migraine "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

For Migraine "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."

• Mas...
• August 30, 2013

For Migraine "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

For Migraine "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

For Migraine "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."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 17, 2019

For Cluster Headaches "These Sumavel shots are amazing. Whenever I wake up with a cluster headache, I take one of these and within 5 minutes, the headache is completely gone. The injection site swells and is sore for a while, but I'll take that over the headache any day. My neck and shoulder on the side of the cluster pain end up feeling exhausted after I take it, like I've just been working out, but since the headaches typically wake me up, feeling exhausted helps me get back to sleep pretty quickly. My insurance only covered so many shots, so the last box of 6 shots was out of pocket at $100 a piece."

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

For Migraine "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
• August 6, 2012

"I used my first Sumavel DosePro last night. I woke up about 11 pm with a splitting migraine. My migraines last between 12 to 16 hours. I took the shot, and within ten minutes, the headache was gone! I don't mean dulled, I mean gone! This was a miracle in my book. The injection was a little painful. I'm good with that! Finally, quick relief for my migraines, which have plagued me for over 43 years!"

• Anonymous
• May 13, 2011

For Migraine "I've suffered from migraines since I was in the 3rd grade, and I am now 23. I take Topamax every night to try and control my headaches, but when I get a really bad one, I use the Sumavel. HATE HATE HATE needles. So this works for me very well. There is pain with the injection, but compared to the migraine, it's nothing. A little bleeding at the site and always a bruise. I can instantly feel the medicine working in my body, and within 5-7 minutes, my migraine is gone. It's my miracle."

• Mac...
• June 10, 2016

For Migraine "The medication itself works, which is the only positive thing I can say. This 'needleless' injection is so much more painful than any needle I've ever experienced. I'll be going back to real injections. My leg is still throbbing in pain 30 minutes later, and it took over 5 minutes to stop the bleeding! I've never had pain or bleeding with an Imitrex shot through a hypodermic needle. Who would choose this?"