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  • raf...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • June 28, 2021

"I've never reviewed any medication in my life, and I don't take anything besides Ubrelvy. I have suffered from migraines for nearly a decade, but I felt compelled to review Ubrelvy because it simply changed my life. I considered myself disabled and was always scared of having a migraine attack, especially when around my young son. Ubrelvy does take about 2 hours to start working, but once it does, it lasts the entire day, and you forget you even had a migraine. It is AMAZING! You do feel tired and sleepy, but I can deal with that as long as the migraine and nausea go away."

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  • Hor...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 16, 2021

"Just took my third dose of this in less than a week. Saw other migraine sufferers buying this, so I asked my doctor for a prescription. Currently, I had been on Relpax for years. Relpax works wonders but leaves me so tired and thirsty. This stuff does nothing. Nada. Zilch. No pain relief. I might as well be eating candy for my pain. It's that bad. Don't buy the hype, and don't get it if your migraines are on the bad side. You will be suffering waiting for relief that never comes. Back to Relpax and naps. Insurance didn't cover, but with a coupon, it was twenty dollars."

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  • Tam...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • June 7, 2022

"I was given samples of Ubrelvy from my primary physician for my migraines. I took one 50 mg pill, and an hour later my entire left arm went numb. 30 min after that, I had double vision. I was very dizzy, EXTREMELY nauseated. Not feeling myself at all felt very, very weird. This was yesterday, today I feel horrible. Extremely nauseated, vision still blurry, very weak, very shaky. I will NEVER take this drug again and would not suggest it to anyone. I threw them in the garbage."

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  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • May 12, 2023

"Wow - this med has been great. I’m the classic - get a migraine and think it will go away - girlie, and since it never goes away on its own - Ubrelvy has been a lifesaver. It ends the migraine and nausea quickly with one dose of 100 mg, and I have no side effects."

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  • Veg...
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • May 17, 2023

"I was diagnosed with child migraine syndrome at 18 months old and have had every form of migraine, vestibular migraine, and vertigo in the 42 years since. I’ve tried all of the triptans, cutting caffeine, avoiding bright lights, crazy diets, and lifestyle changes, and nothing has ever touched the pain until I was given an Ubrelvy sample by my neurologist. This was a miracle for me. My migraines come on in the middle of the night, so I usually don’t get a chance to treat them early, but once I got up and took the 50 mg pill, it was about an hour and a half, and I was completely pain-free - this coming from a nauseating, eye-piercing headache. I actually felt slightly euphoric once the pain left. I’ve now got a prescription and only take it when I experience a migraine. It’s helped even when I let the headache go on for hours. I have not had a migraine Ubrelvy hasn’t been able to take away, and it has changed my life. Zero side effects as well. Cannot recommend enough!"

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • February 6, 2022

"I do not get migraines often. But when I do, they leave me in bed all day. Was given a sample of this to try. 100 mg pill. I woke up with a horrible migraine. Took the sample about 30 mins after I woke up. Within an hour, I had extreme nausea, nausea like I have never experienced. It didn't stop there. I began to dry heave, I could feel my stomach just contracting over and over, to the point where eventually I started to throw up water like greenish... bile? The severe stomach contractions and vomiting went on for about 4 hours. I finally took some Promethazine and was able to sleep it off. But my stomach was still sore and uneasy for over 24 hrs after taking. I will NEVER take this medication again."

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • January 16, 2021

"Took 50 mg Ubrelvy tablet for the first time two nights ago. The drug took 2-3 hours to work, but it did dispatch my stubborn migraine (of several days’ duration). Side effects were noticeable the following day and night. They included extreme leg cramps (back of left thigh), nausea, stomach pain and stomach cramps, dry mouth, dehydration, excessive thirst, a horrible taste in my mouth, and olfactory distortions. Everything smelled like cigarettes. While I was relieved that this drug got rid of my migraine, I probably won't take it again. Triptans, Fioricet, Prednisone, and Aimovig have helped dislodge them with less onerous side effects."

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 9, 2020

"I took Ubrelvy 50 mg for the first time today. My migraines have become very frequent, and I feel that Imitrex is only giving me a few hours of relief before the pain comes back and I need to take a new pill. My Dr. recommended trying Ubrelvy, saying that it will work better than the triptan and that I will have fewer side effects. I guess it is not for me. 1) didn’t get rid of the pain until after 8 hours, 2) made me nauseous, 3) made me very dizzy and sleepy, and when I sat on the sofa to rest, I started having terrible hallucinations. This happened to me when I took Percocet after a surgery a few years ago, and it was horrible. From that time on, I’ve never accepted a prescription for pain relievers, and I will never take Ubrelvy ever again."

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • February 18, 2021

"I was receiving BOTOX treatments for my migraines, my insurance (United Healthcare) decided to deny them after 6 years unless I wanted to pay in full for the treatment (which I can't afford). They agreed to Ubrelvy, out of 5 my Neuro sent over to them (it wasn't my Dr's 1st pick). It has not made my stomach upset (thankfully), I experienced dry mouth and being tired (zombie-like). However, it hasn't helped with the 1 migraine so far, and I have tried back-to-back doses. I've been using it for a month now (about 6 doses). I just want/need to be without pain for at least 1 day."

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  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • March 18, 2023

"Finally got in to see a neurologist specializing in headaches/migraines. My primary doctor originally prescribed 50 mg of sumatriptan, which made my excruciating migraines go away within one hour. Except I started having heart and muscle weakness issues along with the usual 10-15 migraines per month. She switched me to 100 mg Ubrelvy (50 mg did nothing). It worked within 2 - 2 1/2 hours. Except I would still get migraines 10-15 times per month, especially at night if I tried to sleep on my side. The specialist then added 2 mg of tizanidine at bedtime. I can now sleep on my side or back and have 4-5 migraines per month instead of 10-15. The specialist said because my migraines are most likely caused by an old whiplash injury, sumatriptan is best except for side effects - quite a few people get heart issues from sumatriptan. Ubrelvy has no generic, so it is a lot more expensive than sumatriptan. Thankfully, they have a zero-cost assistance plan which I've qualified for over the last 1 1/2 years."

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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • January 10, 2021

"I was given a sample and then prescribed Ubrelvy. I was taking triptans but had side effects. Ubrelvy works within 2 hours for some relief and eliminates migraine symptoms within 3-4 hours. I do feel a little jittery and agitated/spacey after a few hours. I feel more tired, but pain and other symptoms are relieved. Have to drink a lot of water or feel “toxic” after and left side belly ache."

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  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • February 5, 2021

"15 years of migraines several days a week, over 2 dozen preventatives tried (no luck with any), and nothing got rid of the headache except triptans, which unfortunately began giving me extreme nausea 2 years ago. Started trying Ubrelvy 6 months ago, and found 75 mg works for me, with no nausea or any other side effects of any kind! They do take longer to start working than the triptans do. The only thing is the 100 mg pills are so huge, I have to cut them into 1/4 to choke them down. They still get stuck in the back of my throat occasionally. I tried Nurtec since its dissolving solved that issue, but unfortunately, that did not help my headaches at all. Back to Ubrelvy!"

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  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • September 27, 2020

"Was so excited to try this after having OK results from triptans plus an NSAID. Price was only $10 for 10 - 50 mg pills through my insurance, which was even better. I get monthly menstrual migraines, so should last me almost a full year, right? Wrong! I loved this because it gave me literally no side effects and took a bit longer to get rid of the headache, but that was fine since I had no side effects. I am now, as of this month, on headache #3, which is extremely unusual because these DO NOT keep the migraine away! Every week, like clockwork, it would show back up again, and I am thinking to myself, what is going on?! Oh well, back to my good old triptans."

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • January 16, 2023

"I can’t take triptans, so my doctor is having me try Ubrelvy. I cut Ubrelvy in half to 50 mg on the two occasions I tried it. Then I proceeded to feel doped up and trying not to die for the rest of the evening and night. Horrible anxiety, persistent heart palpitations, weird vision changes. I’ve taken typical and atypical antipsychotics, and this Ubrelvy is worse. It’s like being behind a veil. Like you just feel off. IDK how to describe it. Like some weird hybrid of being high on cannabis/alcohol and mixing that with Benadryl, but not groggy, but also incapable of functioning. Just wrong. Then the next day I’m hungover from it. It also causes headaches in me, and I rarely, if ever, have headaches."

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 24, 2021

"Tried Ubrelvy as directed by Dr. And within an hour of 1 tablet, my migraine was gone. I took it at the onset of the migraine when I start seeing an aura around lights. I have a migraine every day. I took a single dose of 50 mg, headache gone. The side effect that got me was dizzy and nauseous. I puked one time, but this is common for me during a migraine. This only lasted maybe 20 minutes, I immediately started feeling better. Side effect number 2, for some reason, it made me hyper, not in a bad way, just a lot of energy. Side effect number 3, insomnia. I took the tablet around 1 pm and I got up at 8 am, and I’m typing this review at 4 am and not even remotely tired. I would take the tablet again for the relief. I used samples provided by Dr. Not sure about the cost."

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  • Taken for 1 to 2 years
  • December 31, 2023

"I have been taking Ubrelvy for almost two years. I break the 100mg pill in half depending on the severity of the attack. I also take Botox injections every 3 months. Some days I take the entire pill but break it in half. I get nausea but I take Zofran for this. I sleep three plus hours. A second dose makes me tired and a little dizzy when I wake. The day after I am very tired."

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  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • October 30, 2024

"I usually have neck pain and tension headaches before it turns into a migraine. These headaches would last for days. Ubrelvy has been a miracle pill. I've been using it for 8 months, and it has worked on every migraine except one. I usually get 3 or 4 a month. No neck pain or headache. It's all gone within an hour or two. I have had no side effects. This drug has changed my life."

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • August 5, 2021

"I have been living with migraines for almost 2 years. I’m 30 and never had an issue with headaches before. I was diagnosed with chronic daily migraines, and although my migraines aren’t as severe pain-wise, they are persistent. I have had months where I had a headache 3 weeks in a row nonstop. It has deteriorated my mental health. My neuro sent me Ubrelvy, and I had so much hope in them that I thought they were working because my pain level decreased the first day I took them. I’m on week 2 now, and I’m back to 0. Botox will be my next treatment attempt. Praying for all of you suffering from these horrific migraines. I know we all will find the right meds one day."

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • September 17, 2022

"Just start taking today; took the first 100 mg, didn't do anything for my terrible migraine; after three hours, took another 100 mg & head continued to hurt, if not worse. Ubrelvy is too expensive not to work at all. Shame, shame!"

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 21, 2021

"I was given four 50 mg samples of this medication. I had high hopes as I frequently need 2 Rizatriptan to stop my pain. I tried the Ubrelvy. 1 dose did nothing. The 2nd may even have made it worse. I felt like I had been hit in the head with something. I seriously contemplated going to the ER. The samples come with a lot of ridiculous swag, including a pouch for this pill intended to be stuck to the back of your cell phone. Ridiculous. All it did was make things worse."

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • January 2, 2021

"My doctor gave me a sample of Ubrelvy as a treatment for when a migraine were to occur. On the plus side, I started feeling relief in about 90 mins. It was early evening, so I went to sleep. Woke up around 3:30 am, and I was no longer in pain, but I was sweating with the feeling of the room spinning. My mouth was very dry, and I was feeling nausea. After dry-heaving a bunch, I drank half a bottle of water. Vomited that up not long after. The plus side is the pill seemed to help with the headache, but were the side effects worth it? I’m on the fence about trying another dosage for future migraine."

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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • February 6, 2021

"I tried a 50 mg Ubrelvy for a migraine that had been building all day. Shortly after, I had pain in my temples and then complete relief. The next morning, I woke up with awful, awful head pain. It was throbbing, and I could hardly walk. I puked my guts out all day and couldn’t keep anything down. My usual arm weakness worsened. I still am not better three days later and am still taking Zofran to not puke. I will not attempt this drug again."

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  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • February 14, 2021

"I've been on Ubrelvy for about 6 months now, and it’s truly been a great experience. Nothing else has worked for me. I tried all triptans, supplements, etc., and Ubrelvy 100 mg finally worked. I can take it whenever and feel no side effects. Every medication that I was trying was giving me terrible side effects or just was not working. The one thing that I love about Ubrelvy is no side effects, and I don’t have to take it right when the migraine starts or before the migraine or any other stipulation. I know it’ll work whenever. If you’re reading through reviews and have tried a lot of things and are wondering if this is going to work, I would give it a shot. I was very nervous to try this, but I’m very grateful that I did."

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  • Ell...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • January 19, 2021

"The first time I took 50 mg Ubrelvy, I noticed the pain went away fast without side effects. However, the pressure headache reoccurred after 3 days. Although the headache was tolerable, I was worried that if I don’t take care of it right away, it will be unmanageable again. I took Ubrelvy again, but the pain didn’t go away. Had to take ibuprofen after that, and this time it went away. After 2 days, the headache is back again."

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  • Spa...
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • December 26, 2020

"This is one of the only medications that actually work on me. It can take several hours to kick in, but it works, with minimal side effects. I do not do well with triptans, and I did an injectable which only worked for one month."

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