Zolmitriptan User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

• Rog...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 14, 2014

Zolmitriptan for Migraine "Not a fan of this medication at all. First, it made me nauseous because the taste was so awful dissolving in your mouth. It makes me nauseous just thinking about it. Then, it would make me overwhelmingly drowsy. I dreaded taking it. I thought I could get used to taking the medicine like I usually do, as I'm not a wimp about these things, but couldn't. It didn't work on some of the migraines. Still trying to find what best works for me."

• Chi...
• July 18, 2009

Zolmitriptan for Migraine "I use the Zomig nasal spray. Out of the 4 or so migraine medicines I've tried (prescription), this is the only one that works for me. It doesn't take too long to kick in, I use it, then after 30 minutes, the pain starts to ease some, and I go take a nap. When I wake up, it's gone."

• Jon...
• July 23, 2015

For Migraine "The only migraine medication that has worked for me is this one. Side effects for me personally: increased urination (paler than usual), skin sensitivity (notice when getting into bath), 'floaty' feeling, and feeling a bit weaker than usual. Other than this, the headache usually goes within an hour and a half or so. For me, it's worth the side effects. This could be coincidence, but I'm also mentioning here that I have started to suffer from tinnitus as my ears ring a lot more now (coincidence?) since taking this medication about 7 years ago. Just an observation, as this has never been listed as a side effect."

• Kja...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 24, 2019

Zolmitriptan for Migraine "I have had migraines since childhood. This has been the only medicine that has truly helped. I have to take it early in the headache or it’s not as effective. If I take it during the night, I am groggy all day, but if I’m already up and doing stuff, I don’t get tired and feel better in about a half hour. I do have some sensitivity when I eat something, kind of like I am eating something very sour. This medicine has truly changed my life. I have lost jobs and missed so many holidays and family events over the years. I wish I would’ve been prescribed this a long time ago."

• Anonymous
• June 17, 2009

Zolmitriptan for Migraine "As far as I know, Zomig is a swallowed tablet, and Zomig-ZMT is the orally disintegrating tablet, with a zingy orange flavor. I didn't notice much difference, but I imagine the ZMT works faster as it disperses in the mouth. With this abortive, as with many, it works best if you take it 'during onset of migraine.' This is an issue for me because sometimes at onset I'm not sure if it will actually develop into a migraine, so I don't take it, and then I am in agony two hours later, even with two doses, which are not/hardly effective since I've missed onset."

• Dyd...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 20, 2019

For Migraine "I’ve always had pretty severe chronic mixed tension migraines (more characteristics of tension than migraine) and was on Imitrex for years, and it suddenly quit working. Started generic Zomig 2.5 mg disintegrating tablets a month ago, and they are a miracle! I have absolutely no side effects except feeling slightly slower than usual. Slightly euphoric as well, but no other side effects at all. I do notice they work quicker when taking them like a regular pill versus putting them on your tongue, so I just take it with water. I use 8-9 a month, and without them, I’m not sure where I’d be!"

• Anonymous
• April 27, 2012

Zolmitriptan for Migraine "Zomig ZMT works well for me so far. Two years on it after Maxalt seemed to be less effective. I begin vomiting, and nothing can help me then, so orally disintegrating tablets or a shot is all I can do. My migraines always seemed to be hormonal, but now that I'm post-menopause, I still get them. Maybe fewer, but just as severe without treatment. Lifetime sufferer with family history (father, his brother, his sister, his mother, his brother's daughter, me, all three of my kids). Having these migraine medicines work is like a miracle!"

• Anonymous
• September 23, 2011

Zolmitriptan for Migraine "Zomig ZMT works well for me, especially when I take it just as I get the feeling I will get a migraine. All migraine symptoms are gone within 30-45 minutes. My side effects are: *drowsiness (but not so much that I can't function, I just yawn a lot), some neck stiffness, taste sensitivity (the first several bites of food after letting the tablet dissolve cause my taste buds to feel really funny... sort of a sharp feeling, if that makes any sense at all). BUT, those symptoms are a lot better than having a migraine!"

• Mar...
• August 24, 2019

For Migraine "Been on zolmitriptan for 2 years now, these were used in conjunction with a large number of different tablets I was trying to stop my migraines. The other tablets were usually taken at night to prevent migraines from coming the following day, none worked for me. The zolmitriptan was then used to prevent the oncoming migraine if I felt it coming on. I get the dissolving ones you put on top of the tongue, as these get into the system quicker than the normal tablets. These work, I'd say, 85% of the time for me. I couldn't be without these tablets! The side effects I get each time taking one, though, are sensitivity to warmth and heat, both on my skin-mostly fingers and oddly my mouth and tongue. Having a cup of tea after taking these for, say, 2 hours after, maybe 3 hours, it feels hotter than what it really is. Luckily, I am in the UK, and prescriptions are £9 each, you get 6 per box, but because I have to use them often, they let me have 12 tablets in one prescription, so 12 tablets for £9."

• PMi...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 18, 2017

For Migraine "Have had migraines for decades and tried Imitrex before but didn't help. I get minor relief from Bayer's Back & Body (aspirin + caffeine pill). Recently asked my doc about trying a different triptan, and he suggested zolmitriptan since Imitrex didn't help. Next migraine, I took 1 Bayer and 1/2 of the 5 mg zolmitriptan pill with Gatorade. Two hours later, my migraine was decreasing instead of increasing but was still in pain, so I took the other 1/2 of the 5 mg pill and was surprised to see my migraine decrease until it was gone, and I was able to sleep through the night without migraine pain. Now I take the entire 5 mg at once with Bayer and Gatorade once I notice symptoms, and it decreases my migraines from 24+ hrs of hell to around 6 tolerable hours."

• Ric...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 28, 2018

For Migraine "The horror of migraine with a pounding headache, the nausea, incessant retching, inability to sleep, sensitivity all over, and photosensitivity were dramatically reduced when I took this 2.5 mg tablet. Within 20 minutes, a significant decrease in symptoms and finally the ability to sleep and recover from the exhaustion. You will still be incapacitated for the next 24 hours and weak, but this is a miracle drug."

• TXg...
• May 21, 2017

For Migraine "I've had menstrual migraines since my late teens. I also have an aspirin allergy, so my pain relief was going to urgent care and getting Phenergan shots with codeine. The pain didn't stop, it just allowed me to sleep. Then a fellow migraine sufferer told me about Zomig. It's a miracle. I take 5 mg as soon as I feel the 'migraine feeling' and lay down in a dark room. Two hours later, I take another. I'm good for 24 hours, I can function. Go to work, run my house, etc. I then take one more since my migraines are anywhere from 3 to 4 days. This is the first medicine that actually wipes my migraine out and not just dulls it. My side effects are: dry mouth, fatigue, foggy head, tingling feet and legs. But hey... I'd take those any day over a migraine!"

• pet...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• October 8, 2017

Zolmitriptan for Migraine "I take 2.5 mg and have taken it for 14 years. It does stop the pain in 15 minutes, but I feel like I have the flu after, and lately, a lot of bladder pain, urinary infections every 6 months, and urinating a lot with loss of urinary control. I am 65 years old and have had migraines forever. Does anyone experience bladder issues? Is it because I have been on it so long, and it is hurting the bladder?"

• cya...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 17, 2017

Zolmitriptan for Migraine "I’m not gonna lie, the side effects can seriously suck... but they’re very temporary. I get a rancid taste in my mouth, as well as increased heart rate (which, for someone with a preexisting heart condition, is not ideal). HOWEVER, these only happen for maybe a half hour after taking the spray, and for the first time in over ten years, I actually have something that not only halts the migraine in its tracks (whether I’m in the aura stage or even in the beginning of a serious attack) but lets me actually continue on with work and not have to debilitate me to the point of needing to go to bed for the rest of the day. I take this in combination with Zofran, and I feel like a completely new person within an hour of taking it. This is the best."

• cup...
• May 15, 2017

For Migraine "An amazing drug, zolmitriptan. It clears my headache in 20 minutes. I realize how much I need this drug, having suffered with migraine for a 24-hour period. I am doing a tour of the world at age 58 years old. I ran out of this drug in Australia. Had to pay over one hundred dollars to see a doctor and pay for two tablets on prescription. I get six tablets a month on a free prescription in Scotland. Missing home."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 20, 2016

For Migraine "This drug has changed my life. My migraines used to leave me in pain for days along with vomiting, sensitivity to light, etc. The nasal spray works within half an hour and usually provides full relief. I can't even believe it-migraine gone. Leaves me with a sore throat, but I don't mind it. The first couple of times it made me sleepy, but I got used to it. Zomig allows me to move on with my life instead of living my life in pain. If you are debating, definitely give this a try!"

• See...
• April 28, 2015

Zolmitriptan for Migraine "I've suffered from migraines for over 20 years. Various treatments have worked over the years but lose their effectiveness after a certain amount of time. Zomig has helped me tremendously because of the various methods of delivery. I'll take the nasal spray, and when that stops working after a few months, I'll switch to the tablets. While this product does work, it sometimes can take a second dose before I get relief. Sometimes, it doesn't work at all. It really depends on how soon I take it. Like someone else said in a previous review, sometimes I don't realize it's going to be a migraine. I do still get regular headaches, and using my migraine medicine on those, in my opinion, can be wasteful. Especially at the price you have to pay for it."

• Anonymous
• June 14, 2010

Zolmitriptan for Migraine "My migraines appear hormonal related, premenopausal in my 40's. If taken at onset, Zomig is very effective against my migraines. If taken later, it is still effective but requires another dose within a few hours, as directed, to get the pain under control - HOWEVER if taken then, I've had the stiff neck and jaw thing. I do notice that my skin is sensitive to heat after I've taken Zomig, and my taste buds are sensitive to some flavors (excessive salivating). It does make me dizzy. I usually break a tablet in half (which I was just reading you're NOT supposed to do, but it doesn't say why), and if I catch the migraine fast enough, half is usually enough to deter it. I save the other half for later if the migraine feels like it is returning."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 30, 2021

For Migraine "Zolmitriptan consistently works for me in stopping a migraine in its tracks, and most of the time, they don't recur, which is fantastic. As with all triptans, it can have some strange and what feel like scary side effects (chest pressure/tightness, muscle cramps and stiffness, dizziness, drowsiness, weird bodily sensations, euphoria, dysphoria, feelings of hot and cold skin), but they are usually transient and short-lived. I've also tried rizatriptan and sumatriptan. The effectiveness is about the same, but for me, zolmitriptan has the fewest of these side effects compared to those. Small price to pay for migraine relief I can count on every time. A low dose of 1.25mg or 2.5mg works for me. I also take an antidepressant (Viibryd) and have not experienced any problems or serious interactions."

• Mar...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• August 23, 2021

Zolmitriptan for Migraine "Zomig is a miracle drug. I get migraines several times a week. I take this at the very first hint of a headache, and it aborts the headache. It makes you feel completely normal. The first 45 minutes, my heart beats a little fast, but that goes away quickly. Highly recommend."

• Dan...
• August 6, 2015

For Migraine "I find this medication works wonders. Only downside is hypersensitivity to lukewarm water. Feels like I'm standing under boiling water, but I find within 30 to 60 minutes my migraines are gone, with some drowsiness."

• bin...
• December 15, 2009

Zolmitriptan for Migraine "I had migraines for years before I finally was sent to a neurologist. He gave me samples of many of the prescription migraine medications that are out there now, and many of them, including Imitrex, just did not work or made me really fatigued. Zomig worked really fast, and I have no side effects at all. If I can take it as soon as I can feel the headache coming on, it is gone before I really realize it."

• Leh...
• May 14, 2016

For Migraine "I have had migraines since my 20s and took Zomig last night for the first time, only to wake up like I had RA. My joints in both hands were in so much pain I could hardly get dressed or hold a purse. Additionally, my hips were in pain. I do not recommend this drug to anyone. I know migraines can be debilitating, but taking Zomig to maybe cause RA or any type of autoimmune disease is definitely not worth it. I never write any reviews, but I found others should be aware of side effects."

• P-L...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 10, 2016

For Migraine "I was having terrible migraines, tried most of the over-the-counter medicine, and some prescribed by my doctor until I got to zolmitriptan... It always works, within 30 minutes to 60 minutes of taking it, effectively dissolving the whole migraine every time. It works as every medicine should, and I don't have any obvious side effects. I already urinate a lot (saw how some people said they urinated more because of this), so I may have that side effect without even knowing it. But in any case, going to the bathroom a few times more versus having a migraine is a no-brainer of a choice :) I take the generic version which usually costs $36.99 for 6 2.5 mg pills. But fortunately, it is 100% covered by my job's insurance."

• Dox...
• December 10, 2019

For Migraine "I have been taking Zomig 2.5 nasal spray for about 5 years. Worked great until about 3 months ago; suddenly I am experiencing side effects: nausea, feeling of gagging, basically just sick. Though it does get rid of the headache pain in about 30 minutes. Not sure what has changed, but I don't think I'll be able to take Zomig anymore. Tried the pill form as well; side effects worse than with the nasal spray. It's expensive also - even with insurance, it's $80 for 6 doses."