Zolmitriptan and Fatigue: What Users Say

• Arn...
• June 25, 2017

Zolmitriptan for Migraine "It may take almost 2 hours, but it always works! This medicine has never failed me, and I've been using it for almost 20 years. Side effects - sometimes nothing, sometimes extreme fatigue. My recommendation: go take a nap 45-60 minutes after taking it. You'll wake up with no remains of the migraine attack."

• Spa...
• April 29, 2014

Zolmitriptan for Migraine "I've used Zomig for around 4 years now. If taken as soon as I recognize an attack, I know that about 90 minutes later, the pain in my head will go, longer if it's into the attack. I have always experienced drowsiness and hypersensitivity all over my skin. If I were to have a shower within 5 hours of taking Zomig, my whole body feels like it's stinging. Hot drinks feel like they are burning my throat, and hand washing with hot or warm water is a no-no. Also, if I eat within 5 hours, it will feel like my taste buds have exploded, excruciating but brief pain. I also still get all the other migraine symptoms: stomach upset, fatigue, very irritable, even with the Zomig, but I guess I can function with those things. It's the head pain and sickness that's worst."

• Fai...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 4, 2016

Zolmitriptan for Migraine "Acute migraine, sumatriptan, and Lyrica not helping after years of use. Zomig 5 mg spray given. Frequent urination, pressure on bladder constant (so unable to go out). Blood in urine? To question with doctor yet. Very heavy fatigue, just random fall asleep. Rapid heartbeat. Difficulty swallowing, hurt. Bit of sore throat further down throat. Short-lived chest pain traveled to chest bone left side when bedtime? Speech, foggy head, thinking worsened. Dizziness (was already experiencing). Still woke during night with bad head (so cannot use). But these are manageable because better than the migraine. Could it be possible to spray first dose and take second evening hour or two before bed instead of two hours after the initial? Terrible aftertaste."

• 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!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 12, 2015

For Migraine "I have suffered from chronic migraine since I was about 6 years old. I am now 20 and have been using zolmitriptan for a little over 2 years. This prescription has changed my life for the better! My migraines controlled my life, I could never make plans to do anything because I wasn't sure if I was going to get a migraine attack or not, and with my luck, 8 times out of 10, I did. The first time I took zolmitriptan, I was going on my 2nd day of a horrible migraine. As soon as I swallowed the dissolving pill, my migraine was gone! I find that I get better results in relieving a migraine if I take the pill right when I feel one coming. Some side effects for me are fatigue, frequent urination, hunger, and nausea, but well worth the side effects in my opinion."