Comparing Imitrex vs Nurtec ODT

For Migraine: I found Imitrex works well if I take it the second I feel any of the migraine symptoms. If I wait even 20 minutes past that it'll usually make the headache worse. I suffer migraines with auras and cluster headaches. Like most everyone there is no way to function once a headache starts. Mine starts when the barometric pressure raises or lowers with cold fronts, hurricanes any weather condition that changes the barometric pressure. The pain is rough but the confusion and not able to function for sometimes days on end is the worst. Only advice I could give anyone with this drug is if you know your body well enough to know a migraine or cluster headache is starting take it immediately, don't wait! That is the only way it works for me. When it does work it is amazing! A wonderful tool to the Arsenal to fight these crippling headaches. Iif someone has never had a migraine they truly will never understand the pain we're going through.

For Migraine: Migraines have become my worst enemy over the past 4-5 years. Thank goodness for Imitrex. I started with the pills, then the nasal spray and have worked my way up to the shots (plus nausea medicines). The pills had the least side effects. The spray was vile tasting, but fast acting and I could take it while working. When my headaches worsened, they added botox and upgraded me to the injected version. I needed something that acted FAST so I could stay in the classroom. The down side to the injection is the head rush, change of hear rate, and the flushing feeling. When I inject I have about 15-30 BAD minutes, then I kind of restabilize and about an hour later I usually feel better and capable of continuing to teach.

For Migraine: My migraines are strictly hormonal. I get migraines every day for one week straight during my time of the month. I take sumatriptan injections when they’re unbearable and that works great, it just knocks me out and I can’t really function all too well. I was excited to try Nurtec because it’s not supposed to make you drowsy, and it doesn’t. It just didn’t work for me. I will say however, if I take it early enough - it keeps my migraine at bay (after 1-2 hours) but it doesn’t take it away completely like the sumatriptan injection does. Unfortunately, the Nurtec barely did a thing for my full blown migraines. I’ll stick with my injections. It’s not fun sticking my thigh but at least I get relief in just 10 minutes.

For Migraine: I currently take 3 other medications plus 2 triptans that I can alternate between as the "onset" dose to try and relieve my migraine symptoms. Yesterday I received my prescription of nurtec and took my first dose of it right away since I had taken a triptan the night before and it hadn't helped yet. I didn't have much relief at all with that dose. It may be because it wasn't technically taken at the onset of that migraine. I'm not sure. I ended up sleeping most of the day today.( Its now 630 pm and I've been "awake" for a little over an hour) I had no migraine upon waking up but shortly after I did notice I was beginning to have a migraine. I did take another dose of nurtec. And I can say, I'm feeling no symptoms in less than an hour after taking it. Fingers crossed that this med will be the one to work. With having 2 different experiences, I'll make sure to come back and update my review or leave another after I've finished this first pack