Relpax User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

• Pis...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 4, 2020

For Migraine "Do the side effects (jaw pain, yawning, chest tightness that makes you feel like it's hard to breathe, general out-of-it feeling/inability to focus) kinda suck? Yeah. Does it ALWAYS work? No. Can I drive or work after I take it? Not for a few hours. I work in healthcare though, if it was a job where patients' health/lives weren't in my hands, it would probably be fine. Is it worth taking when I have a migraine? 100% yes. I've tried a lot of different triptans and a couple of non-triptan options. Currently, this is the best for me. When it works, it works in about an hour, and I'd much rather have the side effects than the nausea and pain from the migraine."

• sou...
• November 3, 2014

For Migraine "Have had migraines for about 7 years. Seems to have started a while after slipping and falling on my back in the kitchen. Held out arms to break the fall and my head tucked, slammed back. Headaches so intense you literally will call 911 to get immediate pain relief NOW. Vomiting, which intensifies the pressure, and blurred vision that is in no way a typical headache. Relpax 40 is the only thing I have ever tried and works. Add an ice pack and a BC powder, and it works faster to relieve my pain. Makes me feel much better after a long nap in a dark, cold room. Like any other illness, it takes a day or so to feel normal again. I have insurance and pay $10 for 10 pills per month with the discount card. Before that, I paid $10 per pill. It's truly a miracle med."

• Anonymous
• November 6, 2009

For Migraine "Relpax is effective for taking away my migraine pain most of the time. I find I have to take 2 occasionally. The worst part is the side effect. It makes my joints ache (seems like all of them) for several hours after the migraine is gone. But at least it takes away the migraine. I guess the joint pain is the lesser of the two evils, and I am able to function."

• Cha...
• July 7, 2015

For Migraine "I suffered for years with migraines, I have lost entire weekends and days from these headaches. Relpax is a lifesaver. I had times I thought I wanted to die during these headaches. No more, don't have to suffer anymore. Get the script. It works. Does make you pee a lot."

• art...
• February 7, 2014

For Migraine "I started Relpax in a trial for the medication. I was first diagnosed with migraines, my doctor tried me on this medication as a trial. I had never been on a migraine medication before and found this medication helpful. Getting relief from the awful, life-consuming headaches was such a great blessing. I found that I could function with migraines. I had been just surviving them. Thank you, Relpax, for giving me my life back. Thank you for the 10 card."

• Anonymous
• April 23, 2010

For Migraine "Relpax is a great migraine medicine. I have tried ibuprofen 800 mg, Elavil, Maxalt, Imitrex, Midrin, and countless others. Relpax stops the migraine quickly, but it is ridiculously expensive, even with my copay, it is $119.00 for 12. I still have a couple left from samples, but I can't wait for a generic brand!"

• Di...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 17, 2013

For Migraine "At times I get a migraine every day, particularly after I have been away from home, e.g., a week or more, then usually I get a daily migraine for around two weeks. Imigran works well once I know a migraine is on the way. None of the preventers I have tried have helped. Recently, I tried taking Relpax at night as a preventer, and so far it has worked. This has been a short-term experience, and I don't plan to continue daily use before I check with my GP."

• joj...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• April 2, 2017

For Migraine "I've been taking Relpax since 2009. It has always taken away the migraine headache within about an hour of taking 40 mg. For that, I'm grateful. What I've noticed is that when I take it makes a big difference. If I take it at the first sign of a migraine, I always get a rebound headache the next day. I find that if I wait 12 hours, then take Relpax, the migraine goes away and doesn't rebound. If it ever does rebound, I have to just tough it out. I need to rest a lot after taking it or I'll get a rebound. And I have to take it with food. The one time I didn't, it gave me horrible nausea."

• Anonymous
• June 7, 2010

For Migraine "I've had migraines (several types and causes) for about 22 years. I've tried about every other triptan and preventive medication that's out there. Relpax works the best, by far. I have little side effects, other than it makes me a little tired. But I'd rather have that than a debilitating migraine for days. It works in about 30 minutes, and you can totally function well on it. The only reason I give it a 9 is because it's expensive. With insurance, I pay $30 for 6 pills. And half the time insurance won't cover it, which makes it about $220 for 6 to 8 pills. But if you can afford it, it's definitely worth the money to live a normal life again!"

• Anonymous
• September 9, 2010

For Migraine "Of all the migraine medicines I have taken, Relpax has worked the best for me. The side effects are less for me than Imitrex was. Maxalt made me sleepy and didn't always work. Imitrex didn't always work either. The only reason Relpax gets a 9 instead of 10 is because it is so expensive."

• Anonymous
• June 17, 2010

For Migraine "I have really severe migraines about 4-5 times per week. My doctor suggested Relpax! I tried it, and it took my migraine away within 20 minutes. The best medication I have tried by far. I take 20 mg pills. I decided to use that dosage because I can get more pills for my money. I would say the downsides to Relpax are the blurred vision and upset stomach. I generally try to drink a lot of fluids and eat a small snack when I take it. This seems to help settle the upset stomach quicker. This medication is extremely expensive."

• Reb...
• January 15, 2014

For Migraine "Relpax is the only migraine med that works for me. It relieves my migraines in about a half hour. I honestly don't know what I'd do without it. Side effects: tiredness, mild nausea, frequent urination, runny nose, head fogginess."

• bsh...
• May 24, 2008

For Migraine "This is a great medicine for migraines. Relpax works better for me than any other triptan medication, although Maxalt seems to work also. But Relpax works even faster than Maxalt. Unfortunately, like all triptans, it is exceedingly expensive, forcing me to seek a different type of medication. I'll be very happy if (when) Relpax becomes available in a generic."

• Hea...
• May 18, 2014

For Migraine "I love Relpax. When Excedrin Migraine doesn't work, I take 1 20 mg Relpax, and my migraine is gone in an hour without side effects. So glad Relpax offers a $10.00 co-pay on their site, otherwise, my insurance would charge me $60.00 for 9 pills."

• Fun...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 30, 2016

For Migraine "Relpax is an amazing medication that completely ceases my migraine pain, nausea, and light sensitivity within an hour. I have luckily no side effects or groggy feelings. I read that it hasn't worked for some, my doctor told me if your headaches are cluster or other, then this medication will have no effect and your headache will remain. :-("

• Anonymous
• October 23, 2009

For Migraine "Relpax has more side effects, for me, than other migraine medications, including vomiting and the heaviness in my chest. Originally, I was prescribed Relpax 20 but needed to go up to the Relpax 40. The pain was mostly relieved, but the substantially increased nausea made me change to a medicine in the same drug family but resulted in less nausea than Relpax. (The heaviness in the chest isn't all that uncomfortable... it's a trade-off that is well worth it)."

• bea...
• November 26, 2013

For Migraine "Relpax has helped me control my migraines that, in all but one case, I had to take a second one. At this point, I have not had any side effects that I know of. To me, it seems to control the migraine where it does not go on for days by stopping at the onset."

• LAM...
• April 24, 2014

For Migraine "Relpax works well most of the time, but occasionally it doesn't get rid of all the pain of a migraine. It takes about 40 minutes to stop the aura and flashing lights and begins to attack the migraine pain. Overall, it's okay. Why is it so expensive, though?"

• Kna...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 17, 2015

For Migraine "Didn't work well on the migraine and made me feel like I was roofied. Both times I tried it for migraines, I slept for 12+ hours and felt out of it for many more hours. I know it works well for some folks, just not for me apparently."

• Anonymous
• September 3, 2009

For Migraine "I have been getting excruciating migraine headaches since about age ten. I've been on such a long list of medicines that I can't even begin it. I ended up popping Motrin 800 mg tablets like they were Tic Tacs and holding on for three days. Relpax has changed my life, but the price is killing me."

• Mag...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 29, 2012

For Migraine "I have suffered with migraines my entire life, both with and without auras. Migraines leave me having to close myself off from the world and try desperately to find a semi-comfortable spot so that I can lay down long enough to hopefully fall asleep through part of my usual 12-18 hour migraine. Since being prescribed Relpax, I am finally free! Once I feel a migraine coming on, I take one 40 mg Relpax pill and, within 10 minutes, can actually feel it working and the pain subsiding. Within a half hour, the pain is completely gone! Only once or twice did I need to take more than 1 pill, but that was because I waited too long to take it, and it works better the sooner it's taken. It's improved my life!"

• Anonymous
• November 29, 2008

For Migraine "Relpax has changed my life. I used to suffer for 3 days with such painful migraines. I couldn't even leave the bedroom. Any light or sound would cause me to vomit. If I start to get a migraine, I take 1 Relpax, and I am relieved. The side effects are minimal, maybe a little light-headed, just like after a glass of wine! I am a nurse, and I recommend this medication to anyone who has suffered from migraines."

• Lib...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 30, 2014

For Migraine "I started getting migraines at 11 years old. For the first few years, Excedrin Migraine would usually get rid of it. But then it stopped working. I finally went to a neurologist. At first, I was put on Imitrex, but that either did absolutely nothing or made the pain worse. After switching to 20 mg Relpax, I am so relieved! It almost always knocks out my migraine symptoms. Once in a while, it won't really work, and I'll have to take a 40 mg. Although, one time I did have to go to the ER because I had a migraine for a week and Relpax wasn't working, every single other time it has worked! The only side effect I've noticed is that I'm a bit tired. However, this could just be due to the initial pain beforehand. But heck, I love Relpax!"

• Gra...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• September 29, 2018

For Migraine "I've taken Relpax for at least 10 years, and it has been a lifesaver for me. Without it, I would not have been able to function in a professional job. My health insurance only allows me to have 6 pills a month, so at times I have to cut the pill in half to try and make a 1/2 dose work. If I take this pill and go back to bed for a couple of hours, it will take the migraine away - it does make me feel a little sick and lightheaded after I take it, so I'm careful about that."

• Rod...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 29, 2016

For Migraine "Relief 20mg. Sometimes the relief is 98%, which is great. In other instances, it works 70%. The discomfort is better than the migraine, although I'm afraid to tell my Dr. because I'm scared he will take it away, and this is the best thing I've had in a long, long time. Discomfort: tightness on the back of my neck and shoulders, soreness inside my throat, mouth, face, and around my neck, as well as my legs and arms. Creating anxiety."