Nurtec ODT and Dizziness: What Users Say

• Lal...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 5, 2021

For Migraine "My neurologist gave me this to try as an abortive medication along with one other to compare. The other was Ubrelvy. So I took this one when I had a migraine, and I noticed immediately it made my stomach queasy. It didn't last, so that was good, but I was dizzy. I had a slight case of vertigo. When I went to lay down, I started kind of spinning. I was trying to wait it out and fall asleep, but I just felt weird. But my head did start to feel better. But now I am in a haze and don't think I can go to work or do anything around the house. I just feel like I have the flu. I don't like this feeling. I think I preferred the other medication because I didn't experience these side effects."

• Lal...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 5, 2021

For Migraine "My neurologist gave me this to try as an abortive medication along with one other to compare. The other was Ubrelvy. So I took this one when I had a migraine, and I noticed immediately it made my stomach queasy. It didn't last, so that was good, but I was dizzy. I had a slight case of vertigo. When I went to lay down, I started kind of spinning. I was trying to wait it out and fall asleep, but I just felt weird. But my head did start to feel better. But now I am in a haze and don't think I can go to work or do anything around the house. I just feel like I have the flu. I don't like this feeling. I think I preferred the other medication because I didn't experience these side effects."

• sal...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 20, 2021

For Migraine "First of all, I tried it once and NEVER again. I am allergic to peppermint, and nobody told me it was peppermint flavored. This causes automatic vomiting and nausea! I ate some Jell-O just to try to keep it down. It did not work, made me severely dizzy and nauseated, woozy, and I really thought I was going to just faint. It was horrible. NEVER again."

• sal...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 20, 2021

For Migraine "First of all, I tried it once and NEVER again. I am allergic to peppermint, and nobody told me it was peppermint flavored. This causes automatic vomiting and nausea! I ate some Jell-O just to try to keep it down. It did not work, made me severely dizzy and nauseated, woozy, and I really thought I was going to just faint. It was horrible. NEVER again."

• Nau...
• July 23, 2022

For Migraine "I just took it yesterday for the first time, which the dissolvable tablet was disgusting. It's been 27 hours since I took it, and I keep getting severe waves of nausea. It feels just like motion sickness, and I'd be fine if it just gave me diarrhea, but it's vomiting this nausea gives me. I will get a hot flash and get dizzy when looking at screens, smoke a cigarette, or even go in warm weather. The nausea is an 8/10 and is similar to when my ear was filled with fluid and I was dizzy. Wondering how much longer this nausea will last just from the one pill."

• Rob...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 3, 2022

For Migraine Prevention "Within a few doses (was taking it every other day) caused brain fog, dizziness, nausea, and felt a tightness in my head. While it did stop a migraine in about 1 1/2 hours, I only started it on 7/20/2022. At the doctor's suggestion, I tried again, and on Monday, 8/01/2022, I had worse of the same symptoms. Have not and will not take another dose, but it is now Wednesday, 8/03/2022, and I still feel not just the brain fog but the tightness in my head and feel like I'm on sleeping pills. Left another message for the doctor. I WILL NOT take this medication again. Causing more health issues than just having migraines."

• AJD...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 22, 2024

For Migraine Prevention "I’ve had migraines since I was a kid. They’ve continued to worsen with age. Most months, I was experiencing 23-25 days with severe migraine with aura, light sensitivity, nausea, aching body, stomach upset, sensitivity to smell and sound, dizziness, numbness in my face, and horrific stabbing pain on the left side of my head. I tried everything, including chiropractic treatment, antidepressants, exercise, topiramate, ice, hormones, magnesium, B vitamins, etc. Nurtec as a preventative has been a godsend. It gave me my life back. Now I just have to fight with insurance every so often to keep it. I have maybe two migraines a month now, and they’re nothing at all like they were. So thankful."

• Sar...
• January 29, 2023

For Migraine "I wanted to leave a review since I figured most people who bother to leave one only do so when they have a negative experience. So for those of you who rely on reviews to make your decisions as I do, I just wanted to leave my own experience. I tried my first Nurtec today after avoiding it for a while out of fear that I’d have a negative reaction. I wish I had taken it before during my last two migraines because the only side effect I had was VERY mild dizziness. So mild that I could shower and walk around and feel fine. Other than that, no nausea, no stomach pain, nothing. My headache is gone and I feel completely fine. So grateful for this medication!"

• Roo...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 2, 2022

For Migraine "Nurtec takes my level 10 migraine pain away within an hour. What I get later is lasting dizziness (up to a month of dizziness with just one pill). I also get rebound migraines and headaches, sometimes from just 1 pill, but it’s more severe the more that I take (migraines - severe pain on one side of the head, nausea and vomiting, headaches - pain all over the head and less severe). When I took it more often, my hair started coming out like crazy. I was afraid to wash and brush my hair because so much was coming out. Now that I take it more sparingly, my hair has stopped falling out. I take it as little as possible now, although I still get the dizziness and rebounds from taking very little. I think the manufacturer seriously needs to update the side effects warning. It’s for sure causing my rebounds and dizziness, and as so many have reported hair loss with CGRP acting meds, it really seems unethical to not give these warnings. I rate it a 7 because it works, but side effects are bad."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 13, 2021

For Migraine "The first time I used Nurtec for migraine with aura, it relieved my headache within an hour, and I experienced mild nausea and dizziness. The next 3 times I used it for migraine with aura, the nausea and dizziness were more pronounced. The headache pain was lessened within an hour or so, but I got a second, much more severe headache with aura (rebound?) within 8 hours. These subsequent headaches lasted two plus days. I believe that the Nurtec caused these rebound headaches, and I will not use it again."

• Lah...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 21, 2023

For Migraine "I’m on my third pack of this medication. I've used it at least 30 times. It works pretty fast-within an hour my migraine is gone. However, today for the first time, about 4 hours after taking the tablet, the migraine is gone, but I started experiencing really bad stomach cramps, diarrhea, and dizziness. I will wait it out and see. I hope this is just a coincidence since it was saving me from excruciating pain until now. The last migraine that I had went for 7 days straight, 24 hours, and sent me to the ER as I just couldn’t take the pain. Overall, I would rather have the cramps and stomach pain than my horrific migraine."

• Bak...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 23, 2022

For Migraine "Tried a sample since the pharmacy tech suggested it when I was having trouble getting my #1 meds after an insurance company switch. NURTEC helped the migraine after an hour, but left me dizzy and lethargic. The migraine was never fully relieved. The second time I took NURTEC, I experienced nausea. Again, the headache was never fully relieved, and I felt very dizzy and lethargic. I was able to obtain a few tablets from the pharmacy for free, but now I am second-guessing if I should even try one of them. I have a huge rash on the right side of my face, and until now, I hadn't considered that it might be from NURTEC. I've never had a case of poison ivy or anything like that, but this is what it looks and feels like. Overall, since the drug did somewhat effectively relieve the migraine headache, I might take it again, but I certainly would not pick it if I could get the stuff I know that really works for me."

• Mic...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 10, 2022

For Migraine "Nurtec was a game changer for me. I’m allergic to the other, more commonly prescribed migraine meds as they cause heart attacks. Nurtec is well-tolerated. I had a little nausea and mild dizziness. However, the majority of my symptoms went from severe to very mild within an hour. I’ve taken one dosage of 75 mg."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 24, 2022

For Migraine "It's the best migraine medicine I've tried. I'm allergic to Imitrex and Maxalt. I would go to the ER when they got too bad, but then I had a kid who is autistic, and I can't go to the ER every time I have a migraine now because I have no one to watch him, because he won't stay with anyone but me. Now I do stay disoriented like I am during the migraine after taking, and I am still dizzy and nauseous, but the pain is almost all the way gone. Two hours ago, I was puking and my eyes were about to explode from my head, now I'm rambling on a forum. Anyways, Nurtec is really saving my life right now. It works! Fight and request for insurance to cover this!"