Sumatriptan User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

• Meniq...
• June 14, 2019

For Migraine "I've been suffering from migraines for YEARS, lasting three days in a row, regularly! To humour my body, I'd take paracetamol, ibuprofen, cocodamol, knowing they would not even touch the sides of these monstrous head pains. Nothing besides my daith piercing (a piercing that is located in the innermost fold of your ear) has worked. Until now. Enter Sumatriptan! It's bizarre the way it works; I can feel the blood vessels in my head contracting immediately, and then I feel a pained pressure at the top of my nose. It all seems to pulsate for about an hour, after which my migraine has gone!! I take anti-sickness at the same time, to counter the feelings of nausea and it does work. Although, for plenty o'hours afterwards I feel kind of odd; a bit floaty, a little bit dizzy, and the pressure in my nose is still there, but I think I prefer those short-lived symptoms to the three days of awfulness I'd been having until now. Within 12 hours, all my symptoms seems to have gone."

• Nicky
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 31, 2019

Imitrex Nasal (sumatriptan) for Migraine "I LOVE this product ( the nasal imtrex) . I used to vomit terribly with the oral sumatriptan on top of getting very tired and also get rebound headaches. This works in about 9 mins and I get pain free sign no side effects!"

• kdp
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 25, 2019

For Migraine "It’s 3:19 in the morning. My wife just woke me up from a horrific gruesome nightmare I was having. Something horrific was happing in my dream and I was panicking in real life, when she woke me up I had tears coming out of my eyes. I heard this drug gives you nightmares but I didn’t think they would be like this. My head is still pounding and still have a migraine. I took this yesterday evening at around 5:30pm. After I took it I was throwing up for hours. It made me so sick. I’ll never take this again."

• dan
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• November 28, 2019

Imitrex Statdose (sumatriptan) for Migraine "this medication will take a migraine away in 20 minutes. If you have work that day or are trying to get to sleep this in invaluable to me once or twice a month. It stops the pounding quickly, especially accompanying a hot bath."

• Elect...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 1, 2018

Imitrex (sumatriptan) for Migraine "This drug will get rid of my migraine about 70% of the time, but I only use it when nothing else works because the side effects are almost as bad as the migraine itself. It makes my skin feel prickly and tight, and my throat feels tight and like I can't swallow. It gives me such intense nausea that I often don't speak when I take it because I feel like if I open my mouth, I'll throw up. From trial and error, the nausea seems to abate if I take it with food, but if I forget to take it with food I have to force myself to eat through the nausea. My brain also feels really foggy and basic actions are difficult when I take it. I'm glad there are people who don't react like this, but I am definitely asking to be switched to a different medication."

• Anony...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 11, 2018

For Migraine "AWFUL. Taking the 50mg and 100mg gave me HORRIBLE side effects. I can say, my migraine went away, but to get to that point, I have to go through about an hour of uncontrollable crying, tightness in my chest and throat, VERY heavy, almost numb limbs, extreme body aches, nausea, cold sweats, and a pounding headache. Never taking it ever again."

• LoHa
• Taken for 10 years or more
• October 31, 2016

Imitrex (sumatriptan) for Migraine "I have suffered from migraine for many years. Before I started using Imitrex (about 15 years ago) some migraines would affect me for days. I missed out on so much back then. Imitrex changed that. I normally can take one dose and get complete relief in an hour. The only side effect that I have ever suffered is sleepiness but it's not so severe that I can't take Imitrex while working if a migraine strikes. This medication has been a life saver for me and changed my quality of life."

• Buzce...
• November 25, 2016

For Migraine "This med works well for me in about 30 mins. My comment involves the packaging. When you are struggling with a bad headache it is extremely stressful trying to open the plastic and foil the pill is sealed in. Don't always have scissors at handy. Any one else find this annoying ? Should be changed."

• Miche...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 29, 2023

Imitrex (sumatriptan) for Migraine "I've had one experience with Imitrex. I was living in the midwest near a AFB hospital (in the mid to late 1990s). My mother and I came down with migraines the same evening. By the third night we both had tried everything that we had been prescribed and the migraines were just getting worse, but it was the 90s and migraine medication besides pain meds was in its infancy. I was in the best condition so I drove the short distance to the base hospital and within an hour we both found ourselves a participant in a drug trial for Imitrex with the promise that if it didn't work we'd get "something stronger". Soon we were both having chest pains and heart palpitations, and I couldn't catch my breath. Why? We both have heart valve issues that we didn't know about. We were on heart monitors for hours afterward, but we did get "something stronger" to cut the pain. I know people who swear by Imitrex, but please take your first dose at a Hospital/Dr. Office! It has interactions that can be quite serious."

• MonaL...
• February 25, 2015

For Migraine "I have suffered from migraines for many years, but menopause has made the headaches both more intense and frequent. The only medication that helps is Sumatriptan. Typically the headache is gone within 30 minutes although it usually gets a little worse before it gets better. There are side effects, most notably jaw pain, difficulty swallowing, and a "spacey" feeling, but honestly these are minor compared with the agony of a migraine. I love this medication and do not know how I would manage without it."

• Strick
• June 14, 2016

Imitrex (sumatriptan) for Cluster Headaches "I've suffered from cluster headaches since I was 14 years old I'm 35 now. My last headache was in 2013 shortly after my mother passed. I thought I had out grown the headaches but May of 2016 here I go again going into my second month of having them everyday. I've tried imitrex you name it sometimes painkillers work sometimes they don't but like many other cluster headaches suffers Ive been threw hell.I don't know what do I'm a truck driver and it makes it hard to do my job even after the headache have gone. I just wanted to share my experience"

• Vanessa...
• September 18, 2015

Imitrex (sumatriptan) for Migraine "I have tried this medication in the past and it did not work for me, but now after revisiting the drug with years of migraines of no relief I have found that it works well for me now. I tend to have extreme nausea and vomiting with my severe headaches, so I also use the nasal spay form (depending on how nauseated I am) They both work well if taken early in the migraine. I did however have severe reaction the first 2-3 times taking it (nausea, vomiting, abdominal upset) but I forced myself to take it again. Now my experience is "head tightening" which I see can be common with this drug and after about 15 minutes of this, I feel a "loosening" and finally relief. I have not experienced any other symptoms with tablet form."

• Hani
• January 25, 2020

For Migraine "Hi I am 32 years old now and migraine sufferer last 25 years now my neurologist proscribed 50 mg sumatriptan it’s really very fantastic I take it with Advil it effects like a miracle it’s really works fast."

• ByeBy...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 21, 2013

Sumavel DosePro (sumatriptan) for Migraine "This is a miracle for migraines. Works within 5 minutes and migraine GONE. You will have energy and get on with your day. I am 43 yrs old and have suffered with migraines since teen. RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN TO YOUR DR AND ASK FOR THIS MEDICINE. SUFFER NO MORE."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 1, 2012

Imitrex (sumatriptan) for Migraine "This medicine kept the migraine from becoming full blown. It made me sleepy and out of sorts, but this is better than an agonizing migraine. I took it as soon as I saw the visual effect and within 30 min my vision was back to normal. However, I still had a mild migraine with very little nausea. Imitrex made me tired and my body felt heavy. It also made my tongue feel swollen, but it wasn't. But I'd take this over a full blown migraine any day! It seemed to fast forward the headache rather than it being debilitating like last time. I still lay around all day though."

• Migra...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 17, 2013

Sumavel DosePro (sumatriptan) for Migraine "The injection feels like a rubber band snapped on your skin. I recommend the abdomen over the thigh, much more comfortable. I only bleed slightly, and the site only bruised once. The triptan effect is fast and intense, you feel that rush of the migraine about to go away. It makes me sleepy, as sumatriptan always has, and I nap for less than 1/2 hour, then I am PAIN FREE. The nice thing is the triptan effect goes away as rapidly as it comes on, which is far better than the lingering "yuck" feeling with oral triptans. Not just pain reduction, not a lessening of the migraine - it is gone. It has reduced my sick and late days due to migraine from 9 days in 2012 to ZERO so far in 2013. Will never go without it again."

• Dsisy...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• May 25, 2015

Imitrex (sumatriptan) for Cluster Headaches "Imatrex has helped me 100% with my cluster headaches. Certain foods trigger these painful headaches and even though I know most of the triggers and even though I try to avoid them its impossible to eat and not have at least one or two of these triggers in my food. My doctor tried me on several pain meds for these headaches but nothing worked. The headaches got so bad I was literally pulling my hair out and was thinking about suicide. Then my doctor gave me Imatrex. As long as I know I have access to Imatrex I am fine. I finally went to a wonderful neurologist who has been very patient in trying other meds to work with the Imatrex. I do take the generic of Imatrex."

• Mike
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 28, 2024

For Migraine "Great: As always, keep in mind that different formulations will behave differently; sometimes it takes longer, i.e., an hour and sometimes it's very fast, i.e., 10 min. In general, it always helps me and it has made a huge difference!"

• phodge
• April 24, 2010

Imitrex (sumatriptan) for Cluster Headaches "I have suffered from cluster headaches for over 15 years and have tried almost everything offered by hospitals and over the counter. I recently was given Imitrex in a nasal spray by my doctor and as long as your nasal passage is clear I have found that about five to ten minutes after you taste it in your throat the headaches go away. It is the best medicine I have ever come across for cluster headaches and my days and nights are much better because of it."

• Lolab...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 7, 2016

Imitrex (sumatriptan) for Migraine "I have suffered from migraines for 32 years. Have taken several medications and combinations of said meds prescribed by my physician to combine. This past year has been a mild one as far as migraines for me but have had around 13 I guess and we tried Imitrex. I can say that it has worked for me. My migraines are triggered by the changes in barometric pressure due to weather so I almost always have them in spring and autumn."

• RjoyD
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 6, 2017

Imitrex (sumatriptan) for Migraine "When I moved to Indiana I started getting migraines . My doctor prescribed imitrex 25 mg which worked beautifully as long as I took it when the migraine started. Though it still doesn't always work and I take another dose 2 hours after the 1st dose. I developed tolerance to it and now need to take 50 mg. Fortunately my migraines have slowed down to a dull roar as I've figured out my triggers. Imitrex has some annoying but mostly tolerable side effects that dissipate with use, such as feeling physically fatigued, feeling kind of drugged, trouble thinking clearly, increased blood pressure/heart rate, sometimes I feel shaky."

• KAW
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 30, 2022

Imitrex (sumatriptan) for Migraine "Suffered terrible migraines since late teens. Started on Imitrex in 2000, over 22 years now and it is the only medication that has worked. Usually knocks migraine out within an hour, even when it is a severe one. I don’t know how I would cope without it. I’d be stuck in bed for two days before I discovered this miracle pill. I don’t have side effects from it either. It changed my life truly. I still get migraines constantly, usually in the mornings, but at least I can take a pill and get on with my day."

• trixi...
• April 28, 2013

Imitrex (sumatriptan) for Cluster Headaches "I've just started taking Imitrex, the first time I took it, I thought I was getting lock jaw. I was quite worried. I took it again the next day though because it did take care of my headache. Since the first time I took it, the side effects have been minor. Hopefully it stays this way."

• Preston
• September 29, 2019

For Migraine "I had a migraine so bad that I was vomiting and kept awake for days with pain, so I went to the ER. They prescribed me 50 mg Sumatriptan tablets. I’ve been using them for almost a year, and I’ve had really great success! The best method I have found is to take a pill, lay down in a dark room for an hour and hopefully sleep, and when you get up, your migraine will barely be there anymore. Sometimes it takes the migraine completely away on lucky days, but most of the time it brings the pain down from an 8 or 9 to like a 1 or 2, I’ll still have the residue of a migraine but it’s ignorable. The only side effect I have noticed is some minor nerve pain/tension on my scalp and face. So if I touch my face or brush my hair the nerves there are overly sensitive. It’s minor, ignorable, and totally worth it. Really grateful for this pill and would recommend"

• Monkeys...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• August 30, 2016

Imitrex (sumatriptan) for Migraine "I've had migraines since age 12, so 30 years. I received Imitrex at 25 and am forever grateful! I average one migraine every 2-3 months, usually w/changes in weather and/or interrupted or reduced sleep. If I recognize the aura phase (usually smells, sometimes halos or light streaks/trails), and take Imitrex within the first couple of hours, it can completely ward off the pain. If I don't catch it in the aura and take it after actual pain hits, it's still helpful but I will still be subject to 2-3 days pain and need recurring doses, plus I supplement Imitrex with naproxen and caffeine. But it works. I've gone from being bed-bound in a dark, silent room to being able to work- even w/flourescent lights- without vomiting or worse. Life changing"