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(also known as Sumatriptan, Imigran)
Sumatriptan (Imitrex, Imigran,Imigran Recovery ) is a triptan drug including a sulfonamide group which was originally developed by Glaxo for the treatment of migraine headaches. more at Wikipedia

Treatment Success Rate

Top 5 Communities
Condition Members Success
Migraine Headaches
1794
58%
Chronic Pain
9
89%
Fibromyalgia
7
100%
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
4
75%
Pseudotumor Cerebri
3
67%
Overall, 59% (1842 Members) find Imitrex helpful
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Imitrex Reviews

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Working / Worked
Used 17 years ago then stopped. Have now started using again about 4 years ago, 100mg.
Working / Worked
I take Imitrex and Advil Cold and Sinus Headaches and they usually go away within a 1/2 hr. Sometimes I have to take Zofron for nausea. Oh boy, NO WINE!!!
Working / Worked
Worked but started having adverse reactions to them a couple years ago
Working / Worked
allergic reaction to it
Working / Worked
works if I take it soon enough but can only take 9 pills a month and usually get more headaches than that
Working / Worked
Works once in a while
Working / Worked
ocassional relief . take it sparingly due 2 costs .
Working / Worked
Most of the time it takes 2 doses.
Working / Worked
Imitrex injections worked extremely well, but the limit of 2 per dsy when your having 3-6 headaches/day made it complicated.
Working / Worked
First thing i take on onset, works most of the time.
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Discussions

  1. Discussion: IMITREX INFO
    Thank you for sharing this information. [More]
  2. Discussion: IMITREX INFO
    .2% is very low. Plus this study does not give the baseline stat of what percent of people would be expected to get hardening of the arteries if they ... [More]
  3. Discussion: IMITREX INFO
    I have never been prescribed imitrex. When I go to the Dr.'s office over a migraine, they give me imitrex and a shot of toradol. [More]
  4. Discussion: IMITREX INFO
    I have been taking Imitrex for migraines for about two years now, and I had no idea that this was the case. My doctor never told me that Imitrex can d... [More]
  5. Discussion: IMITREX INFO
    My neurologist told me that Imitrex has a potential long term side effect of hardening of arteries. So that she would have me do a stress test (done ... [More]