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Rizatriptan (Maxalt®) is a triptan drug developed by Merck & Co. for the treatment of migraine headaches. more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Migraine Headaches | 522 |
63% |
| Fibromyalgia | 5 |
80% |
| Chronic Pain | 2 |
100% |
| Brain / CNS Tumors | 1 |
100% |
| Rhabdomyosarcoma | 1 |
0% |
Overall, 63% (537
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Maxalt Reviews
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Works but leaves me felling achy.
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It works great
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if it take 10mg right away and sleep, the migraine goes away. good stuff but expensive!
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This worked and side effects were as severe as imitrex.
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Only works sometimes.
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didn't work previously, but my neurologist and I decided to try it again...and IT WORKED!!!
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but, made me feel doped up.
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A lifesaver!
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This is my first defense against my migraines. I take one as soon as I know I am getting one or have one. I usually take a second one an hour or two later. I would say that 80% of the time, this gets rid of the headaches, but the other 20% I have to resort to pain meds.
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i take maxalt and midrin together with a snack it work well, also a glass of hot tea some times helps [More] -
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I tried Maxalt and felt no change when I had a migraine and had to go back to Midrin and wait for it to pass. The only think I liked about it was tha... [More] -
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I use Maxalt! My Insurance pays for 12 pills a month, unfortunately, I can get 20 migraines in a month. So, sometimes I wait too long to take it. Ma... [More] -
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Maxalt has been very helpful. If I take it right away, when I suspect a migraine is on its way, it usually works 80% of the time. It is expensive, b... [More] -
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last night i had the worst migraine of my life.it lasted about 8 hours. i hurt to bad to call for help. i wen to the dr today to get something to k... [More]
