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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 | 524 |
63% |
| Fibromyalgia | 5 |
80% |
| Chronic Pain | 2 |
100% |
| Brain / CNS Tumors | 1 |
100% |
| Rhabdomyosarcoma | 1 |
0% |
Overall, 63% (540
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Maxalt Reviews
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Love it, it works awesome!
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Maxalt works really well. The meltable kind can come in very handy when you cant get to any water and need one desperatly.
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My doctor gave me these and said I wouldn't need the two litres of water... I threw up and had the worst migraine on it... I wouldn't use it again.
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It is only for short term use. It can also cause rebound headaches
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works well
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Works sometimes. Its okay.
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Seems to work, but takes time. I think it's because I wait too long to take it. Gives me dry mouth.
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This has worked the best for me out of all the triptans. I use the regular tablet, not the melt because I hate the taste of the melt.
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it works, but not always
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Working great.
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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]
