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What is Imitrex?

Imitrex is a brand name for the drug Sumatriptan, a drug which acts on the serotonin system and is used in the treatment of migraine headaches or trigeminal neuralgia. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Migraine 66 22
Migraine Headaches 39 6
Other 31 5
Headaches 6 0
General health 4 1
Pain 2 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
2 6%
Moderate
6 17%
Mild
16 46%
None
11 31%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sleepiness
8 23%
Nausea/Vomiting
4 11%
clumbsiness
4 11%
sore throat
3 9%
Pain, all over (generalized)
3 9%
Gag response
2 6%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Imitrex. See all 17 dosages ►

  0mg as needed 100 mg as needed 100mg as needed 10mg as needed 20mg as needed 2 50mg as needed 25 mg as needed 25mg as needed 2 6mg/0.5mL as needed 50mg as needed 60mg as needed 6mg/0.5mL as needed 6mg as needed mg as needed 6 mg/0.5 mL daily 25 mg daily 100 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 57 Number of Patients: 57 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 25 Number of Patients: 25 1 Number of Patients: 1 20 Number of Patients: 20 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Imitrex (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
6 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Other
6 25% Other: 25%
Expense
5 21% Expense: 21%
Doctor's advice
3 13% Doctor's advice: 13%
Side effects too severe
3 13% Side effects too severe: 13%
Personal research
2 8% Personal research: 8%
Course of treatment ended
1 4% Course of treatment ended: 4%

See all 22 patients who’ve stopped taking Imitrex

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Imitrex

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
2
2
11
15
40

Stopped Taking Imitrex

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
2
3
4
5
7

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
24 69%
Usually
8 23%
Sometimes
3 9%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 6%
Somewhat
5 14%
A little
8 23%
Not at all
20 57%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
4 11%
$100-199
1 3%
$50-99
2 6%
$25-49
5 14%
< $25
13 37%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.