Imitrex (sumatriptan) Treatment Report
Generic Name: Sumatriptan
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.
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Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cluster Headaches | 2 |
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1 | ||||
| Migraine Headaches | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Migraine | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Other | 1 |
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1 |
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Side Effects
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Patient Evaluations
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- ukwildcat
- Sex: M
- Mental Symptoms: moderate
- Physical Symptoms: moderate
- Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: severe
- 674
- VL 102
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- ukwildcat
- 6mg/0.5mL as needed
- since Oct 29, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Cluster Headaches
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Side Effects
Mild
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- baltogirl
- Sex: F
- Mental Symptoms: none
- Physical Symptoms: mild
- Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: moderate
- 714
- VL < 50
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- baltogirl
- 6mg/0.5mL as needed
- since Mar 27, 2008
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Efficacy
Slight
for Other
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Side Effects
Mild
- Advice/Tips made me gag and throw up so would not be good if taken while away from your home See full evaluation
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Report created on November 22, 2009.