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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 32 8
Other 26 3
Migraine Headaches 23 1
Headaches 4 0
Pain 2 0
Migraines 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 8%
Moderate
2 15%
Mild
6 46%
None
4 31%

Most commonly reported side effects

Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
2 15%
Sleepiness
2 15%
Pain, all over (generalized)
1 8%
clumbsiness
1 8%
Ventricular Tachycardia
1 8%
Uncomfortable to eat or drink after it starts taking effect (like you have eaten something sour (10x magnified).
1 8%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Imitrex. See all 14 dosages ►

  0mg as needed 100 mg as needed 100mg as needed 10mg as needed 20mg as needed 25 mg as needed 25mg as needed 50mg as needed 60mg as needed 6mg/0.5mL as needed 6mg as needed mg as needed 25 mg daily 100 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 32 Number of Patients: 32 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Imitrex (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
3 23% Did not seem to work: 23%
Expense
2 15% Expense: 15%
Personal research
2 15% Personal research: 15%
Side effects too severe
2 15% Side effects too severe: 15%
Other
2 15% Other: 15%
Doctor's advice
1 8% Doctor's advice: 8%

See all 12 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
0
1
2
6
7
22

Stopped Taking Imitrex

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
8 62%
Usually
5 38%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 8%
A little
3 23%
Not at all
9 69%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
2 15%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 8%
$25-49
2 15%
< $25
4 31%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.