Generic Name: Sumatriptan
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 | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Migraine | 32 |
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8 | ||
| Other | 26 |
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3 | |||
| Migraine Headaches | 23 |
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1 | ||||
| Headaches | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Pain | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Migraines | 1 | 0 |
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Most commonly reported side effects
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Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
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2 | 15% |
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Sleepiness
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2 | 15% |
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Pain, all over (generalized)
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1 | 8% |
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clumbsiness
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1 | 8% |
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Ventricular Tachycardia
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1 | 8% |
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Uncomfortable to eat or drink after it starts taking effect (like you have eaten something sour (10x magnified).
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1 | 8% |
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Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Imitrex. See all 14 dosages ►
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Did not seem to work
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3 | 23% |
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Expense
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2 | 15% |
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Personal research
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2 | 15% |
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Side effects too severe
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2 | 15% |
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Other
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2 | 15% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 8% |
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Report created on November 23, 2009.