PatientsLikeMe ™

PD
Skip over navigation
Join Now (It's free!)

Already a member? Log in

Share your real-world treatment experience
with patients just like you.
Select a community
Parkinson's
Find out more about the PatientsLikeMe
Parkinson's Community

See More Treatments

See all treatments in the PatientsLikeMe system shared by patients just like you.


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. Read more...Click to read more below

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.


Reasons Taken

3 patients in the community are taking or have taken Imitrex.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 3 100%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Imitrex.

  0 mg none
  3 Number of Patients: 3  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Imitrex or how long patients were taking Imitrex before stopping.

Currently taking Imitrex

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

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 100% 1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 100% 1
None 0% 0

Top reported side-effects include: Weakness in arms, Ventricular Tachycardia, sleepiness

Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)

  • Goodpenny
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: mild
    Chest: mild
    Legs: mild
    See profile
  • Goodpenny
  • by Goodpenny
    Sep 24, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsMild
  • Other
Advice/Tips
This drug absolutely DESTROYS my migraines. One is enough, and the migraine is gone. It sometimes comes back the next day, but I just take another. There is supposed to be a drug interaction problem with Imitrex and selegiline, but I take both without any problems (on the advice of my neurologist). I don't have problems with high blood pressure, though.

See all evaluation results for Imitrex



Back to top