What is Imitrex prescribed for?

What is Imitrex prescribed for?

Sumatriptan is used to treat migraines. It helps to relieve headache, pain, and other migraine symptoms (including nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light/sound). Prompt treatment helps you return to your normal routine and may decrease your need for other pain medications.

What are contraindications of Imitrex?

IMITREX Injection is contraindicated in patients with: Ischemic coronary artery disease (CAD) (angina pectoris, history of myocardial infarction, or documented silent ischemia) or coronary artery vasospasm, including Prinzmetal’s angina [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS].

What are the contraindications of sumatriptan?

Sumatriptan is absolutely contraindicated for patients with cardiac disease, uncontrolled hypertension, hemiplegic and basilar migraines, or pregnancy.

Does Imitrex make you nauseous?

Taking these drugs with sumatriptan can cause a severe condition called serotonin syndrome. Symptoms can include agitation, sweating, fast heartbeat, or hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that aren’t real). They can also include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or loss of balance.

Will Imitrex make you sleepy?

Taking Imitrex can make some people feel sleepy. In clinical studies: 3% of people who took Imitrex injection felt sleepy. 2% of people who took a placebo (a treatment with no active drug) felt sleepy.

What is the side effects of Imitrex?

COMMON side effects

  • nasal passage irritation.
  • sensation of spinning or whirling.
  • dizziness.
  • taste impairment.
  • numbness.
  • temporary redness of face and neck.
  • nausea.
  • vomiting.

Does Imitrex affect sleep?

It’s not known how often sleepiness occurs with the Imitrex tablets or nasal spray. Along with sleepiness, Imitrex can also cause weakness and dizziness in some people. These side effects, as well as the migraine or cluster headache itself, can make it dangerous to drive or operate machinery.

Does sumatriptan have caffeine?

Welcome to MyMigraineConnection! None of the Migraine abortive medications have caffeine in them: Triptans: Imitrex, Maxalt, Zomig, Amerge, Relpax, Axert, Frova. Imitrex is now available as the generic sumatriptan or combined with naproxen sodium in Treximet.

Does sumatriptan affect your heart?

Heart problems: Sumatriptan works by constricting blood vessels, so it may not be suitable for people with heart conditions. Sumatriptan can worsen coronary artery disease (ischemia) or provoke a heart attack (myocardial infarction) or Printzmetal’s angina (coronary artery vasospasm).

How will Imitrex make me feel?

You may feel pain, pressure, tightness, or heaviness in your chest, neck, or jaw after taking a dose of Imitrex. These sensations can feel intense, but they typically improve quickly. In clinical studies: up to 3% of people who took Imitrex tablets had these sensations.

What is the side effects of sumatriptan?

Side Effects

  • Abdominal or stomach pain.
  • anxiety.
  • changes in patterns and rhythms of speech.
  • chest pain or tightness.
  • fast, slow, irregular, pounding, or racing heartbeat or pulse.
  • muscle cramps and stiffness.
  • neck, throat, or jaw pain.
  • nightmares.