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 | IMITREX is a prescription medicine for the acute treatment of migraine attacks, with or without aura, in adults.
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Common Brand Name(s)
Imitrex
Uses
This medicine is used to treat acute migraine headache
with or without aura (flashing lights, wavy lines,
dark spots) in adults. It should not be used to
prevent migraines or cluster headaches.
Imitrex Contraindications
Do not take this migraine headache medicine if you
are allergic to any ingredient in this medicine,
you have heart, brain, or peripheral blood vessel
disease, you have a history of heart disease, or
heart attack; you have other types of migraine headaches
(hemiplegic, basilar, or cluster headaches); you
have chest pain; you have had a stroke or transient
ischemic attack; you have ischemic bowel disease;
you have uncontrolled high blood pressure; you are
currently taking or have taken a monoamine oxidase
(MAO) inhibitor within the last 14 days; you have
used other migraine medications (eg, ergot-containing
medications or another 5-HT1 agonist) within the
last 24 hours; you have severe liver disease.
How to Use Imitrex
How much prescription medicine you take and how
often you take it depends on many factors, including
the condition being treated, your age, and weight.
If you have any questions about the amount and/or
frequency of the headache medication you are taking,
talk with your health care provider.
Carefully read the information provided
with this prescription migraine headache medication
and reread it each time you get a refill. Take Imitrex
exactly as prescribed by your health care provider.
This migraine medicine is intended to relieve acute
headaches. Do not use it to prevent or reduce the
number of attacks you experience.
Use Imitrex only to treat an actual
migraine attack. Take 1 tablet whole with fluids
as soon as migraine symptoms appear. A second dose
may be taken after the first dose if there is only
a partial response or symptoms of the migraine return.
Wait 2 hours after taking the first does. If your
symptoms do not improve after the first dose, do
not take a second dose for the same attack without
contacting your health care provider.
Do not take a second Imitrex tablet
without first talking with your health care provider.
Do not take more than 200 mg in any 24-hour period.
The safety of treating more than 4 headaches in
a 30-day period has not been established.
Contact your health care provider
at once if you experience pain or tightness in the
chest or throat while using this medicine, or if
the pain or tightness is severe or does not go away.
Contact your health care provider at once if you
have sudden or severe stomach pain while taking
this medicine. Contact your health care provider
at once if shortness of breath, wheezing, heart
throbbing, swelling of eyelids, face, or lips, skin
rash or lumps, or hives occur. If you experience
tingling, abnormally high body temperature, redness
of the face, heaviness, pressure, drowsiness, dizziness,
tiredness, or sickness after using this migraine
headache medication, notify your health care provider
during your next visit.
Do not use Imitrex if you are not
using adequate birth control methods or if you are
pregnant or planning to become pregnant without
talking with your health care provider. If your
medicine has expired, throw it away. If your health
care provider stops treatment, throw away any leftover
medicine unless otherwise advised by your health
care provider.
Imitrex may cause dizziness or drowsiness.
Use caution while driving or performing other tasks
requiring alertness, coordination, or physical dexterity.
Diabetes patients -- This medicine may affect your
blood sugar level. Your doctor may need to change
the dose of diabetes medicine you are taking.
Do not take Imitrex if you are currently
taking or have taken an MAO inhibitor within the
last 2 weeks. If you are uncertain whether your
other medications contain an MAO inhibitor, check
with your health care provider. Patients with previous
medical conditions should talk with their health
care provider before taking this medicine.
Imitrex Side Effects
Every medicine can cause side effects, but many
people have no, or minor, side effects. Tell your
doctor or pharmacist if any of the following occurs:
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; difficulty
breathing; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or
tongue); serious heart problems; chest pain, pressure,
heaviness, or tightness. Common: Abnormal skin sensations;
warm/cold sensations. Other: Nausea; vomiting; migraine;
headache; decreased salivation; dizziness;drowsiness/sleepiness;
chest, jaw, or neck tightness, pressure, or pain;
pain; feeling of a whirling motion; tiredness.
Imitrex Precautions
Before using this prescription migraine headache
medication, tell your health care provider about
any of the following: if you are pregnant, planning
to become pregnant, or breastfeeding; if you are
taking any other prescription medicine, nonprescription
medicine, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement;
if you have impaired liver or kidney function; if
you have a history of seizures; if you have a history
brain lesions; if you have high blood pressure;
if you have high cholesterol; if you are overweight;
if you have diabetes; if you smoke; if you have
a strong family history of heart disease; if you
are a female past menopause; if you are a male over
the age of 40; if you have any other medical condition.
Overdose
Contact your doctor or pharmacist immediately.
Notes
If you have any questions about your medicine, please
talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or health care
provider.
Missed Dose
If a dose is missed, take it as soon as possible.
If several hours have passed or if it is nearing
time for the next dose, do not double the dose to
catch up, unless advised by your health care provider.
If more than one dose is missed, contact your health
care provider or pharmacist.
Storage
Store between 36 and 86 degrees F. Protect from
heat and light.
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