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Proper Use of This Medicine
If you feel much better after a dose of sumatriptan, but your headache comes back or gets worse after a while, you may use more sumatriptan. However, use this medicine only as directed by your doctor.
Do not use more of it, and do not use it more often, than directed. Using too much sumatriptan may increase the chance of side effects.
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Cautions
Check with your doctor if you have used .Imitrex for three headaches, and have not had good relief. Also, check with your doctor if your migraine headaches are worse, or if they are occurring more oft
en, than before you started using .Imitrex.
Drinking alcoholic beverages can make headaches worse or cause new headaches to occur. People who suffer from severe headaches should probably avoi
d alcoholic beverages, especially during a headache.
Some people feel drowsy or dizzy during or after a migraine, or after taking .Imitrex to relieve a migraine. As long as you are feeling dr
owsy or dizzy, do not drive, use machines, or do anything else that could be dangerous if you are dizzy or are not alert.
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Before Using This Medicine
Allergies¡XTell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to .Imitrex. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, prese
vatives, or dyes.
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Possible food and drug interactions when taking this medication
Tell your health care professional if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine, especially other prescription medicine for migraine headaches, or if y
ou smoke tobacco.
When you are taking .Imitrex, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking the following:
Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor
activity (isocarboxazid [e.g., Marplan], phenelzine [e.g., Nardil], procarbazine [e.g., Matulane], selegiline [e.g., Eldepryl], tranylcypromine [e.g., Parnate])¡XTaking .Imitrex while you are taking
r within 2 weeks of taking MAO inhibitors may cause sudden high body temperature, extremely high blood pressure and severe convulsions;
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What side effects may occur?
Less common or rare side effects may include:
- incoordination, increased urination, intolerance of noise or light, itching, jaw discomfort, joint problems, muscle cramps, muscle pain or tendern
ess, painful menstruation, pressure in chest, rapid and throbbing heartbeat, rash, ringing in the ears, rise or fall in blood pressure (temporary), sensation of lightness, sensitivity to noise or heat
, shivering, shortness of breath, sinus inflammation, sinus or nasal discomfort, skin eruptions, skin redness or tenderness, sleep disturbances, smell disturbances, stomach problems, sweating, swellin
g, tearing, thirst, tight feeling in head, tightness in chest, tremors, vision changes or loss
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How to Use
.Imitrex comes as a tablet to take by mouth and a nasal spray. It should be used at the first sign of a migraine headache. If you are at risk for heart disease and you have never taken .Imitrex before
, you may need to take the first dose in your doctor's office. Usually only one dose is needed. If pain is not relieved with the first dose, your doctor may prescribe a second dose to be taken after a
t least 2 hours. Do not take more than 200mg of the tablets or 40 mg of the nasal spray in any 24-hour period. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharma
cist to explain any part you do not understand. Take .Imitrex exactly as directed.
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