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can you develop a tolerance to imitrex
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Bragg answered
16 years experience Neurology
In a way: There does seem to be a waxing and waning effect of many headache medications, and a drug that works well for years can become less effective with tim ... Read More
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Dr. Edward Neilsen answered
18 years experience Family Medicine
Is it the right med?: I have seen many, many people who do not respond to typical migraine medications (imitrex, relpax, (eletriptan) maxalt, etc) because they don't have t ... Read More
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Dr. Djamchid Lotfi answered
57 years experience Neurology
Tolerance to the med: The best way to treat migraine is prevention, either by avoiding trigger mechanisms or medications tryptans are the only meds that can be taken even w ... Read More
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Singer answered
50 years experience Pediatric Neurology
Long enough: The effect of immitrex should be several houirs, long enough to resolve a headache. It can be given as a second dose in 2-4 hours. It should be give ... Read More
A 54-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alvin Stein answered
59 years experience Pain Management
A limited amount: Taking Imitrex (sumatriptan) is like asking for another migraine attach when the meds wear off.
Better treatment is to treat the cause of the migr ... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Peter Ihle answered
53 years experience Orthopedic Surgery
4 migraine: 4 migraine rx. 50 mg doses, tabletn nasel spray, injection (single ues auto injectors), there may b a xdermal patch also.
Rx med. Oral is least eff ... Read More
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A 38-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Juchau answered
32 years experience Family Medicine
Should not: The main problem with taking anything everyday as a treatment for a migraine is that it can cause rebound headaches. This is even true of triptans, bu ... Read More
A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Maritza Baez answered
16 years experience Family Medicine
Sumatriptan: It is a headache medicine that narrows blood vessels around the brain. Imitrex (sumatriptan) also reduces substances in the body that can trigger head ... Read More
A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gabriel Betancourt answered
10 years experience Family Medicine
Max = 200mg per day: You can take up to 100mg of Imitrex (sumatriptan) by mouth for migraine headaches and then repeat it again in 2 hours if the headache recurs for a max ... Read More
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