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Rizatriptan (Maxalt®) is a triptan drug developed by Merck & Co. for the treatment of migraine headaches. more at Wikipedia

Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Migraine Headaches | 352 |
63% |
| Fibromyalgia | 5 |
80% |
| Chronic Pain | 2 |
100% |
| Brain / CNS Tumors | 1 |
100% |
| Rhabdomyosarcoma | 1 |
0% |
Overall, 64% (366
Members)
find Maxalt helpful


Maxalt Reviews
Working / Worked
Helped about 50% for 4-5 hours at a time.
Working / Worked
I take it as needed about once a day 2-3 times a week.
Working / Worked
It works most of the time but not always. Sometimes I might have a headache for 3-5 days and no matter what I take, it doesn't go away.
Working / Worked
Too Expensive... Worked if I could catch it in time.
Working / Worked
Great!
Working / Worked
works sort of hate the taste of it
Working / Worked
I have only taken this once and it seemed to work but we will see....
Working / Worked
Worked well but my insurance won't cover it anymore
Working / Worked
Love this!
Working / Worked
Took this the other day and it took severl hours but around bedtime it finally worked.
Working / Worked
The quick dissolve has worked far better than any other med so far. Some of my migraines have been resistant to it, bot not too often
Working / Worked
Doesn't work as well as the Imitrex injections but again, I'm a wuss so I just take 1, lay down for a couple of hours, take another and I'm good.
Working / Worked
This is what I currently use for a full blown migraine
Working / Worked
Its like a little wonder pill.
Working / Worked
Sublinguals worked but could only take 6 in a weeks time. I need something more than that.
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Discussions
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Maxalt for Migraine Headaches
Maxalt is the pill that works for me. I have tried a lot! My Doctor had to convince the insurance company to pay for Maxalt (I have a $20 copay). Th... [More] -
Maxalt for Migraine Headaches
Maxalt was tried many years ago. It didn't work, didn't do anything of any sort. [More] -
Maxalt for Migraine Headaches
I take Maxalt. They worked very well at first but now not so good. [More] -
Maxalt for Migraine Headaches
i treid maxalt and it did nothing with my mirgain and also if you do not have insurance you will pay a pretty penny, it is very very expensive almost ... [More] -
Maxalt tabs
A few years back I went see the doc cuz I was having a migraine that was on it's seventh day and stronger then ever. I had to see a substitute doc ( I... [More]





