Can Zomig be used daily without getting rebound headaches?

Elaine,

Regular Zomig tablets were approved in 1997, Zomig ZMT (melt tabs) in 2001, and the nasal spray in 2003. For a list of the potential side effects of Zomig, see our Zomig profile. Yes, Zomig does have the potential to cause medication overuse headaches (MOH), aka rebound. Triptans shouldn't be taken more than two or three days a week to avoid MOH. See Medication Overuse Headache - When the Remedy Backfires.

It sounds as if talking with your doctor about Migraine prevention is in order.

Teri

Yes you can have Zomig Nasal Spray daily but you can only used  2 x 5mg in 24 hours . Be careful of the side effect as they as not every nice as I have had a allergic reason after first Zomig Nasal Spray.

Hear are the side effects:- Drowsiness, transient increase in blood pressure, dry mouth, myalgia, muscle weakness, dysaesthesia, rarely, gasto-intestinal ischaemia, angina, myocardial infarction, tachycadina, palpitations, headache, polyuria, splenic infarction, taste disturbance and nasal discomfort with nasal spray.

Intransally, 5mg ( 1 spray) into one nostril as soon as possible after onset repeated after not less than 2 hours if migraine persists or recurs; max 10mg in 24 hours.

Zomig Tablets

Tablets, f/c, yellow, zolmitriptan 2.5mg net price 6 tablets pack £24.00 or 12 tablets pack £48.00.

Zomig Orodispersible Tablets

Tablets (Zomig Rapimelt) Zolmitriptan 2.5mg net price 6 tablet pack £24.00

Nasal Spray

Zolmitriptan 5mg/0.1ml until-dose spray device, net price 6 unit-dose sprays £40.50p.

Remeber to get diagosed corectly by  Gerenal Neurologist and a G.P . has very little  understand  about  headaches.

They are other triptan you could think about trying:-

Sumatriptain used for migraine and cluster headaches.

Rizatriptan used for migraine headaches.

my email address is:- roacklizardjo30@hotmail.co.uk

I suffer for a chronic cluster headache and Chronic Paroxysmal Hemicrania (CHP) and Suffer also Serve migraine and presant I am take Lithuim at 600mg twice daily and Ergotine 1mg tablets  twice daily. I also use oxygen therapy at 15 Litres per attack I find that oxygen is very helpful in my attack pattern. At presant I could used upto 12 to 18 hours oxygen daily and it has no side effect to me.

Did you know that migraine is a neurodisability. At presant I have been told by my neurologist that I have neurology rest of my life.

From

Joanna

P.S. Talk to your neurologist first and they will give information you need and well keep a migraine diary of every migraine you have as it will give your neurologist some ideas if you are on the correct medication for your headaches.