Tricia,

It's doubtful that the Maxalt is preventing Migraines. As Nancy said, it's an abortive medication. I'm not sure what you're feeling when you way you "feel like I may wake up with a Migraine," but maybe what you're feeling is actually the first phase of the Migraine attack, the first possible phase of a Migraine. You can read more on this in Anatomy of a Migraine.

Nancy gave you links to read about the other triptans -- the same type of medicaton as Maxalt. Talk to your doctor about these. He or she should have samples of most of them so you could try them before filling an expensive prescription. Each of the triptans binds to different combinations of serotonin receptiors, so your body may react differently to each of them. That's why it's worth it to try the others.

Hope this helps,

Teri