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Alternative To Maxalt For Headaches
Pronounced: (rizz-uh-TRIP-tan)
Uses
Rizatriptan is used to treat migraines. It helps to relieve headaches, pain and other symptoms of migraines, including sensitivity to light/sound, nausea, and vomiting. Prompt treatment allows you to get back to your normal routine and may decrease your need for other pain medications. Rizatriptan does not prevent future migraines or reduce how often you may get a headache.
Rizatriptan belongs to a group of drugs called...
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12/17/07 #4: Maxalt doesn't work; Inderal makes head hurt worse?
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05/28/07 #10: Maxalt and Zoloft? Migraine preventives?
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With Migraine, as with many other diseases and conditions, there are fewer medications that have been approved by the FDA for children than... Read more »
October Migraine and Headache Blog Carnival: Alternative Therapies
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From Our Sources
Clinical trial: Effects of different Maxalt doses on migraines...
This is a study to evaluate the effects of different doses of Maxalt in people with migraine headaches. This national study is currently recruiting... Read more »
Maxalt-MLT Oral Uses and How to Use
Source: First DataBank
Generic Name: RIZATRIPTAN DISINTEGRATING TABLET - ORAL Pronounced: (rizz-uh-TRIP-tan) Uses Rizatriptan is used to treat migraines. It helps to... Read more »
Headache
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Pain - head; Rebound headaches; Medication overuse headachesHome CareKeep a headache diary to help find the source or trigger of your symptoms. Then... Read more »
Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Treatment o...
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Migraine Headache
There are no studies to prove the efficacy or safety of most alternative therapies. It is important that migraineurs notify their health care... Read more »
Tips for releasing a tension headache
Medications work well for the occasional headache, but experts say chronic over-the-counter medication use can backfire for those who suffer more... Read more »
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