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Below are Zomig (Zolmitriptan) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 20 ratings/reviews, Zomig has an overall score of 8.20. The effectiveness score is 8.60 and the side effect score is 7.20. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | Zomig review by 36 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Migraine |
Dosage & duration: | | 2.5 mg taken 2-6 times per month for the period of 6 years |
Other conditions: | | Celiac disease, multiple allergies |
Other drugs taken: | | birth control pills | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | The benefits of taking Zomig are suppression of migraine/headache pain for at least 12-24 hours. Sometimes the migraine would return after this time but usually it went away completely until the next attack. |
Side effects: | | The side effects of taking Zomig for me are inability to wake (if taken before sleeping) and extreme drowsiness/fogginess if taken while remaining awake. |
Comments: | | I can take Zomig to alleviate any headache pain (including hangovers) which is odd because my doctor told me it would only work on migraines. The sooner I take it the faster it works. If I take it and lie down in a dark room it works faster but I have a very difficult time waking up unless a full night has passed. If I take it during the day and have to be at work it takes much longer to work (around three hours). It also makes me feel very foggy and I cannot drive. Sometimes I have to take a second dose, but it has always worked after that. Sometimes if I catch the headache early enough and go to bed I can cut the dose in half and it still works. It's success seems to be closely tied to the ability to get away from light, sounds and smells that tend to aggrivate the migraine. If I wait too long to take it, nausea sets in and I cannot keep the medication down. Then I need to take the sublingual dose, which I don't like to purchase because I can't divide the doses at all.
I am very happy to have a medicine that alleviates the extreme migraine pain but I wish it didn't make me so drowsy because that still cuts into my productivity. |
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| Zomig review by 50 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Migraine |
Dosage & duration: | | 2.5mg taken max x2 per migraine attack for the period of indefinitely |
Other conditions: | | nausea |
Other drugs taken: | | domperidone for the nausea | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | allowed me to function rather than having to spend 2-3 days in bed |
Side effects: | | mild initial discomfort in the neck |
Comments: | | Prescribed for migraine relief |
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| Zomig review by 40 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | migraine |
Dosage & duration: | | 2.5mg taken as needed for the period of 5 years |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | none | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | relieves most migraines if caught fairly early. I've had some migraines that it was ineffective against. |
Side effects: | | fatigue, dry mouth |
Comments: | | take a pill at the onset of a migraine. |
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| Zomig review by 34 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Migraine |
Dosage & duration: | | I don't remember. One small pill. taken when i felt a migraine coming on. for the period of Two months |
Other conditions: | | None |
Other drugs taken: | | None | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | I didn't find it had any. |
Side effects: | | Stomach ache. |
Comments: | | I had to take a pill when I felt any signs of a migraine coming on. |
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| Zomig review by 50 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | migraine |
Dosage & duration: | | 2.5mg taken occasionally for the period of 7 years |
Other conditions: | | n/a |
Other drugs taken: | | n/a | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | I have tried many other medications that were useless. Over the counter as well as other px. This treatment always works. The headache subsides in one to two hours. |
Side effects: | | The only side affect noted is feeling tired. |
Comments: | | I feel tired and usually need to take a short rest a few hours after taking medication |
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| Zomig review by 58 year old male patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | migraines |
Dosage & duration: | | 5 mg. taken twice/month for the period of 8 years |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | none | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | I get occasional migraine headaches. Zomig is very effective in minmizing or eliminating the symptoms, which include severe headache, nausea, photosensitivity. I also get frequent exercise induced headaches, which do not respond to other OTC analgesics such as tylenol or motrin. Zomig is also very effective in minimizing or eliminating the headache pain. |
Side effects: | | Very mild feeling of flushing, or something like being light headed, |
Comments: | | As soon as I determine this is a migraine, (severe headache with nausea) I take a zomig, and in between 45 minutes and 60 minutes, I start to feel a little light headed, and nausea and headache pain withdraw. For exercise headaches, the same pattern applies. As soon as I determine this is an exercise induced headache, I take a zomig, and within 60 minutes the pain has subsided. |
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| Zomig review by 53 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | migraines |
Dosage & duration: | | 2.5 mg taken as needed for the period of take it approx 12/month |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | none | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | Before when I had a migraine headache I used to be in agony for at least 48 hours. I would have to go to bed because the pain was so bad. I could hardly see and my stomach would be so upset that I would be sick to my stomach. Nothing that I tried ever worked. With the zomig, usually within 1-2 hours and sometimes less I would have tota relief of my migraine headache. |
Side effects: | | I had no treatment side effects. |
Comments: | | It was recommended that as soon as I felt the migraine coming on that I take a zomig tablet. The one that I take is the rapimelt that I put under my tongue and it melts usually in less than a minute. I find that I usually het relief within in 1 -2 hours. |
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| Zomig review by 29 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Persistant Migraines |
Dosage & duration: | | 5mg taken as needed for headaches/migraines for the period of Currently taking for almost 4 months |
Other conditions: | | None |
Other drugs taken: | | Zoloft-also intended to help the migraines | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | Elminated 95% of Migraines/Headaches! |
Side effects: | | Within about 15-30 min, I start feeling mild tingling in my throat, back of my neck & chest. Its a little scary the first time, but it only lasts for about 10-15 min and then my migraine disappears with the side effects! No drowsiness or feeling groggy like others have complained of in my experience. I have found that it is more effective and works more quickly if I'm able to lay down in quiet when I "feel" it starting to work. |
Comments: | | My insurance covers it like a normal RX, but it only comes with 10 pills for the duration, but still worth every penny. I have tried ALL KINDS of other migraine meds, with absolutely no success. Zomig was my last hope without seeing a specialist (again) and trying combos of meds. Over the past several months, it has cured almost all of my migraines (it doesn't help sinus headaches, but does help alcohol induced headaches-I get them even after one glass of wine). The mild side effects are completely tolerable considering I'm only sacrificing 1 hour, at most now, as opposed to 1-2 days. I can be a real person again!!!
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| Zomig review by 49 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | migraines-hormonal |
Dosage & duration: | | 5 mg taken 1/2 to 1 every 4-6 hrs if needed for mig for the period of monthly for several years |
Other conditions: | | n/a |
Other drugs taken: | | advil | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | For migraines related to my menstrual cycle, zomig has been the most effective
drug to treat/minimize the migraine symptoms. With the option of taking 1/2, I could start at this lower dose and try to take it as soon as it was clear a migraine was setting in. I typically could control it over several days if needed with periodic 1/2 dose. |
Side effects: | | Drowsiness, occassional nauseau, though part of the side effects relate to the migraine. |
Comments: | | Please see above. |
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| Zomig review by care giver of 50 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Ineffective |
Side effects: | | Extremely Severe Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Migraine |
Dosage & duration: | | 2.5 ml 2 pills taken once for the period of only once She died same day |
Other conditions: | | liver problems, diabetes, high blood pressure, lung problems |
Other drugs taken: | | norco, methodone, blood pressure medicine, plus a few more | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | The medicine did not work on her head ache--she had it all day long. |
Side effects: | | Sharon complained of severe chest pain from the pills around 8:30 at night. She was also on a lot of other medications and I think the combination of medicines put her into heart attack and she passed away. |
Comments: | | She took one pill at the Doctors office and she took one home to take. She died some time that night. I think it was too much medication and combination of different medicines. I miss her so much. July 17, 2009 |
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| Zomig review by 53 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | migraine |
Dosage & duration: | | 2.5mg taken once a month for the period of one year |
Other conditions: | | menopause? |
Other drugs taken: | | none | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | getting rid of a migraine after years of suffering. Have lost count of the ruined parties, weddings, holiday days etc before a friend recommended this tablet to me. To me it is simply a magic pill. |
Side effects: | | None |
Comments: | | I take one 2.5mg tablet, usually after suffering for a few hours. (I like to make sure because I don't want to waste them on an ordinary headache!) After about 90 minutes the migraine has gone. |
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| Zomig review by 32 year old female patient | | Rating |
Overall rating: | | |
Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Migraines |
Dosage & duration: | | 5 mg taken as needed for the period of On going |
Other conditions: | | None |
Other drugs taken: | | Birth control | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | The headaches are well controlled on this drug, sometimes for as long as 72 hours. However, the effects of the rug were shorter lived during hormonal migraines |
Side effects: | | The drug administration usually results in nausea and fatigue. Difficulty concentrating is also obseved |
Comments: | | A single pill is to be taken at migraine onset. A second dose can be administered after two hours although in my opinion if the first dose failed the second will probably not help much.
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| Zomig review by 54 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Migraines |
Dosage & duration: | | 2.5 mg or 5 mg taken 1x per migraine; 2 -3 times per month for the period of 5+ years |
Other conditions: | | None |
Other drugs taken: | | None | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | Migraine aborted with 1 hour; works on alcohol induced headaches |
Side effects: | | sensitivity to heat (e.g. hot water) on scalp and fingers; tingling in back jaw with certain foods; arthritic symptoms in knees; if taken two days in a row or more than 2 times w/in a 7 day period the 2d migraine returned and the next day I had a rebound headache. |
Comments: | | None |
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| Zomig review by 59 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Migraines |
Dosage & duration: | | 2.5 (dosage frequency: 2 to 3 times per month) for the period of over 10 years |
Other conditions: | | High Blood Pressure |
Other drugs taken: | | Lisinopril | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | I usually wake up in the middle of the night with a migraine. I take a Zomig immediately and usually within an hour the pain is gone. I've been taking Zomig for over a decade and won't go anywhere without them. |
Side effects: | | The side effects were not that bad at all. I'm a bit tired but nothing I would complain about. When the headache pain is gone, a little bit of tiredness is nothing to me. |
Comments: | | I suffered with migraines since I've been 22 years old and now I'm 59. No matter what medication I tried, it never took the pain away. A little over 10 years ago, I had a severe migraine while I was at an Acupunturist for a back treatment and asked him if he could do anything for my migraine and after giving him more information he came to the conclusion that my migraines are hormone related and he couldn't help. He gave me a sample of Zomig and told me to try it and IT WORKED!!! I was in awe and called him immediately to thank him for introducing me to this drug. I've been taking it since. |
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| Zomig review by 34 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Migraine |
Dosage & duration: | | 2.5mg or 5mg taken 5 times a month/ 5 years for the period of still take it |
Other conditions: | | no major |
Other drugs taken: | | synthroid, zocor | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | I have terrible headaches that nothing ever helped, until zomig. it has been a miracle drug for me. |
Side effects: | | Makes my skin feel a little tingly and makes me tired. |
Comments: | | Take it as soon as i feel headache coming on and within 1 or 2 hours i am usually pain free. |
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| Zomig review by 50 year old female patient | | Rating |
Overall rating: | | |
Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | migraine |
Dosage & duration: | | 2.5 mg taken 2-3 times per month for the period of once or twice each time |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | none | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | Complete relief of headache - the only drug to take pain away. I used to get a severe headache at least once a month that lasted 48 hours over three days. Zomig has given me back my life and works even if the migraine has become established. |
Side effects: | | Slight drowsiness and fogginess. Sensitivity to heat in fingers. |
Comments: | | Half a pill at onset of migraine, followed if necessary by another half |
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| Zomig review by 62 year old male patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Migraine |
Dosage & duration: | | 5 mg taken 2 times a week as needed for the period of last two years |
Other conditions: | | IBS, allergies |
Other drugs taken: | | thyroid, tizanadine, avodart | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | THe zomig nasal spray is generally very effective in curing migraine. 80% of the time the pain is 75% or more gone within an hour. Another 15% of the time it takes up to 2 hours. 5% of the time the pain is only lessen. However lately some of the single dose units do not discharge the medication properly. Instead of a spray, you get a drop or two. When this happens, the frequency of the pain not going away by at least 75% goes up. A couple of times it seemed virtually ineffective. If the quality control doesn't improve, I may have to switch to a different Triptan. |
Side effects: | | Generally I fell a little dull or numb in the head, very slightly dizzy. Rarely there is a little tightness in the chest. |
Comments: | | Since insurance only covers 2 per week and the doctor doesn't want me to take it too ofter for fear of rebound headaches, I generally wait until the headache is fairly bad and is interfering with my ability to work. I will frequently take Tramadol, ibuprofen, naproxen, or acetophenamin earlier. These work maybe 25% of the time, or take the pain down enough so that I can avoid taking the tripan. |
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| Zomig review by 54 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Migraine |
Dosage & duration: | | 2,5 mg taken 2 x's per week for the period of 15 yrs |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | tylenol | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | I would sell my soul to the devil to obtain this miracle pill. In a little as 30 minutes the intense pain and nausea are gone after one zomig. I have had migraines since in my early teens where I was unable to function for as long as 48 hrs. I have lost jobs, missed family outings and missed many opportunties due to migraine, Zomig changed all of that and allowed me to take the medication and go to work and all the outings that I had missed. I had a young family when I discovered Zomig and it was like a miracle was handed to me. |
Side effects: | | Thankfully there are none. I am able to function completely both at home and work. There are 2 ways I take the drug. If I feel the headache start and I am at work I take a pill and usually I get relief within 15 minutes. The only drawback is that I may have to take another pill within 12 hours. On the other hand if I am able to take the pill and lay down for 20 minutes then usually I can get up and resume all of my activities. This is truly my wonder drug that has allowed me to fully participate in life. I do not know where I would be without it. |
Comments: | | None |
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| Zomig review by 16 year old male patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Cluster headache |
Dosage & duration: | | 2.5mg taken once during attack for the period of Several moths |
Other conditions: | | N/A |
Other drugs taken: | | Sanomigran,Amitriptyline Hydrochloride | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | Moderate relief from headache. Sometimes complete relief from the headache where I can continue on without a headache for several hours. |
Side effects: | | Sometimes heavy breathing, palpitations, feeling of a rush of heat in the body. |
Comments: | | I take 1 2.5mg orodispersible tablet. After 30 minutes to 1 hour the headache starts to subside. Sometimes I need to sleep after taking the tablet for the headache to completely subside. |
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| Zomig review by 40 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | migraine |
Dosage & duration: | | 2.5 mg rapimelt taken 4x/month on average for the period of 4 years |
Other conditions: | | hypertension |
Other drugs taken: | | hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg/day | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | Within minutes, migraine disappears 98% of the time. If I wait too long to take medication, it reduces the chances of eliminating the migraine. Without Zomig, I would have a lot of sick days from work. |
Side effects: | | I feel sleepy but I would rather feel this way than to edure the pain of a migraine. |
Comments: | | Taken PRN, only prescribed 6 tabs every 20 days |
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