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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I suffer from 3-5 migraines a week and have been on many drugs for prevention. I am currently taking this 2x a day and have not had any results. I've actually just experienced one of the worst migraines yet and am extremely exhausted.
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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I was suffering from migraines weekly before starting the med. I now have breakthrough migraines lasting up to 3 days. I have had weight gain and experience fatigue constantly.
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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I have had a drastic decrease in migraine heache frequency since taking this drug. It does make me tired, but I get used to the effect after about two weeks.
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Reviewer: bishprincess, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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The short form (2x/day) was working for me, but then it gave me blackouts followed by a horrible migraine attack that lasted 2 weeks, so my doctor put me on the long form that I take at dinner time. What a huge difference! I don't care if I have to take this the rest of my life. I was getting migraines a minimum of 3-4 times a week. Since being on this for a month now, I've had only one
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Reviewer: d, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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I have taken this medication since a hospitalization in july 07 for severe migraine. It had decreased the intensity and occurance of my migrains significantly. I didn't realize that this was also making me so tired until I read the other reviews. My right arm also tends to be weaker and hurt especially in the early morning but this has helped. i do have maxalt in case of a sevree migraine but
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