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Reviewer: rjfresch, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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This medicine has taken away my migraine almost every time. I highly recommend this for chronic migraines.
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Reviewer: 55-64 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I tried this with the onset of migraine. I became very hot within 15 min of taking it and extremely nauseated. It only slightly relieved the headache after 2 hours at which time I switched back to my original medicine.
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Reviewer: Lovelyblondie, 35-44 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I have suffered from migraines for yrs. Usually my pain management dr will give me a migraine block with 4 needles in the base of my skull when they get really bad and I can't take it anymore. The same dr started me on this med "Nurtec odt 75mg" with samples. Today being the first day I took one and within 30 minutes I had relief. It's been 3hrs since taking the med and I can fee
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Reviewer: 45-54 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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This medication has been a blessing. It has knocked out my migraine within 30 minutes every time. I've had migraines for 40 years. I hated immitrex side effects. Probably have taken too much ibuprofen in my lifetime. I have taken antidepressants for migraines with no result. I try to avoid triggers but my main trigger is hormonal. Nurtec has been a life saver.
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Reviewer: 45-54 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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The migraines are hereditary. Sumatriptan work well but with side effects. Sumatriptan causes nose bleeds if taken day after day for 3-4 days so best to not take for multiple days in a row. A recent move resulted in a recent series of tests and visits to neurologists without conclusion. (Quoting the $400 neurologist, no brain tumor...) The 8 pill a month prescription for Nurtec ODT is odd. N
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