Reviewer: kay, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

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Have taken for 20 yrs. Back then, a pharmacist told me it had the fewest side effects, but works slower, taking an hour to feel better. What I've learned is that I can take less than the whole pill of 2.5 mg. It's always been safe for me to do this. What also is important is to act quickly when a migraine starts, and then taking a small amount works. To get some relief in 10-15 minutes, i ... Show Full Comment

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Have taken for 20 yrs. Back then, a pharmacist told me it had the fewest side effects, but works slower, taking an hour to feel better. What I've learned is that I can take less than the whole pill of 2.5 mg. It's always been safe for me to do this. What also is important is to act quickly when a migraine starts, and then taking a small amount works. To get some relief in 10-15 minutes, i drink a cup of coffee. Many times I just stop the migraine before it gets out of control with a cup of coffee. Excedrin Migraine only has 65 mg of caffeine, the ingredient in coffee which helps with headaches and migraines. About 80-120 mg caffeine works for me. The acetaminophen isn't necessary. If after an hour the migraine isn't better, I bite off another amount, maybe a quarter of the pill. The longer you wait to take something, the more engaged the migraine becomes and is more difficult to get rid of. Amerge or other naratriptans may make things worse if you have a tension headache, where muscles are tight. Such meds and coffee restrict blood and tight muscles need circulating blood to the muscles. If you don't like coffee, take a bite off a caffeine pill, as they have way too much caffeine in them, maybe 300+ mg. Lastly, as I am getting over the migraine I can make it resolve faster a couple of hours later by taking a warm bath. The warm water on the bottom half of the body sends a signal to the brain, redirecting the focus or something like that. Hope this info helps someone else
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Reviewer: Jim, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

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I get occasional migraine or cluster headaches. Naratriptan was tried after some of the other triptan family drugs failed or resulted in undesirable side effects, such as jaw pain and rebound headaches. This relieves the headache, but makes me sleep and must miss work when on this drug. If only they can find out what the trigger(s) is/are for these and treat with a prophylactic drug that won't ... Show Full Comment

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I get occasional migraine or cluster headaches. Naratriptan was tried after some of the other triptan family drugs failed or resulted in undesirable side effects, such as jaw pain and rebound headaches. This relieves the headache, but makes me sleep and must miss work when on this drug. If only they can find out what the trigger(s) is/are for these and treat with a prophylactic drug that won't cause nasty side effects.
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Reviewer: gilly, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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with naramig i can at least function at work all be it a little slothlike; i get one sided migraines alternating but its when i get a central one involving both sides the Naramig helps to reduce the effects of the attack but have to go to bed for 3:4 hours.

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with naramig i can at least function at work all be it a little slothlike; i get one sided migraines alternating but its when i get a central one involving both sides the Naramig helps to reduce the effects of the attack but have to go to bed for 3:4 hours.
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Reviewer: not4me, 45-54 Female (Patient)

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I used a generic 2.5 tablet. I got little relief from pain. The side effects are almost unbearable. Stomach pain lasts for two days after dose. My usual happy self turns to a most unusual very agitated mental state. It causes my neck and jaw to cramp so tightly it adds pain to my headache. I got much better relief on Relpax which had no bad side effects. But insurance refuses to cover the Relpax : ... Show Full Comment

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I used a generic 2.5 tablet. I got little relief from pain. The side effects are almost unbearable. Stomach pain lasts for two days after dose. My usual happy self turns to a most unusual very agitated mental state. It causes my neck and jaw to cramp so tightly it adds pain to my headache. I got much better relief on Relpax which had no bad side effects. But insurance refuses to cover the Relpax :/
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Reviewer: namaste, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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I used Amerge 2.5 mg very successfully to abort migraines at the first signs of a headache. Recently i have used Heritage Pharmaceuticals generic brand and find it much less effective and worse, it causes an upset stomache which never occurred until using this brand. This product is made in India, hopefully it is tested for effectiveness and safety. Has anyone else experienced stomache issues u ... Show Full Comment

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I used Amerge 2.5 mg very successfully to abort migraines at the first signs of a headache. Recently i have used Heritage Pharmaceuticals generic brand and find it much less effective and worse, it causes an upset stomache which never occurred until using this brand. This product is made in India, hopefully it is tested for effectiveness and safety. Has anyone else experienced stomache issues using a generic formula?
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