Maxalt 5 mg

Maxalt is a headache medicine that narrows the blood vessels around the brain. It also reduces substances in the body that can trigger headache pain, nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, and other migraine symptoms. Maxalt is used to treat migraine headaches. Maxalt will only treat a headache that has already begun. It will not prevent headaches or reduce the number of attacks.

Maxalt should not be used to treat a common tension headache, a headache that causes loss of movement on one side of your body, or any headache that seems to be different from your usual migraine headaches. Use this medication only if your condition has been confirmed by a doctor as migraine headaches.

You should not take Maxalt if you are allergic to rizatriptan, if you have any history of heart disease, or if you have coronary heart disease, angina, blood circulation problems, lack of blood supply to the heart, uncontrolled high blood pressure, ischemic bowel disease, a history of a heart attack or stroke, or if your headache seems to be different from your usual migraine headaches.

Dosage and administration:
Take Maxalt as soon as you notice headache symptoms, or after an attack has already begun.
Take one Maxalt tablet whole with a full glass of water.

After taking a tablet:
If your headache does not completely go away, or goes away and comes back, take a second tablet two hours after the first. Do not take more than 30 mg of rizatriptan in 24 hours. If your symptoms have not improved, contact your doctor before taking any more tablets.

Side effects:
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction to Maxalt: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Stop using Maxalt and call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:

• feeling of pain or tightness in your jaw, neck, or throat;
• chest pain or heavy feeling, pain spreading to the arm or shoulder, nausea, sweating, general ill feeling;
• sudden numbness or weakness, especially on one side of the body;
• sudden severe headache, confusion, problems with vision, speech, or balance;
• sudden and severe stomach pain and bloody diarrhea;
• numbness or tingling and a pale or blue-colored appearance in your fingers or toes.