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IMITREX is a
prescription medicine for the acute treatment of
migraine attacks, with or without aura, in adults. You
should not take IMITREX if you have
certain types of heart disease, a history of stroke or
TIAs, peripheral vascular disease, Raynaud syndrome, or
blood pressure that is uncontrolled. If you
have risk factors for heart disease, such as high blood
pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, or are a smoker,
you should be evaluated by your doctor
before taking IMITREX. Very rarely, certain people, even
some without heart disease, have had serious heart-related
problems when taking IMITREX.
If you are currently taking other medications or if you
are pregnant, nursing, or thinking about becoming pregnant,
you should talk to your doctor before
taking IMITREX. If your headaches are not migraines, IMITREX
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Although IMITREX works anytime during a migraine, experts agree that it is best to treat migraine early, at the first sign of headache pain. If your first dose does not produce the expected results in 2 hours (or 1 hour for Injection) ask your doctor if a higher strength or taking a second dose is recommended. You may also wish to ask your doctor about different forms of IMITREX for different types of attacks. For example, many patients find it helpful to have tablets on hand for most migraines, as well as injection for fast relief of early-morning migraines or attacks that appear suddenly.
