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Mrs.Ss

2y ago

Looking for a Better Migraine Medication

I am on sumatriptan aka imitrex as well as Prozac and Cymbalta but they warn me of serotonin syndrome. Is there another medication that works better? I take imitrex daily! My drs haven’t been able to find anything else that works like this medication does for my pain but I’m worried of the side effects.

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55isMe

10mo ago

I've been on imitrex for 30 years (since it first came out in injection only format). It may be a combination effect that they warn you about, but simply using imitrex long term has not been an issue for me. I used ut 50% of the time until 2002 and then daily AC chemo helped migraines but then a single "monthly" Lupron shot brought them back continuous if i didnt use imitrex, so ive been using it at least daily since. 3x a day after 2020 surgery for several months until the body calmed back down to 1x after vestibular migraine eye movement physical therapy.

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