A migraine diary can be an extremely important tool.
A migraine diary can be an extremely important tool in helping your doctor understand your condition, any pattern to your migraine symptoms, and how well your medication is working. It can help to collect information about the frequency, duration, and intensity of migraine attacks before a doctor visit to ensure that this important information is shared.
However you experience migraine, it is important that you write it down while it is fresh in your memory.
For example:
- ANGRY screech owls stirred into a hysterical frenzy by 3 MARCHING BANDS playing completely DIFFERENT TUNES.
- Fluorescent bulbs EXPLODING over a herd of THUNDERING BUFFALO trampling their way ACROSS MY HEAD.
- Trapped inside a sweltering box SLAMMED INTO the hull of a ship caught in A TROPICAL TYPHOON.
Armed with clearer, more specific information, you may be able to help your doctor treat you more effectively and help your loved ones understand what you're going through.
For your convenience, we have included a migraine diary on this site. When you visit your doctor, ask what specific information your doctor wants you to record.
Be sure to enter the information as soon as you can after each migraine.
- Download the Migraine Diary in PDF Format
[PDF: 170 KB, 2 pages]
[PDF: 170 KB, 2 pages]
Important Information About MAXALT
MAXALT is a prescription medicine for the treatment of migraine attacks in adults. Only your health care professional can determine if MAXALT is right for you. You should not take MAXALT if you have uncontrolled high blood pressure, heart disease or history of heart disease, or if you are taking or have taken MAO inhibitors within the last two weeks, or are taking certain other medications. Tell your doctor about all medications you are taking. Talk to your doctor about any history of chest pain, shortness of breath, or stroke. If you have risk factors for heart disease, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity, smoking, are postmenopausal, or are a male over 40, you should be evaluated by your doctor before taking MAXALT. Do not take MAXALT if you are pregnant or nursing. As with other drugs in this class, there have been very rare reports of heart attack and stroke generally occurring in patients with risk factors for heart and blood vessel disease.
All prescription drugs can cause side effects. In clinical studies with MAXALT, the most common side effects reported were dizziness, sleepiness, tiredness, fatigue, and pain or pressure sensation (eg, in the chest or throat). Ask your doctor to discuss with you the more complete list of side effects reported with MAXALT.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Please read the accompanying Patient Product Information and discuss it with your doctor. Also accompanying is the physician Prescribing Information.
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