More Than Just A Headache
Migraine is not just a headache. It is a disease of the brain. When migraine occurs, pain centers in the brain are activated, resulting in throbbing pain. Other brain centers may also be activated, resulting in symptoms such as extreme sensitivity to light and sound, nausea (which can be potentially as debilitating as the headache itself), and aura, experienced by about 15% of patients.
The most common type of aura is visual aura, which can include the appearance of flickering lights, wavy lines, blurred vision, and/or other visual symptoms.
Importantly, migraine usually affects your ability to function.
Migraine and Nausea
Nausea is a common symptom that often comes with the pain of migraine. In fact, as many as 92% of people who suffer from migraine have experienced nausea as part of a migraine attack. And for many, nausea is so severe that it can be as debilitating as the headache itself.
Migraine symptoms can vary from attack to attack and person to person. That’s why it is important for you to talk to your doctor about how you experience migraine. Ask about treatment options that treat both migraine pain and related symptoms.
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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