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Imitrex side effects - anyone?
« on: Mar 30th, 2004, 7:20pm » |
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Has anyone experiences any unusual side effects lately to Imitrex injections?
I have been an Imitrex injector for about 2 years now. Changed my life. Instant relief within 4 to 5 minutes. No side effects.
I recently bought another 4 vials and this is what happened with 2 of them.
The needle hurt like hell
I got a lump the size of a golf ball at point of injection which lasted about 18 hours.
The headache went away within 1 minute. Within this time though, the pain severity of the headache instantly doubled.
My neck face and ears were burning up quite severely for about 20 minutes.
I had a broken toe at the time which was not hurting until I had the injection. At this point in time, the pain localised in my big toe for about 5 minutes.
I took the remaining 2 vials back to pharmacist. Glaxo replaced them with 4 vials. Glaxo are in process of testing remaining 2 vials.
Has anyone experienced anything like this?
Perhaps they forgot to dilute the stuff!!!!!
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Gills, have you recently been put on any other medications? Also, have you called your doc about this problem?
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Re: Imitrex side effects
« Reply #2 on: Mar 30th, 2004, 9:46pm » |
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The .5ml vials have been lovey dovey for me... nothing bad. Been getting away with 4x .14ml doses per vial with 100% relief lately.
The 50mg tablets have been like Pez though. They should at least come with a little fireman dispenser.
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Re: Imitrex side effects
« Reply #3 on: Mar 30th, 2004, 10:27pm » |
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Wow - I've had some injection site swelling but nothing that bad. Is this the auto-injector? Gotta lose that crazy piece of crap and just get a needle and syringe and some 6mg vials.
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Re: Imitrex side effects
« Reply #4 on: Mar 30th, 2004, 10:55pm » |
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Melissa
No other medication
Have been to Dr and told it was an allergic reaction to injections
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Re: Imitrex side effects
« Reply #5 on: Mar 30th, 2004, 10:57pm » |
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Toader
It is the pen auto injector but that was not the problem. It was the stuff in the vial.
Anyone experienced the burning?
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Re: Imitrex side effects
« Reply #6 on: Mar 31st, 2004, 12:38am » |
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Shit I hope not...
I'm all loaded up and ready for that bitch tonight!
Now ya got me kinda skeered... 
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Re: Imitrex side effects - anyone?
« Reply #7 on: Apr 1st, 2004, 6:08pm » |
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Imitrex injections are god's gift to clusterheads.
Unfortunately the cost precludes a lot of people from getting instant relief.
If you can afford it, forget everything else.
In Australia it is about A$65 for each shot (ouch)
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Re: Imitrex side effects - anyone?
« Reply #8 on: Apr 1st, 2004, 7:21pm » |
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I have never had any reaction/ allergic reactions like some described above. I am sorry that some people get this, because for me and so many, it seems, it is the best abortive.
It is the best.....
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