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(Message started by: gills on Mar 30^th, 2004, 7:20pm)

Title: Imitrex side effects - anyone?
Post by gills on Mar 30^th, 2004, 7:20pm

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!!!!!

Gills

Title: Re: Imitrex side effects
Post by Melissa on Mar 30^th, 2004, 9:27pm

Gills, have you recently been put on any other medications? Also, have you called your doc about this problem?

:)mel

Title: Re: Imitrex side effects
Post by Rock_Lobster on Mar 30^th, 2004, 9:46pm

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.

Wrokk

Title: Re: Imitrex side effects
Post by toader on Mar 30^th, 2004, 10:27pm

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.

Title: Re: Imitrex side effects
Post by gills on Mar 30^th, 2004, 10:55pm

Melissa

No other medication

Have been to Dr and told it was an allergic reaction to injections

Gills

Title: Re: Imitrex side effects
Post by gills on Mar 30^th, 2004, 10:57pm

Toader

It is the pen auto injector but that was not the problem. It was the stuff in the vial.

Anyone experienced the burning?

Gills

Title: Re: Imitrex side effects
Post by Superpain on Mar 31^st, 2004, 12:38am

Shit I hope not...
I'm all loaded up and ready for that bitch tonight!
Now ya got me kinda skeered... :-/

Title: Re: Imitrex side effects - anyone?
Post by gills on Apr 1^st, 2004, 6:08pm

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)

Gills

Title: Re: Imitrex side effects - anyone?
Post by HypnoticFreddy on Apr 1^st, 2004, 7:21pm

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.....

-Freddy