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Cluster Headache Help and Support >> Medications, Treatments, Therapies >> Immitrex Rebounds http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1235429569 Message started by crouchingjedi on Feb 23rd, 2009 at 5:52pm |
Title: Immitrex Rebounds Post by crouchingjedi on Feb 23rd, 2009 at 5:52pm
Anyone have any evidence through their own experiences regarding rebound headaches after Immitrex? My two questions are as follows:
1. Is a rebound headache more likely to happen when you wait to use immitrex until the headache gets strong or if you use it early before it flares up 2. Is there also a rebound when using tablets or just the injections Just curious as I am trying to manage the rebound effect a little better |
Title: Re: Immitrex Rebounds Post by Marc on Feb 23rd, 2009 at 6:51pm
Imitrex in any form causes me to have more hits. Using Imitrex even one day will cause this problem for me, so I'm not talking about rebounds.
I avoid it completely for that reason. This may only apply to me and not others. Marc |
Title: Re: Immitrex Rebounds Post by ClusterChuck on Feb 23rd, 2009 at 8:34pm
I have heard of MANY that complain about rebounds from Imitrex shots. That does NOT happen for me. As a matter of fact, it has the inverse effect on me. If I REALLY need, uninterrupted sleep, for my last hit, before going to bed, I take a shot of Imitrex, and then I am assured of at least four hours without a hit. Normally, I only get to sleep for 45 to 90 minutes between hits.
I try NOT to take a shot, for many reasons, but if I absolutely need the sleep, I take it. Chuck |
Title: Re: Immitrex Rebounds Post by Jonny on Feb 23rd, 2009 at 8:38pm Marc wrote on Feb 23rd, 2009 at 6:51pm:
I ditto that! I find that Zomig works just as fast without the BS! |
Title: Re: Immitrex Rebounds Post by ANNSIE on Feb 23rd, 2009 at 9:51pm My late husband, who had episodic CH, found that the injections were causing more rebound than the tablets, but both can cause it if used too frequently. |
Title: Re: Immitrex Rebounds Post by byoung111 on Feb 23rd, 2009 at 10:10pm
I think it depends on the amount of Imitrex you take. When I used the auto injector, I would always rebound. Once I went to vial form, and used about 1/3 of the dose, I never had another rebound.
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Title: Re: Immitrex Rebounds Post by billyjoe on Feb 24th, 2009 at 1:38pm
I'm not sure if I would call it rebounds but I'm pretty convinced that it caused my episode last year to last 8 months. I also used about a 1/3 shot.
Bill |
Title: Re: Immitrex Rebounds Post by Dennis on Feb 24th, 2009 at 11:37pm
I only get the rebound hits from Imitrex when I use it too often, say 2 injections per day for 2-3 days in a row. It's for emergency use only in my case, like rare cases where O2 hasn't worked or isn't an option.
I've often had a sense there is sometimes a twisted, just plain wrong, physiological mission that an attack has. And it sometimes seems to persist or even intensify through multiple aborts to accomplish this end, whatever it is. It's also possible that having these things for 33 years has made me a looney. Dennis |
Title: Re: Immitrex Rebounds Post by Guiseppi on Feb 25th, 2009 at 11:11am
I only have one cycle with imitrex so I hate to draw conclusions....but it was an 8 month cycle, previous 28 years I had never gone past 3 month cycles. I intend to try the next cycle imitrex free and see what happens. Fortunately for me 02 is still a great abortive.
On the other hand maybe I'm cured and they'll NEVER come back!!!! ;D Joe edited cuz I kant spel this urly in the morning! |
Title: Re: Immitrex Rebounds Post by crouchingjedi on Feb 25th, 2009 at 3:19pm Dennis wrote on Feb 24th, 2009 at 11:37pm:
This has pretty much been my experience too now that I think about it. |
Title: Re: Immitrex Rebounds Post by Kimmie on Mar 4th, 2009 at 2:16pm
I use the 20mg nasal spray when in cycle.
When my CH peaks, i use upwards to 3 a day and have noticed the rebounds HA'S to be hell on earth. They also tend to make my cycle longer. This cycle i got a shot of steroids and it busted the cycle, so now i am going to have a talk with the doc about prednisone tapers. I would like to kick the triptans to the curb!! I believe theyre just plain evil!!! [smiley=nono.gif] |
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