Side Effects

  • Dizziness.
  • Dry mouth.
  • Feeling heavy in your face, arms, legs, and chest.
  • Feeling sleepy.
  • Flushing.
  • Muscle weakness.
  • Nausea.
  • Skin reaction (if you take the triptan as a shot)

What migraine medications are triptans?

Triptans and ditans include:

  • Almotriptan (Axert)
  • Eletriptan (Relpax)
  • Frovatriptan (Frova)
  • Lasmiditan (Reyvow)
  • Naratriptan (Amerge)
  • Rizatriptan (Maxalt)
  • Sumatriptan (Imitrex, Onzetra Xsail, Sumavel DosePro, Zembrace)
  • Zolmitriptan (Zomig)

Are triptans bad for you?

Numerous studies have shown that triptans are safe, even with frequent, long-term use. Drug interactions do not seem to be a problem clinically, although numerous suggestions have been made about which drug combinations to avoid, based on knowledge of the pharmacody-namics of triptans.

What type of drugs are triptans?

Triptan

  • Triptans are a family of tryptamine-based drugs used as abortive medication in the treatment of migraines and cluster headaches.
  • The drugs of this class act as agonists for serotonin 5-HT1B and 5-HT1D receptors at blood vessels and nerve endings in the brain.

Do triptans make you sleepy?

The tablets usually work within 30 to 60 minutes. The spray and injection work quicker. Common side effects include feeling or being sick, feeling sleepy or dizzy. Do not take migraine medicines such as ergotamine or other triptans when taking sumatriptan.

How do triptans make you feel?

The most common include: A warm-hot sensation, tightness, tingling, flushing, and feelings of heaviness or pressure in areas such as the face, arms, legs and occasionally the chest. Triptan sensations in the chest can mimic heart pains (angina) and may cause alarm.

Is triptan prescription only?

You need a prescription for most triptans, but you can buy sumatriptan from pharmacies. How do triptans work? Triptans are not painkillers.

Can triptans cause a stroke?

Conclusions: In general practice, triptan treatment in migraine does not increase the risk of stroke, MI, cardiovascular death, IHD, or mortality. Triptans are prescribed to those less at risk of these events.

Are triptans bad for your heart?

Triptans Can Pose Heart Concerns Triptans narrow (constrict) blood vessels in the brain. For most people, these drugs are well tolerated and safe. But triptans also temporarily narrow blood vessels leading to the heart — by 10% to 20%, Tepper tells WebMD.

Can triptans cause blood clots?

This medicine may increase your risk of having a blood clot, heart attack, or stroke.

Can triptans cause stroke?