BUY SUMATRIPTAN

Sumatriptan is applied for treating migraines, nausea, relieving headaches, pain and other symptoms of migraines, including sensitivity to light/sound, and vomiting. Prompt treatment allows you to get back to your normal routine and may decrease your need for other pain medications. Sumatriptan does not prevent future migraines or reduce how often you may get a headache. Sumatriptan belongs to a group of drugs called triptans. It affects a certain natural chemical (serotonin) that constricts blood vessels in the brain. It may also block other pain pathways in the brain.

HOW TO USE SUMATRIPTAN:

It is an oral medication. Take sumatriptan with food. If there is no improvement in your symptoms, do not take any more doses of this medication before talking to your doctor. If your symptoms are only partly relieved, or if your headache comes back, you may take a second dose after two hours or as directed by your doctor. Do not take more than 200 milligrams in a 24-hour period. This medication may also be used as a backup for sumatriptan injections. If your headache returns or your symptoms are only partly relieved after an injection of sumatriptan, you may take a sumatriptan tablet by mouth after waiting at least 2 hours after the injection. Do not take more than 200 milligrams of this medication by mouth, or a maximum of 3 doses (2 by mouth and 1 injection), in a 24-hour period. If you have never taken this medication before and you have risk factors for heart disease, you may need to be monitored for rare but serious side effects (e.g., chest pain) when you take the first dose. Your doctor may ask you to take the first dose in the office. Your dosage is based on your medical condition and response to therapy. Tell your doctor if your condition does not improve or if it worsens.

SUMATRIPTAN SIDE EFFECTS:

You may experience weakness, flushing, drowsiness, sensations of tingling/numbness/prickling/heat, or dizziness may occur. Inform your doctor in the case of worsening or persisting any of the side effects. Do not forget that your doctor has prescribed this medication because the benefit to you is greater than the risk of sumatriptan side effects. Chest/jaw/neck tightness can commonly occur shortly after using sumatriptan. Only rarely are these signs of a serious condition. However, you may not be able to tell it apart from a serious reaction related to a lack of blood flow to the heart, brain or other parts of the body. If you experience such unusual but serious side effects as vision changes, weakness on one side of the body, confusion, slurred speech, sudden or severe stomach/abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, chest pain, jaw/left arm pain, fainting, fast/irregular/pounding heartbeat, blue fingers/toes/nails, cold sensation of hands/feet, hearing changes, mental/mood changes, seizures inform your doctor immediately. This medication may rarely cause a very serious condition called serotonin syndrome. Combination of this remedy with such drugs as other "triptans" used to treat migraine headaches (e.g., zolmitriptan, sumatriptan), certain antidepressants including SSRIs (e.g., citalopram, fluoxetine, paroxetine) and NSRIs (e.g., venlafaxine, duloxetine), or a certain drug to treat obesity (sibutramine) may result in serotonin syndrome. Inform your doctor if you are taking any of the mentioned above medications. Serotonin syndrome may be more likely when you start or increase the dose of any of these medications. Seek immediate medical attention if you develop some of the following symptoms: loss of coordination, fast heartbeat, severe dizziness, high fever, hallucinations, unusual restlessness, severe nausea/vomiting/diarrhea, twitchy muscles. Symptoms of a serious allergic reaction include: rash, dizziness, itching, swelling, trouble breathing. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist. Many people using this medication do not have serious sumatriptan side effects.

SUMATRIPTAN PRECAUTIONS:

Tell your doctor if you have any allergic reaction. Your doctor or pharmacist must know your medical conditions, especially if you have such problems as heart disease (e.g., chest pain, heart attack), decreased blood flow in the brain (e.g., transient ischemic attack, stroke), blood circulation disease (e.g., ischemic bowel disease), uncontrolled high blood pressure (hypertension), certain types of headaches (hemiplegic or basilar migraine), liver disease. Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: certain blood circulation disorders (e.g., Raynaud's disease), seizures, the following risk factors for heart disease: high cholesterol, overweight, smoker, female after menopause, diabetes, family history of heart disease, high blood pressure (controlled), male over age 40. If you are at high risk for heart disease, your doctor may want to check your heart before prescribing sumatriptan. This drug may make you dizzy or drowsy; use caution engaging in activities requiring alertness such as driving or using machinery. The risk of heart disease, liver disease, and high blood pressure increases with age. As far as elder people are more sensitive are more sensitive to the side effect of the drug, it is not recommended for them. This medication is not advised during pregnancy and can be taken only if it's really necessary. Discuss all pro and contra with your doctor. Sumatriptan passes into breast milk and may have undesirable effects on a nursing infant. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.

SUMATRIPTAN INTERACTIONS:

Your doctor or pharmacist may already be acquainted with any possible sumatriptan interactions. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first. Do not take this medication if you are taking MAO inhibitors (e.g., furazolidone, procarbazine, selegiline, isocarboxazid, linezolid, moclobemide, phenelzine, tranylcypromine) or have used MAO inhibitors in the past 2 weeks may result in very serious interaction. In some cases a serious, possibly fatal, sumatriptan interaction may occur. Tell your doctor if you are taking any of the mentioned above medications. Your doctor should know about all the medications you are taking, especially of: SSRI antidepressants (e.g., fluoxetine, paroxetine). If you also take any ergotamine medication (e.g., dihydroergotamine or methysergide) or any other "triptan" drugs (e.g., rizatriptan, zolmitriptan), you will need to separate your sumatriptan dose from your dose of these other medications in order to lessen the chance of serious side effects. Ask you doctor how long you should wait between your doses of these drugs. Also report the use of drugs which might increase seizure risk (decrease seizure threshold) when combined with sumatriptan such as isoniazid (INH), phenothiazines (e.g., thioridazine), theophylline, or tricyclic antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline) among others. Ask your doctor for more information.

NOTES:

Do not share sumatriptan with others. Certain foods/beverages or food additives (e.g., red wine, cheese, chocolate, monosodium glutamate) as well as some lifestyle patterns (e.g., irregular eating/sleeping habits, stress) may bring about a migraine headache. Avoiding these "triggers" may help decrease the frequency of migraine headaches. Consult your doctor for more details.