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The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Euphoric mood
Effectiveness Rating: Overall Rating:
Posted By Jacqueline on August 14, 2019 @ 4:38 pm
“15 yr old Male taking recommended dose 10mg at onset of aura for classic migraine with long lasting aura Works well to prevent oncoming migraine when taken at first sign of aura. Side effect is euphoria / obvious impairment. Uncontrollable laughter / giddiness Inability to focus complete simple tasks. ”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Photophobia, Anxiety, Visual impairment, Dry mouth, Dysgeusia, Hangover, Psychomotor hyperactivity, Somnolence
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 31, 2015 @ 12:00 am
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Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on July 25, 2015 @ 12:00 am
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Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Diarrhoea, Dyspepsia, Throat tightness
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on July 5, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Mild diarrhea occurs the following day. Upset stomach is worse if I take maxalt more than one day in a row. Occasional tightening of the throat or jaw sensation, but doesn't last as lo...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Fatigue, Anxiety, Thought blocking
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on July 4, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Tired, Anxious, scatter brained. (Worth it) Suffered from Migraines for 25 years and this is the first med to ever help. I have tried several including vitamins and diet to pr...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Lethargy
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on July 1, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... maxalt, if taken during the first few minutes when vision starts to go fuzzy I can head of most of the horrific systems. I still feel a dull localized pressure and incapacitated for the remainder of t...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Fatigue, Dizziness
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on June 29, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: I usually take one Maxalt, and then wait about 2 hours and have to take another Maxalt has been working for me (generally speaking)...but I usually have to take two in order t...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Hangover, Migraine, Somnolence
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on June 5, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Extreme tiredness but can't go into deep sleep. Migraine hangover the next day. Groggy. It works well. I took it when I felt my aura and didn't have to live in a Migraine haze...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Prue in fdb.rxlist.com on March 19, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Maxlt melt is easy to use but generic too hard to open, especially in middle of night. Excellent response usually within 30 minutes. Only medication that has ever worked for me.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Arthralgia, Muscular weakness
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on March 11, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Severe muscle weakness. Joint ACHING beyond belief. If I was like this all the time, I'd be severely handicapped and confined to a wheelchair. It works for migraines.”
* Warning: The facts and figures contained in these reports are accurate to the best of our capability; however, our metrics are only meant to augment your medical knowledge, and should never be used as the sole basis for selecting a new medication. As with any medical decision, be sure to work with your doctor to ensure the best choices are made for your condition.
* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Rizatriptan Benzoate
Pain
“take during episode helps to lessen pain ”
Source: Maxalt
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Did the author experience pain while taking maxalt?
What is this?Somnolence
“Currently what I use for migraines but I find it can make me drowsy .”
Source: Maxalt
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What is this?Dizziness
“ Woozy ! Don't plan on driving afterward- also doesn't always work.”
Source: Maxalt
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Did the author experience dizziness while taking maxalt?
What is this?