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What is Sumatriptan?

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Sumatriptan is a selective serotonin receptor agonist used to relieve the symptoms of migraine headaches. It works by narrowing blood vessels in the head and stopping pain signals from being sent to the brain. Sumatriptan does not prevent migraine attacks.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Migraine 3159 286
Migraine headaches 1025 233
Cluster headaches 552 59
Headaches 38 5
General health 6 3

Show all 49 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 71
Moderate 93
Mild 148
None 213

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Sumatriptan

Side effect Patients Percentage
Nausea 33
Sleepiness 19
Fatigue 14
Dizziness 13
Tiredness 13
Chest tightness 11

Show all 166 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Sumatriptan

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Reason Patients Percentage
Did not seem to work 196
Side effects too severe 139
Other 87
Doctor's advice 86
Expense 43
Course of treatment ended 21
Change in health plan coverage 11
Personal research 10
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Duration

Stopped taking Sumatriptan

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 137
1 - 6 months 64
6 months - 1 year 51
1 - 2 years 50
2 - 5 years 70
5 - 10 years 49
10 years or more 30
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 313
Usually 100
Sometimes 78
Never taken as prescribed 34
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 38
Somewhat hard to take 47
A little hard to take 96
Not at all hard to take 344
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 12
$100-199 10
$50-99 28
$25-49 39
< $25 178
Not specified 258

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Sumatriptan after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Rizatriptan (Maxalt) 17
Zolmitriptan (Zomig) 15
Eletriptan (Relpax) 11
Topiramate (Topamax) 6
Frovatriptan (Frova) 5

Show all 34 treatments patients report switching from

Patients stopped taking Sumatriptan and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Rizatriptan (Maxalt) 44
Topiramate (Topamax) 19
Zolmitriptan (Zomig) 17
Eletriptan (Relpax) 10
Botulinum Toxin Type A (Botox) 9

Show all 39 treatments patients report switching to

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27 patient evaluations for Sumatriptan

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Jan 22, 2015 (Started Mar 18, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for migraine)
  • Side effects
    Mild (nausea)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: As needed
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 15, 2014 (Started Sep 14, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for atypical migraine)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for migraine)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for migraine headaches)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 12, 2012 (Started Aug 13, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for migraine headaches)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
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