Rizatriptan is a drug used to treat migraines once they have started. This eMedTV article highlights how this prescription medicine works and when and how to take it, and also discusses rizatriptan side effects, dosing guidelines, and strengths.
This eMedTV segment explains that there are potential side effects of rizatriptan, including drowsiness, dizziness, and neck pain. This page also highlights some of the more serious and rare side effects of rizatriptan.
What is rizatriptan used for? Rizatriptan is used to treat migraine headaches once they start. This eMedTV resource explains how rizatriptan works to relieve migraine symptoms, such as throbbing headache pain, sensitivity to light, or vision changes.
As this eMedTV page explains, the usual rizatriptan dose is 5 mg or 10 mg once a migraine starts. This page also provides some rizatriptan dosing tips, such as always taking the drug as prescribed and not taking more than 30 mg of rizatriptan a day.
This section of the eMedTV library lists drugs that can potentially interact with rizatriptan (such as MAOIs and ergot medications) and describes how drug interactions with rizatriptan can put you at risk of dangerous side effects, among other things.
This eMedTV page lists several precautions and warnings with rizatriptan, such as possible drug interactions and the risk of chest pain in some people taking rizatriptan. This page also lists people who should avoid this drug (like those taking MAOIs).
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