What is the most important information I should know about rizatriptan?
Rizatriptan can cause serious side effects on the heart, including
heart attack or
stroke. Although these side effects are rare, do not use this medication if you have a history of
heart disease,
angina (
chest pain), blood circulation problems,
ischemic bowel disease, severe or
uncontrolled
high blood pressure, or history of a heart attack or stroke.
Before using rizatriptan, tell your doctor if you have coronary artery disease, or risk
factors for coronary artery disease (such as diabetes, menopause, smoking, being overweight,
having high blood pressure or high cholesterol, having a family history of coronary artery
disease, being older than 40 and a man, or being a woman who has had a hysterectomy).
Do not use rizatriptan if you have taken a
monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) such
as
isocarboxazid (Marplan),
tranylcypromine (Parnate),
rasagiline (Azilect),
selegiline (Eldepryl,
Emsam), or
phenelzine (Nardil) in the past 14 days.
Do not use rizatriptan within 24 hours after taking almotriptan
(Axert), eletriptan (Relpax), frovatriptan (Frova), sumatriptan (Imitrex), naratriptan (Amerge),
zolmitriptan (Zomig), or ergot medicine such as methysergide (Sansert), ergotamine (Ergomar,
Ergostat, Cafergot, Ercaf, Wigraine), dihydroergotamine (D.H.E. 45, Migranal Nasal Spray),
ergonovine (Ergotrate), methylergonovine (Methergine).
Before taking rizatriptan, tell your doctor if you are also taking an antidepressant
such as citalopram (Celexa), duloxetine (Cymbalta), escitalopram (Lexapro), fluoxetine (Prozac,
Sarafem), fluvoxamine (Luvox), paroxetine (Paxil), sertraline (Zoloft), or venlafaxine (Effexor).
Rizatriptan will only treat a headache that has already begun. It will not prevent headaches or reduce the number of attacks.
After taking a rizatriptan tablet, you must wait two (2) hours before taking a second tablet.
Do not take more than 30 mg of rizatriptan in 24 hours.
What is rizatriptan?
Rizatriptan is a headache medicine. It is believed to work by narrowing the blood vessels
around the brain. Rizatriptan also reduces substances in the body that can trigger headache pain,
nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, and other migraine symptoms.
Rizatriptan is used to treat migraine headaches.
Rizatriptan will only treat a headache that has already begun. It will not prevent headaches or reduce the number of attacks.
Rizatriptan may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.
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