What is the most important information I should know about zolmitriptan?
Zolmitriptan 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 zolmitriptan, 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 zolmitriptan 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 take zolmitriptan within 24 hours after taking
almotriptan (Axert), eletriptan (Relpax), frovatriptan (Frova), sumatriptan (Imitrex), naratriptan
(Amerge), rizatriptan (Maxalt), 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 zolmitriptan, 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).
Zolmitriptan will only treat a headache that has already begun. It will not prevent headaches or reduce the number of attacks.
After taking a zolmitriptan tablet, you must wait two (2) hours before taking a second
tablet. Do not take more than 10 mg of zolmitriptan in 24 hours.
What is zolmitriptan?
Zolmitriptan is a headache medicine. It is believed to work by narrowing the blood
vessels around the brain. Zolmitriptan also reduces substances in the body that can trigger
headache pain, nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, and other migraine symptoms.
Zolmitriptan is used to treat migraine headaches.
Zolmitriptan will only treat a headache that has already begun. It will not prevent headaches or reduce the number of attacks.
Zolmitriptan may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.
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