This medicine is effective in treating poweful heaches classifed as migraines. Rizatriptan is a medicine categorized as a selective serotonin receptor agonists. It is used to treat migraine headaches, severe throbbing headaches, and nausea brought about by sensitivity to light and sound. Effective migraine treatment Kills the pain of a headache Helps you to return to daily life.
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What Is Rizatriptan?
Rizatriptan is a medicine categorized as a selective serotonin receptor agonists. It is used to treat migraine headaches, severe throbbing headaches, and nausea brought about by sensitivity to light and sound. It only treats migraine headaches that has already begun, but it will not treat migraine headaches or reduce the number of migraine headache attacks.
How does Rizatriptan work?
Rizatriptan works by:
1.Constricting blood vessels: During a migraine, blood vessels around the brain tend to dilate (widen). Rizatriptan helps constrict these blood vessels, reducing the pain associated with migraines.
2.Inhibiting pain pathways: It also blocks the release of certain chemicals (like serotonin) that contribute to inflammation and the transmission of pain in the brain, which helps reduce the intensity of a migraine attack.
By addressing both the blood vessel dilation and the chemical imbalances in the brain, rizatriptan is effective in relieving acute migraine symptoms.
What are benefits of Rizatriptan?
Rizatriptan benefits patients who are experiencing severe migraine headaches with or without aura. The efficacy of the anti-migraine medication helps patients to continue on with their daily lives and perform in their best capacity without the debilitating pain preventing them from doing their work or daily tasks. Make use of this medication only if your medical condition has been diagnosed by a physician as migraine headaches. Rizatriptan must be used only for purposes indicated in the product information guide.
Dosage
The best time to take rizatriptan is as soon as possible after your headache has begun.
If taken any earlier, it may not stop the headache. If that first dose does work but the headache then returns, you may take a second dose. If this is the case, do not take that second dose any earlier than two hours after the first dose and never exceed two doses within any 24 hour period.
Side-effects
Common side-effcts include:
Tiredness, fatigue, upset stomach, drowsiness, dizziness, vomiting and muscle pain.
Active ingredients
Active ingredients The active ingredient is Rizatriptan.
Inactive ingredients
The other ingredients contained in Rizatriptan are lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, pregelatinised maize starch, iron oxide red (E 172) and magnesium stearate.Rizatriptan 10mg tablets
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