This medicine is effective in treating powerful heaches classified as migraines. Zomig is the brand name for Zolmitriptan. It is a medicine designed to treat acute migraine headaches. Zomig is a drug used in treating migraines among adults.
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What is Zomig
Zomig is the brand name for Zolmitriptan. It is a medicine designed to treat acute migraine headaches. Zomig is a drug used in treating migraine among adults. It will only treat a migraine headache that has actively started. Zomig will not guarantee the prevention of migraine attacks or reducing the occurrence thereof.
How does Zomig work?
Zomig belongs to the category of medicines known as ‘Triptans’ or 5-hydroxytryptamine agonists. It is utilized in the treatment of migraines with or without aura or symptoms that occur before the migraine headache attack.
Zomig works by relieving migraine headache attack sufferers by narrowing down the blood vessels found in the brain that causes the pain.
What are the benefits of Zomig?
1.Relieves Pain: Zomig helps to relieve the intense headache pain that typically accompanies migraines. It works by constricting the dilated blood vessels in the brain, which are believed to be part of what causes the pain during a migraine.
2.Reduces Migraine Symptoms: In addition to relieving pain, Zomig also helps with other migraine symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light and sound. This makes it effective for the overall relief of a migraine attack.
3.Fast-Acting: Zomig is generally fast-acting, with effects often starting within 30 minutes of taking the medication. This makes it an effective treatment for people who need relief quickly to manage their migraine symptoms.
4.Multiple Forms: Zomig comes in several forms, which makes it versatile for different preferences or situations.
Dosage
The recommended dosage is one tablet 2.5 mg.
The tablet is swallowed with a glass full of water. You can take another Zomig tablet if your migraine persists after 2 hours or if it recurs within the next 24 hours.
The maximum daily dose of Zomig is 10 mg. Never take a dose more than prescribed by your physician. Do not double a dose if you forget to take Zomig at a given period.
Side-effects
Signs of an allergic reaction such as swollen face, lips, tongue, hives, and have difficulty breathing
Tightness of neck, jaw, chest, fast heartbeat, dizziness and nausea.
Active ingredients
Each tablet contains 2.5 mg of zolmitriptan.
Inactive ingredients
hypromellose, lactose anhydrous, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, macrogol 400 and 8000, sodium starch glycollate, titanium dioxide (E171) and yellow iron oxide (E172).
Zomig 2.5mg tablets
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