Miyerkules, Enero 25, 2012

The Great Importance of Imitrex



Have you ever experience suffering from a headache that is painful and severe in nature? If you are feeling nauseated, tingling sensation in the upper and lower extremities, vomiting, and blind spots, then you are probably experiencing migraine. This condition is often associated in the enlargement of the blood vessel and releasing of some chemicals in the nerve fibers.  It is the vessel under the temple of our skull that is responsible for this head pain. On the current statistics, it is found out that over 28 million of people in the United States are suffering from this condition. It is more predominantly experienced by females rather than male. There are incidents that can trigger migraine. The triggering factors of this condition are loud noise, stress physical and emotional, odor, abnormal sleeping pattern, force diet such as skipping meals, allergies, smoking, alcoholism, usage of contraceptives such as hormonal pills, abnormal menstrual cycle, onset of menopausal stage, tyramine rich foods such as processed foods. Examples of these processed foods are hotdogs and bacon, food containing monosodium glutamate, chocolates, nuts, butter, fermented food, dairy products, as well as fruits like avocado, citrus, and banana. Migraine is diagnosed in various different ways. Electroencephalography or EEG, magnetic resonance imaging or MRI, as well as CT scan or computed tomography scan are methods to diagnose this condition.

Imitrex, Sumatriptan tablet is a very well known drug use to treat migraine. Its active ingredient is the sumatriptan. This drug is a saline and water soluble drug. This medicine also contains inactive croscarmellose sodium and sodium bicarbonate. It has also the component of triacetin, iron oxide, and titanium dioxide. Imitrex is use to treat migraine attacks for adults. Single dose of this drug from 20 mg to 100 mg tablet is effective. However, drug may be given twice or thrice depending on the person’s response to the drug. This medicine is supplied in 25 mg, 50 mg, and 100 mg tablet. The 25 mg and 50 mg tablet is usually triangle in shape and is off white in color. The 100 mg tablet is triangle in shape and pink in color. You can store this product in up to 30 degrees Celsius.

This medicine is not advice to take by patient with patient suffering or has history of PVS or peripheral vascular syndrome, ischemic cardiac disease, and cerebral vascular disease. Imitrex is also not to be given to patient with high blood pressure or hypertension as it is associated in the elevation of blood pressure. It is also not to be use by patient with liver disease. A very important thing to know if you are using Imitrex is that you should not take it if you have symptoms of insufficient blood flow. Patients who are taking antidepressant should be cautious in using this drug too. This drug is for 18 and above patient only. We all know that all medicines have side effect into one’s body. Among the side effects of this are cramps, muscle aches, feeling sick, grogginess, numbness, tingling sensation on the skin, dysphagia or difficulty swallowing, wheezing or even severe such as loss of vision. This product can be stored in a room temperature, away from light and water. Do not use this product if it is already expired. It is also important to dispose the product properly.