Frova vs Zomig
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| Frovatriptan is used to treat migraines. It helps to relieve headache, pain, and other migraine symptoms (including nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light/sound). Prompt treatment helps you return to your normal routine and may decrease your need for other pain medications. Frovatriptan belongs to a class of drugs known as triptans. It affects a certain natural substance (serotonin) that causes narrowing of blood vessels in the brain. It may also relieve pain by affecting certain nerves in the brain. Frovatriptan does not prevent future migraines or lessen how often you get migraine attacks. | Zolmitriptan is used to treat migraines. It helps to relieve headache, pain, and other migraine symptoms (including nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light/sound). Prompt treatment helps you return to your normal routine and may decrease your need for other pain medications. Zolmitriptan belongs to a class of drugs known as triptans. It affects a certain natural substance (serotonin) that causes narrowing of blood vessels in the brain. It may also relieve pain by affecting certain nerves in the brain. Zolmitriptan does not prevent future migraines or lessen how often you get migraine attacks. | |||
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| Add Frova review I suffered from migraines since I was 30, I'm now 43. At 36 years of age my new doctor, at the time, prescribed me Frova. This was a life changing drug for me. I have not been to the ER, even once, since then. I take Frova within hours of having a migraine and within 30 minutes to two hours its gone. I was so extremely sick with migraines prior to this medication. I will feel sick to my stomach and hot for about the first 2 hours, however it's worth it, 2 hours of feeling ill compared to 24 hours of not being able to function is worth. I would recommend this drug to everybody! I feel for people who have not tried this drug. I could have saved myself many hospital visits and my insurance company thousands of dollars if I would have known about this drug 6 years earlier. I used to have to go to emerg for an iv bag and pain reliever when I got migraines. I tried a few different drugs with my family doctor before finding this one. It really works for me, it's very effective in relieving my migraine. For me, it must be taken during onset otherwise it is not as effective. It has prevented my hospital visits, I just keep one or two in my wallet at all times just in case. It may be expensive ($17/pill in ontario) but its worth the money as they aren't meant to be taken regularly. It has really changed my life. Side effects for me are minimal, I experience a sort of dizziness sometimes which worsens when I take the 2nd dose. (which i usually don't have to). I also can't really think straight/find it hard to focus while on this drug. At times, I still felt the effects of the migraine such as sensitivity to light and not feeling quite right but there was no pain so I was able to function. I rate it 10/10. I hope this is helpful to migraine sufferers | Add Zomig review This treatment has been very effective for my son's migraines. It almost instantly gives him relief for his migraine headaches. Sometimes the side affects include, some minor aches here and there, and constant sneezing. Other than that it seems OK! I have suffered migraine headaches since '84. I am on a regiment of preventive RX's but when a migraine strikes & OTC medication does not work, ZOMIG is the only thing that I have found effective to get rid of the pain. I have not experienced negative side effects, only relief. Usually a 2.5 dosage will take care of the headache, sometimes I have had to take one more dosage. Migraines are so debilitating, but with ZOMIG I have usually been able to take a tablet & continue whatever I am doing. I could be a spokesperson for this drug, I believe in it so much. If I did not have access to ZOMIG, I would have had many more trips to Urgent Care or the Emergency room because nothing else worked for me. Thank you ZOMIG!! | |||
