A Warning About the Migraine Medication Imitrex

Prescription medication and I do not have a happy history. The first time I ever took Wellbutrin I went from uncontrollable laughter to uncontrollable crying with pit stops along the way in which I growled like an animal and crawled around on the floor. Not a pretty sight and the reason
 that I always feel compelled to share my story whenever I read or hear someone mentioning they are considering taking that anti-depressant.

Recently, I had another unfortunate experience with some medication and I again feel compelled to share it. In the first place, let me begin by saying I suffer frequently from headaches. They've been diagnosed as migraines, but I'm beginning to have my doubts. The fact is that they have gotten worse over the past couple of years, especially since Hurricane Ivan. What that has to do with a bad reaction to the prescription medication Imitrex is this: following Hurricane Ivan there was one heck of a lot of junk piled up alongside the road in my hometown. Even today, you can still see the occasional sofa or recliner discarded as a result of water damage. The weeks and months following the onslaught of mother nature in the form of Hurricane Ivan led to a massive need for proper waste disposal. Well, since we're talking about Pensacola, Florida obviously you can remove the word "proper" from the method in which waste was disposed. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Pensacola, Florida pretty much can't do anything right.

 
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I do suffer from migraines and have had a horrible experience with Imitrex. I most definitely sympathize with the feelings of being "comatose." I felt so "drunk" from Imitrex that my young niece was trying to talk to me about ten minutes after I had taken a dose of the potent medicine and - while I could hear and comprehend everything she was saying - I could not make myself formulate a response! It's as if I was mute. Talk about a scary experience. While it may be helpful for some, I would not recommend taking Imitrex!

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