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Sumatriptan
Pronounced soo-mah-TRIP-tan
Brand names: Imitrex
Type: Triptan (migraine medicine) · All Neurology Medicines
What Sumatriptan is used for
- Migraine attacks
- Cluster headaches (injection and nasal forms)
Common side effects
- Tingling or warmth
- Chest or throat tightness sensation
- Dizziness
- Flushing
- Tiredness
Important cautions
- Must not be used in people with heart disease, prior stroke, or uncontrolled blood pressure, because it narrows blood vessels
- Using acute migraine medicines too often can itself cause daily rebound headaches — frequency is reviewed at visits
How it comes
Tablets, nasal spray, injection. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
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Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.