imitrex
Question:
Regarding side effects, my mouth tastes like it’s had an overdose of salt and my whole body feels like it’s on an overdose of caffeine. Yes, my head does pound a bit and it sure burns when injecting. I lay down for about 20 minutes and then the side affects start subsiding. Within 40 minutes, I’m a new person. Yes…tell us more about the new type of injection. I hate the gun, but am too nervous not to use it.
Response:
I’ve heard that the reason the gun should be used is so that the Imitrex is injected at the proper depth. If my understanding is correct, Imitrex is supposed to be injected just below the skin. Injecting it deeper than that can cause the medicine to enter your system too quickly and could cause severe reactions…at least that’s what I’ve been told!
It’s true that if you get the drug into a vein that it can cause problems, but with a half-inch needle, you really don’t have much of a problem. Indeed, you could argue that the gun is MUCH more dangerous because you CANNOT pull back on the plunger after the needle is in to confirm you are NOT in a vein (if you pull back and it resists, good; if you pull back and you get blood into the syringe, you are in a vein = BAD!) So, the (probably a) doctor that told you that is half right, but the conclusion does not follow. — "info this-just-in" (without quotes) + I promise you’ll like it /
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| Yes…tell us more about the new type of injection. I hate the gun, but | am too nervous not to use it. | | I agree: I want to know more too about the new injection. | | Paula: try taking one of your used syringes, draw some water into it, and | shoot up an orange a few times to see how it feels. Then, try it on | yourself (NOT with water, with a new syringe!) and see how easy it is. | The first few times, you’ll probably want to shoot into your thigh: it’s | a large, easy-to-see target (i.e., your lap — but DO NOT shoot through | clothing). Once you get the hang of it, you might even want to switch to | your arm (that’s where I do it). It really is easy, but I *do* | understand that it’s difficult to psych yourself up for it the first few | times (I’m a "retired" paramedic, and it was tough for ME the first | couple of times!) Good luck. | | — I’ve heard that the reason the gun should be used is so that the Imitrex is injected at the proper depth. If my understanding is correct, Imitrex is supposed to be injected just below the skin. Injecting it deeper than that can cause the medicine to enter your system too quickly and could cause severe reactions…at least that’s what I’ve been told! — Joanne M. Allswede Mead Data Central All opinions expressed are mine, and not (513)865-7041 necessarily those of my employer.
Response:
Yes…tell us more about the new type of injection. I hate the gun, but am too nervous not to use it.
I agree: I want to know more too about the new injection. Paula: try taking one of your used syringes, draw some water into it, and shoot up an orange a few times to see how it feels. Then, try it on yourself (NOT with water, with a new syringe!) and see how easy it is. The first few times, you’ll probably want to shoot into your thigh: it’s a large, easy-to-see target (i.e., your lap — but DO NOT shoot through clothing). Once you get the hang of it, you might even want to switch to your arm (that’s where I do it). It really is easy, but I *do* understand that it’s difficult to psych yourself up for it the first few times (I’m a "retired" paramedic, and it was tough for ME the first couple of times!) Good luck. — "info this-just-in" (without quotes) + I promise you’ll like it /
Response:
As Teri suggests below, contact your insurance company and see if they would consider a "waiver" from your doctor. In order to get more than the monthly limits of several triptans, my doctor has filled out several waivers for triptans. As a side thought, my doc prescribed Frova, 18 tablets/month, and I was really shocked when the insurance company didn’t limit it to 6 or 9, like they usually do. Probably, a mistake 
Currently, I take daily triptans, and have several prescriptions that I rotate. I have found Frova to work the best and got me off a 3 month out of work cycle. I have the Imitrex Stat dose, and use that as a "rescue medication" along with some Vicodin for the stubborn, nothing works, migraine. Most neurologists have samples of most of the migraine meds, it never hurts to ask. Good Luck! — J a c k i e *
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