What is Sumatriptan tablet 100 mg ?

Buy Sumatriptan tablet 100 mg is a selective serotonin receptor agonist class of medicine.

This medicine works by narrowing the blood vessels in your head. This medicine blocks the pain signals sent to the brain. This medicine is mainly used to treat migraine. This medicine helps in relieving headache and other symptoms of migraine. It can reduce pain by affecting certain nerves to the brain.

Sumatriptan tablet 100 mg contains the inactive ingredients croscarmellose sodium, dibasic calcium phosphate, magnesium stearate and sodium bicarbonate.

Each 100 mg tablet also contains hypromellose, iron dioxide, titanium dioxide and triacetin.

How to use Sumatriptan tablet 100 mg ?

Read the Patient Information Leaflet available from your pharmacist before you start taking Sumatriptan tablet 100 mg. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.

Take this medication exactly as directed by your doctor. You may take this medication with or without food. If your condition does not improve, do not take more doses without consulting your doctor.

If your condition seems to be improving or if your headache returns, take a second dose at least 2 hours after your first dose. Do not take more than 200 mg in 24 hours.

If you have any heart problems, you may want to have your doctor check your heart before starting Sumatriptan.

Do not use this medication for longer than prescribed, as this medication may make your headache worse. Tell your doctor right away if you have any such problems.

Warnings

Before using Sumatriptan online, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to Sumatriptan or any other medicines.

Before using Sumatriptan 100 mg, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: heart problems (such as chest pain, irregular heartbeat, heart attack), blood circulation problems, certain types of headaches, seizures, stroke, or liver disease.

Certain heart problems may increase the risk. Tell your doctor if you have any of these problems, such as: high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, overweight, smoker.

You may feel dizzy or drowsy after taking this medication. Do not drive immediately after taking this medication as it can cause accidents. Limit alcohol consumption.

How Sumatriptan 100 mg works ?

It is believed that migraine headaches are caused by the dilation of blood vessels in the head. Sumatriptan 100 mg works by constricting the blood vessels in the head. It blocks the pain signals sent to the brain. This medicine provides relief from migraine attacks.

What happens if I forget a dose of Sumatriptan 100 mg ?

If you are taking Sumatriptan tablets and you miss a dose, you are required to skip that dose and continue with your regular dose. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed dose.

What happens if I overdose?

If you take too much Sumatriptan 100 mg and have symptoms such as fainting or trouble breathing, seek emergency help or contact your doctor immediately.

Interactions

If medications interact, this can change how medications work or increase your risk for serious side effects. Be sure to tell your doctor and pharmacist about all medications you are using. Do not start or stop any medications without your doctor’s advice.

If you take an MAO inhibitor with sumatriptan, you may have a serious drug interaction. Do not take any MAO inhibitors (isocarboxazid, linezolid, meraxalone, methylene blue, moclobemide, phenelzine, procarbazine, tranylcypromine) with this medication during your treatment.
Your risk of serotonin syndrome/toxicity may be higher if you are using other medications that increase serotonin.

Side effects

Tell your doctor or pharmacist right away if you have any of these effects that persist for a long time:

• Redness in the face
• Tiredness
• Weakness
• Numbness/tingling/warmth
• Drowsiness or dizziness

This medication can increase blood pressure. Check your blood pressure regularly and tell your doctor if it is high.

Tell your doctor right away if you have any serious side effects:

• Blue fingers or toes or nails
• Cold hands or feet
• Hearing changes
• Mood changes.

Common side effects of Sumatriptan include:

• Tightness, pain, or pressure in the chest/jaw/neck
• Heart attack
• Shortness of breath
• Sweating
• Irregular heartbeat
• Severe stomach pain
• Fainting
• Bloody stools or
• Stroke (such as weakness on one side of the body, difficulty speaking).

This is not a complete list of side effects. Contact your doctor about side effects.