Medical Questions

Are you pregnant, planning to get pregnant or breastfeeding?

Have you been diagnosed with migraines by your doctor?

Do you experience migraines for more than 10 days a month?

Do your migraines last less than 4 hours without treatment or last longer than 24 hours?

Do your migraines follow a broadly similar pattern each time?

Are you experiencing any of the following along with your migraine?

• unilateral motor weakness
• double vision
• clumsiness or uncoordinated movements
• tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
• reduced level of consciousness
• seizure-like movements (fits)
• a recent rash with a headache
• headache confined to the back of the head
• recent marked deterioration in migraine (duration, severity or frequency of attacks)

Have you previously been diagnosed with migraines by your GP and have you experienced relief when taking medication containing 'triptans' such as Imigran (Sumatriptan), Rizatriptan (Maxalt), Zomig (Zolmitriptan)?

When you have taken a ‘triptan’ medication in the past, within the first few hours of taking it have you experienced feelings such as heaviness, pressure or tightness in the body (especially chest or throat), or have you felt palpitations, flushing, dizziness, rash, a feeling of weakness, worsening nausea and vomiting or a temporary rise in your blood pressure?

Are you aware of or do you have an allergy to to Imigran/Sumatriptan, Maxalt/rizatriptan, Zomig/zolmitriptan?

Have you been diagnosed with any of the following?

• Heart disease or heart problems such as narrowing of the arteries (ischaemic heart disease) or chest pains (angina), or have already had a heart attack
• Stroke or a mini-stroke (also called a transient ischaemic attack or TIA)
• High blood pressure
• Coronary Vasospasm (including Prinzmetal’s angina)
• Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (a type of abnormal heartbeat)
• Peripheral Vascular Disease
• Previous Gastrointestinal or Splenic infarction
• Ischaemic Colitis
• Epilepsy or history of seizures
• Liver problems
• Kidney problems
• Allergy or sensitivity to antibiotics called sulphonamides (e.g. trimethoprim)
• Any serious medical condition which may require immediate hospitalisation

Are you currently taking any medication (including over the counter, prescription or recreational drugs)?