Since caffeine, alcohol, the nicotine from cigarettes, or street drugs can affect the action of many medications, you should let your prescriber know if you use them.All material copyright MediResource Inc. 1996 – 2020. A similar effect was observed in an acute study of rizatriptan and sumatriptan and in extension studies for the conventional tablet. A high percentage of both responders and nonresponders during the preceding study (approximately 90% in each group) entered the extension, and side effects in the preceding study were minor. Other side effects may include myocardial infarction, stroke, high blood pressure, serotonin syndrome, and anaphylaxis. There were insufficient data to assess the impact of race on the incidence of adverse reactions.In the following section, the frequencies of less commonly reported adverse events are presented that were not reported in other sections of the labeling. Your reactions could be impaired.Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.Stop using rizatriptan and call your doctor at once if you have:sudden and severe stomach pain and bloody diarrhea;severe headache, blurred vision, pounding in your neck or ears;heart attack symptoms–chest pain or pressure, pain spreading to your jaw or shoulder, nausea, sweating;high levels of serotonin in the body–agitation, hallucinations, fever, sweating, shivering, fast heart rate, muscle stiffness, twitching, loss of coordination, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea; orsigns of a stroke–sudden numbness or weakness (especially on one side of the body), sudden severe headache, slurred speech, problems with vision or balance.pain or a feeling of pressure in your throat or chest.This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Overuse of migraine headache medicine can make headaches worse. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you taking MAXALT Wafers against the benefits they expect it will have for you.If you have any concerns about taking this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.Keep this leaflet with the medicine. It will not prevent headaches or reduce the number of attacks.After taking a Maxalt tablet, you must wait two (2) hours before taking a second tablet. These factors may affect how you should use this medication.Allergic reactions: Rarely, severe allergic reactions to rizatriptan may occur. Drowsiness/reduced alertness: This medication may cause drowsiness or dizziness, which may impair your ability to operate a vehicle or engage in dangerous activities that require alertness. If you have questions about side effects, call your doctor. Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve after using this medicine.Seek emergency medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.Do not take rizatriptan within 24 hours before or after using another migraine headache medicine, including:almotriptan, eletriptan, frovatriptan, naratriptan, sumatriptan, zolmitriptan; orergot medicine–dihydroergotamine, ergotamine, ergonovine, methylergonovine.Avoid driving or hazardous activity until you know how rizatriptan will affect you. Do not stop taking this medication without consulting your doctor.Do not give this medication to anyone else, even if they have the same symptoms as you do. Medication overuse headaches: As with other pain relief medications, overuse of rizatriptan may lead to medication overuse headaches, or “rebound headaches” where the headache returns as the medication wears off. Rizatriptan is a headache medicine that narrows the blood vessels around the brain. Do not take migraine headache medication for longer than 10 days per month. Perhaps the best known of the NSAIDs frequently used for that purpose are ibuprofen (eg, Advil, Motrin), and naproxen sodium (eg, Aleve, Anaprox), both available in over-the-counter/non-prescription and prescription preparations—but flurbiprofen, diclofenac potassium (eg, Cataflam), and others also have been demonstrably effective in treating acute migraine headache. Indomethacin (eg, Indocin) is another NSAID widely used for the treatment of migraine and other primary headache disorders, and Cambia, a new powdered formulation of diclofenac potassium that is to be dissolved in water and taken as an oral solution, recently was found to be effective for treating moderate or severe acute migraine headache in 2 large clinical trials.The NSAIDs typically are much less expensive than the triptans, and in the few studies that have compared a particular NSAID with a triptan, the NSAID has performed at least nearly as well. An aura can include flashing lights or wavy lines.Migraine attacks last anything from two hours to two days and they can return frequently. Some people may have visual symptoms before the headache, called an aura. Maxalt (rizatriptan) and Fioricet (butalbital, acetaminophen, and caffeine capsule) are used to treat different types of headaches.. Maxalt is used to treat the pain of migraine headache.Maxalt will only treat a headache that has already begun. Migraine or treatment with MAXALT Wafers may cause sleepiness or dizziness in some people. stroke).Other side effects not listed above may also occur in some patients. What are some things I need to know or do while I take Maxalt? “Product Information. Use the medicine exactly as directed.You may receive your first dose in a hospital or clinic setting to quickly treat any serious side effects.Read and carefully follow any Instructions for Use provided with your medicine.