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There’s also an oral form (Treximet®) that you take with the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, naproxen
Your healthcare provider can tell you if you can still take medications such as celecoxib (Celebrex), sumatriptan (Imitrex), furosemide (Lasix), and more
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Drugs belonging to the sulfonamide class are chemically unrelated to sulfates
5,6,7,8,9,10 Sumatriptan is the first of the triptans and was made available in Europe in 1991 to treat migraines
Mild side effects* of sumatriptan oral tablets can include: tingling, prickling, or numbness †
Some nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as celecoxib (Celebrex) The migraine medication sumatriptan (Imitrex) Certain "water pills" (diuretics), such as furosemide (Lasix) and
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EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Diuretics that do not contain a sulfonamide group (eg, amiloride hydrochloride, eplerenone, ethacrynic acid, spironolactone, and triamterene) are safe for patients with an allergy to sulfa
It is not used to prevent migraine headaches and is not used for cluster headaches
Sumatriptan (trade names Imitrex, Imigran, Imigran recovery) is a triptan sulfa drug containing a sulfonamide group for the treatment of migraine The most common reported ototoxic drugs in clinical use are aminoglycoside antibiotics, macrolide antibiotics, loop diuretics, antimalarials, chemotherapeutic agents such as cisplatin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), quinine, and acetaminophen
Sumatriptan works in the brain to relieve the pain from migraine headaches
Sulfonamide medications are often divided into two subsets—sulfonamide antimicrobials and sulfonamide nonantimicrobials (Table 1) []
It works by narrowing blood vessels around the brain, stopping pain signals from being sent to the brain, and blocking the release of natural substances that cause pain, nausea, and other symptoms of migraine
Imitrex is the only triptan which has a sulfa component of which there are many people with this allergy including myself