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Rizatriptan Benzoate side effects

Aggregated from 6 medical sources. Not medical advice. Always consult a healthcare professional.

67 side effects

Side effectFrequencyMedlinePlusDailyMedMayo ClinicDrugs.comWebMDRxList
Nauseacommonupset stomachnauseanauseanausea or vomitingnausea or vomitingnausea
Headacheheadacheheadacheheadachessudden and severe headachesevere headache
Dizzinessvery commondizzinessdizzinessdizzinessdizzinessdizzinessdizziness
Drowsinesscommondrowsinesssomnolencesleepiness or unusual drowsinessdrowsinessdrowsinessdrowsiness
Tirednesscommontirednessasthenia/fatigueunusual tiredness or weaknessunusual tiredness or weaknessfeeling unusually weak or tiredfeeling tired
Sleepinesssleepinesssleepiness or unusual drowsiness
Upset stomachupset stomachnausea or upset stomach
Vomitingvomitingnausea or vomitingnausea or vomitingnausea or vomitingvomiting
Diarrheauncommondiarrheadiarrheadiarrheadiarrhea
Bloody diarrheabloody diarrheabloody diarrheabloody diarrheabloody diarrhea
Tremorscommontremorstrembling or shakingtrembling
Flushingflushing
Dry mouthdry mouthdry mouthdry mouth
Chest paintightness in chest, throat, neck, or jawchest painchest painchest pain or discomfortchest pain or pressurechest pain or pressure
Rapid heartbeatrapid, pounding, or irregular heartbeatpounding heartbeatfast heartbeatracing heartfast heart rate
Irregular heartbeatrapid, pounding, or irregular heartbeatirregular heartbeatuneven heartbeatchanges in your heart rate or rhythm, such as a fast, slow, pounding or skipping heartbeat
Shortness of breathshortness of breathtrouble breathingtrouble breathingbreathing problems or wheezingdifficulty breathing
Feverfever, sweating, confusion, fast or irregular heartbeat, and severe muscle stiffnessfeverfeverfever or general ill feelingfever
Confusionfever, sweating, confusion, fast or irregular heartbeat, and severe muscle stiffnessconfusionconfusionconfusion
Lightheadednesslightheadednessdizziness, feeling lightheaded, or fainting
Problems speakingproblems speakingdifficulty with speakingslurred speech or trouble understanding speechslurred speech
Weaknessweakness or inability to feel an arm or legweaknesssudden weakness on one side of your bodysudden numbness or weakness
Palenesspaleness or blue color of the fingers and toes
Coldnesscoldness, or no feeling in hands or feetcold feeling
Difficulty breathingdifficulty breathingtrouble breathingtrouble breathingbreathing problems or wheezingdifficulty breathing
Changes in visionchanges in visionblurred visionblurred visionblurry or other changes to visionblurred vision
Ringing in earsringing in earsringing or buzzing in the earsbuzzing in the earspounding in the neck or ears
Loss of bladder controlloss of bladder control
Astheniacommonasthenia/fatigue
Somnolencecommonsomnolence
Paresthesiaparesthesia
Atypical sensationsatypical sensations
Paincommonpain/pressure sensationpainpain or discomfort in the shoulders, arms, jaw, back, or neckpain in your back, jaw, throat, or armpain or feeling of pressure in the throat or chest
Pressure sensationcommonpain/pressure sensation
Anaphylaxisanaphylaxis
Angioedemaangioedema
Hiveshives, itching, skin rashhivesitching, skin rash, or pale red bumps on the skin called hives
Itchinghives, itching, skin rashitchingitching, skin rash, or pale red bumps on the skin called hives
Skin rashhives, itching, skin rashskin rashitching, skin rash, or pale red bumps on the skin called hives
Swollen lymph nodesswollen lymph nodes
Swellingpuffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tonguepuffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tongueswelling of the face, lips, mouth, tongue, or throat
Trouble swallowingdifficulty swallowingtrouble swallowingtrouble swallowing or throat tightness
Throat tightnessjaw or neck tightnesstrouble swallowing or throat tightness
Agitationuncommonagitationagitationfeeling agitated or restlessagitation
Anxietyuncommonanxietyanxiety
Blurred visionblurred visionblurred visionblurry or other changes to visionblurred vision
Constipationconstipationconstipation or diarrhea, especially bloody diarrhea
Depressiondepression
Dry eyesdry eyes
Eye irritationeye irritation
Hallucinationsseeing or hearing unusual thingshallucinations
Heartburnheartburn
Heat sensitivityheat sensitivity
Increased sweatinguncommonincreased sweatingsweatingsweatingsweating
Increased thirstincreased thirst
Irritabilityirritability
Joint painjoint or muscle painjoint pain
Muscle stiffnessmuscle or joint stiffness, tightness, or rigiditymuscle stiffness
Muscle twitchingmuscle pain or spasmsmuscle twitching
Numbnessseriousnumbness in the feet and hands
Seizuresseizuresseizuresseizures
Sore throatsore throatsore throat
Stomach crampssudden or severe stomach painstomach crampssudden and severe stomach pain
Tinglingtingling
Tremblingtrembling or shakingtrembling or shakingtrembling
Uneven heartbeatuneven heartbeatchanges in your heart rate or rhythm, such as a fast, slow, pounding or skipping heartbeat
Weight lossweight loss

5 additional sourcesdidn't return structured side-effect data: GoodRx, Specialty Care Clinics, Cleveland Clinic, Medical News Today, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Demographic risk groups

GroupRiskSources
pregnantunknown effect on pregnancyMedlinePlus, WebMD
breast-feedingprecautionMedlinePlus
smokersincreased risk of abnormal heart rhythm, heart attack, angina, or strokeMedlinePlus, Drugs.com
overweightprecautionMedlinePlus
menopauseprecautionMedlinePlus
family history of heart diseaseprecautionMedlinePlus
phenylketonuria (PKU)precautionMedlinePlus
childrenmedication accessMedlinePlus, WebMD
pediatric patientshigher riskDailyMed
adults with cardiovascular risk factorshigher riskDailyMed
patients with heart diseaseincreased risk of abnormal heart rhythm, heart attack, angina, or strokeDrugs.com
diabetic patientsincreased risk of abnormal heart rhythm, heart attack, angina, or strokeDrugs.com
male patients over 40 years of ageincreased risk of abnormal heart rhythm, heart attack, angina, or strokeDrugs.com
female patients who have gone through menopauseincreased risk of abnormal heart rhythm, heart attack, angina, or strokeDrugs.com
patients with hypertensionsignificant blood pressure elevationsDrugs.com
people who have or at risk for heart diseasehigher risk of chest painWebMD
people with existing heart diseasehigher risk of heart rhythm changesWebMD
elderlygreater risk for some side effectsWebMD
breastfeedingunknown effect on breastfeedingWebMD
PKUdangerousWebMD
patients with hepatic/renal insufficiencyuse cautionRxList
patients with risk factors for coronary artery diseaseincreased riskRxList
pregnant womeninsufficient dataRxList

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