Description

Maxalt (generic name: Rizatriptan; brand names: Rizaliv / Rizalt) is a powerful prescription medicine that offers proven relief from migraine pain.

Maxalt is used for treating acute migraine headache with or without aura (flashing lights, wavy lines, dark spots) in adults.

Maxalt also helps relieve migraine-associated symptoms of nausea and sensitivity to light and sound.

Maxalt begins working in as little as 30 minutes.

During a migraine attack, blood vessels in the brain dilate, or widen, resulting in a throbbing pain. Maxalt decreases this widening, returning the blood vessels to their normal size, and therefore helps to relieve the pain. Maxalt also blocks the release of certain chemicals from nerve endings that cause more pain and other symptoms of migraine.

Maxalt does not contain aspirin or caffeine and is not a narcotic.