Frova?

Hi Casey,

I have been taking frova for a couple of months now.  I take one if I feel a headache coming on and another two hours later if it has not fully helped.  It has taken away any small headaches I have had and extremely helped the big ones.  There was one time it did not work because I was on a boat and did not have access to my medication, If you take it to late it will not work.  I think it works great and would recommend trying it.  But, it can be expensive without insurance I think it is like 200 something dollars for twelve.  But my insurance gives me twelve a month and I pay 50 dollars.

I have been given this medication by my neurologist but have not taken it yet. I was told to take it if the other meds to knock out the migraine 1st. I paid a 10 dollar co pay for 4 pills, my dr gave me like 20 refills.

ok well i picked up my samples today... the dr. gave me 6 just to try it out before i go through the hassle of attempting to get my insurance compant to cooperate....

hope this helps...

-Casey

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ok well i got the samples from my doctor. i was instructed to table 1 tablet at the onset of a headache and that it was safe to take another one once 2 hours had passed if the headache had not cleared up.

well, of corse i ended up getting a headache later that evening and i took one. about 30-45 minutes later, i was incredibly dizzy (to the point of laying on my living room floor because i was too dizzy to get up and lay on the couch) and had like a permanent hot flash or something. i was burning up on the inside but when Josh was checking my forehead, neck, legs, etc. - i was ice cold.

i thought that maybe that had happened because i had taken the pill on an empty stomach. sunday when i started to get another headache, i went ahead and took another one. shortly after, the same symptons started occurring again... the dizzyness, hot flushing sensation, and this time - nausea.

well, my doctor had neglected to give me the little insert with the side effects on it so again, when i got josh to help me out by looking them up online, all of my symptoms and many others were listed on there.

Me & Frova = NOT FRIENDS!

good luck to anyone else who tries it

-Casey

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took imitrex (pills by the way, not shots) and they would work to knock out headaches but made me feel even more dizzy and light-headed than the headache itself. tried maxalt, it would take away headache, but then headache would return later in day. tried frova, does seem to last longer than maxalt, no other adverse issues either. sorry to hear it didnt work for you.