@mojo244
Very interesting timing to receive your note here today. Just last night I had a migraine and still only have rizatriptan on hand. This is because of a couple of factors: my doctor is too busy and I can't get an appointment until June, she renews the Rx because it works.

As for medical providers who don't know about this (including my own dr.) I just searched TRIPTANS... and the first thing that came up was STROKE. These were all medical reports with stats from everywhere from USA, Great Britain and Denmark. Some I could read, others required sign ins with credentials.

This is what medical providers might be seeing, if they don't actually read these reports: The risk of Cardiovascular Accidents, CVA's is low. BUT not for people with history of stroke or myocardial infarction (MI/heart attack). And, NOT for people over 60!

They have done studies for 2 decades on this. The most recent adds in Over 60 and the risk of heart attacks.

This is because (you may know this) triptans are potent vasoconstrictors and have been shown to vasoconstrict both coronary and cerebral arteries.

I want to thank you for taking the time to post again on this subject. I am going to act on this today. I will see my neurologist if I can't get an appointment with my internist.

Please let me know how it worked out for you; when you write "he didn't want to override the other 2 providers"....What did he prescribe for you?

I'm grateful for this Mayo Clinic support group.