What do you do if you take a triptan and it doesn't work? If you wait two hours and your triptan's still not working, you might have to use another acute treatment (like an NSAID) for that attack. You could also try heading to a dark, quiet room and using home remedies to help relieve the pain.
What do you do when a migraine medication doesn't work?
Small tweaks in your daily routine can lower the number of headaches or migraines you have:
- Drink plenty of water.
- Don't skip meals.
- Watch your caffeine intake.
- Limit alcohol.
- Manage other health problems. ...
- Watch your use of medicines. ...
- Stick to a sleep schedule. ...
- Get to a healthy weight.
Can sumatriptan stop working?
Researchers don't know exactly why, but it's not uncommon to have a migraine treatment stop working. Sometimes simply trying a different medication within the same class can make a difference, such as changing from sumatriptan (Imitrex) to another med in the triptan family like zolmitriptan (Zomig).
