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  1. is pizotifen against pregnant?

    I suufered from headache and was put pisotifen.(1 mg @night for 6 month). at now i am pregnant (3 weeks) and i am very worried about my baby.could pizotifen cause ....

  2. Is there an alternative to Pizotifen

    Does anyone know if there is an alternative to pizotifen. I have been taken it for a year now and although I have responded very well, the weigth gain is a problem, ....

  3. Might be bad for some things but Great for Hayfever

    well ive been reading up on some of you guys and seems like you have had bad experiances.i was prescribed Pizotifen for migrane headaches unfotunently they didnt ....

  4. Pizotifen early symptons

    I have just started taking a course of Pizotifen - 1 week into now and i am only taken 0.5mg at night to start with - overtime the doctor has prescribed an increase ....

  5. pizotifen

    pizotifen are the devils sweets!!! still got the migrains put nearly a stone on, had no energy felt depressed tearfull,didnt want to get out of bed ,couldnt think ....

  6. How many tablets per perscription?

    Hi,

    I am currently taking 2 or 3 1.5mg tablets per day.

    My GP will only perscribe 28 tablets per perscription.

    I was just wondering if this is normal, as I have ....

  7. Sleepy yet less anxious

    It's made me far more tired than I usually am - rather than being able to stay up past 2 AM, I'm now dropping off at 12 and barely able to stay awake. It has made ....

  8. pizotifen

    Hi my son (15yrs) has been taking pizotifen for about 1 year, his dose has varied but now on 1 tablet which we take at night otherwise he was nearly falling asleep ....

  9. cluster headaches

    :twisted: I have only been taking pizotifen for 2 weeks and have noticed that i have gained 4 lbs to which I am horrified. Other side effects was dreadful tiredness ....

  10. Pizotifen Bad Experience

    I was put on these tablets for Miagrains, I firstly put on 2 Stone in One Month & Secondly I suffered really badly with being breathless (Just taking my children ....

  11. Tired and a severly dry mouth issue!

    I have been on Pizotifen 1.5 at night for 6mths now. I have always been a thursty person but I'm getting really redlly bad dry mouth! I drink lots, chew gum etc....any ....

  12. Anyone experience blurred vision & sore/watery eyes?

    My 7 year old daughter has been on Pizotifen for 2 weeks now, she was diagnosed with abdominal (finally). I have to say the pills seem to have worked miracles, 1st ....

  13. Long term shift in metabolism even after stopping Pizotifen?

    Hello,

    Last year I was prescribed Pizotifen and within 7 weeks I had gained over a stone and a half!

    was gutted, especially as I'd been following Slimming World ....

  14. take the pizotifen

    I was on pizotifen for a year and i did put on a few pounds and was at times tired. T hen i thought it would be a good idea to stop them a big mistake i have had ....

  15. Skin rash as a side effect.

    Hi. I've been taking Pizotifen for about 2 months now, and like many others I have gained weight (2 stones to be exact) - not an issue for me as I was tiny before, ....

  16. A fairly positive comment!!!!!

    I have been taking this since September 2009, when i had an awful migraine which lasted for a week, I couldnt eat, couldnt work and I felt like someone had stuck ....

  17. Pizotitfen

    I had my first migraine when i was 17, and was taken into hospital with it. I'm now 30 and the migraines have become steadily worse. I spent years at the docs going ....

  18. side affects in 6 year old

    my 6 year old daughter was perscribed this drug to help her with abdominal migraine. after taking this for 6 months i stopped giving it to her, things were ok at ....

  19. Do I really need it?!

    I have been experiencing migraines nearly everyday for the past ten days. I've no real history of migraines before these, only the odd one now and then, nothing ....

  20. New to Pizotifen

    I have been taking the drug for 10 days 1.5mg at night and I feel fine so far. I normally get terrible menstral migraines before and after periods. However, since ....

  21. I have lost my libido since taking Pizotifen

    Cab anyone help? I started taking Pizotifen 2 months ago, since then I have lost all interest in intimacy and sex with my partner. Has anyone else experienced ....

  22. i have been prescribed plzotifen and scared to take

    i suffered skull fructure on 6_3_2009,i have been prescribed plzotifen for migranes.having read all these coment i am scared to take this tablets.

  23. Coming off Pizotifen...

    Has anyone else had problems coming off this drug? I have been taking it for about 6 months, and I had the weight gain, sleepiness and argumentative problems, although ....

  24. pizotifen

    :D Hi, I have been taking pizotifen since March this year, I have suffered with migraine for about 33years.....and this is the first drug I have taken which controls ....

  25. Weight gain whilst taking Pizotifen

    I have been taking Pizotifen now for only 5 weeks, and I have already gained a stone in weight ! I have always had to work really hard to keep my weight down and ....

  26. Topamax to counteract weight gain

    Having had a signifcant weight gain on Pizotifen, I've heard that Topamax (Topimirate?) has the opposite effect in curbing the appetite resulting in weight loss. ....

  27. Pizotifen

    In 1999 I lost my balance and was told it was vertigo then told it was Labyrinthitis and vision vertigo. 10 years later they have decided that it is migraines. ....

  28. New Prescription

    I have just been prescribed Pizotifen for migraines. I was told to take one ever night before bed for a month. After reading these posts Im now abit cautious. Is ....

  29. Pizotifen

    Hi im 17 and ive been on pizotifen for as long as i can remember. First i started to take two 0.5 tablets morning and night, then i was told to take one in the morning ....

  30. i have been taking pizotifen now for only over a week, m...

    i have been taking pizotifen now for only over a week, my appitite is insatiable, and am suffering with terrible hallucinations, only at night. I feel tired all ....

  31. Bad for children

    We were given pizotifen for our young son and were not warned about the side effects. After two days he was so aggressive that we made an emergency appointment ....

  32. pizotifen - insomnia

    Hi, I've been taking Pizotifen for 3 weeks and although I was fine the first week, since then I have had insomnia, intense sugar cravings and blurred vision when ....

  33. Wacked out with Pizotifen

    I have been taking Pizotifen for almost 3 weeks and feel dreadful. I am lethargic and at times not with it at all. The worst side effect for me has been extreme ....

  34. Increased sex drive

    Hi,

    I have only been taking 3mg for a couple of weeks, but the benefits are huge so far. I suffer from a continous migrainous headache with regular migraine attaks, ....

  35. Can anyone give me any advice?

    I had an MRI scan and was diagnosed with Vasculour Malformariet in the front left of my brain which as I understand it is jumbled up blood vessels. lol Sorry I don't ....

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