Chest symptoms that some patients get from using sumatriptan (Imitrex)
March 1997
There's new information about the chest symptoms that some patients get from using sumatriptan (Imitrex).
We're NOT talking about chest pain in patients with heart disease...caused by vasoconstriction of the coronary arteries.
Some healthy patients using sumatriptan also report chest symptoms...usually chest pressure and heavy arms, rather than pain.
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