Valproic acid and Maxalt drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Valproic acid (valproic acid) and Maxalt (rizatriptan benzoate). Common drug interactions include cough among females and drug abuse among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Valproic acid and Maxalt. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 26 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Valproic acid?

Valproic acid has active ingredients of valproic acid. It is often used in epilepsy. eHealthMe is studying from 36,193 Valproic acid users. Check the latest studies of Valproic acid.

What is Maxalt?

Maxalt has active ingredients of rizatriptan benzoate. It is often used in migraine. eHealthMe is studying from 12,754 Maxalt users. Check the latest studies of Maxalt.

On Jul, 13, 2026

26 people who take Valproic acid and Maxalt together, and have interactions are studied.

Valproic acid and Maxalt drug interactions.

What are the common drug interactions of Valproic Acid and Maxalt, by gender? *:

female:

Cough
Diarrhoea
Weight decreased
Abdominal pain
Anuria (failure of the kidneys to produce urine)
Dyspepsia (indigestion)
Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
Extrapyramidal disorder (involuntary muscle spasms in the face and neck)
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
Neovascularisation (development of tiny, abnormal, leaky blood vessels inside the eye)

male:

Drug abuse
Insomnia (sleeplessness)
Mouth ulceration (mouth ulcers)
Myopathy (a muscular disease in which the muscle fibres do not function)
Myopathy toxic (a muscular disease in which the muscle fibres do not function due to toxin)
Neuropathy peripheral (surface nerve damage)
Oxygen saturation decreased
Pain
Pneumothorax (the presence of air or gas in the cavity between the lungs and the chest wall, causing collapse of the lung)
Pseudomonas infection (pseudomonas infection is caused by a bacterium, pseudomonas aeruginosa)

What are the common drug interactions of Valproic Acid and Maxalt, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

Back injury
Depression
Fall
Gastrointestinal disorder (functional problems of gastrointestinal tract)
Growth hormone deficiency
Hospitalisation
Mouth ulceration (mouth ulcers)
Myopathy (a muscular disease in which the muscle fibres do not function)
Myopathy toxic (a muscular disease in which the muscle fibres do not function due to toxin)
Neuropathy peripheral (surface nerve damage)

20-29:

n/a

30-39:

Hypersensitivity

40-49:

Memory impairment
Depression
Ovarian enlargement
Pelvic peritoneal adhesions
Haemoperitoneum (presence of blood in the peritoneal cavity)
Mental impairment (a condition affecting the body, perhaps through sight or hearing loss, a mobility difficulty or a health condition)
Pelvic pain
Personality change
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
Flat affect (absence of emotional response to a situation)

50-59:

Asthma
Atrial fibrillation (fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heart)
Cystitis interstitial (unknown cause characterized by bladder pain)
Inflammation
Abdominal pain
Anuria (failure of the kidneys to produce urine)
Cough
Diarrhoea
Drug ineffective
Dyspepsia (indigestion)

60+:

Abdominal pain
Anuria (failure of the kidneys to produce urine)
Weight decreased
Drug ineffective
Cough
Diarrhoea
Dyspepsia (indigestion)
Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
Extrapyramidal disorder (involuntary muscle spasms in the face and neck)
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 8 people, 30.77%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 5 people, 19.23%
Drowsiness: 3 people, 11.54%
Cataplexy (loss of muscle tone accompanied by full conscious awareness): 3 people, 11.54%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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