Drug Ratings for EXCEDRIN (MIGRAINE)Average Rating: 3.5 (288 Ratings)
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| 3 | Ocular Migraine | Auras and pain were taken care of, but the next morning, less than 12 hours later, I was dizzy and nauseous. Possibly still remnants of the ocular migraine, but I've never experienced this sort of "postdrome" before. | F | 28 | 2 months 1 1X AN | 5/23/2013 | 1 | migraine | Severe upper stomach pain after only taking one pill..its been 2 days since I took that pill and the pain is still here...my bottle of excedrin is In the trash and I would not recommend anyone taking this!! | F | 26 | 1 days 1 | 5/11/2013 | 4 | Migraine | Light headed, jitters, burning sensation in stomach and insomnia | After taking for years, I've determined in order not to have jitters, Get light headed or burning in the stomach...i can only take it after eating 3 meals. Unless I am absolutely exhausted, I will be up all night. It does work like a charm if taken within the firtst hour of pain. My doctor has perscribed Maxalt which works extremely well, but is really expensive and I can't afford to take 10-15 times a month. So I've learned to work with the excedrine. | F | 56 | 18 years 2X W | 5/10/2013 | 1 | Bad migraine | DO NOT TAKE THIS!!!! I took 2 pills last night around 8pm and around 10pm I started feeling jittery, swelling in my throat, heart racing/slow at times, slow breathing, fatigue, sweating but had chills, hyper, pupils were big, stomach pain, weird taste in my mouth. It's 2:55pm (next day)and still feeling like this!! Horrible!! Can't believe they put this piece of crap in stores so ppl can overdose on these!! It's extreme poisoning!! I'm not ever taking these ever again! Fuck u ppl who make EXCEDRIN MIGRAINE!! | F | 23 | 1 days 1 | 4/27/2013 | 1 | For my horrible headaches | Heavy headed. I feel like I have a head full of embalming fluid. My headache doesn't even go away with one dosage anymore. | Before the recall of excedrin, I was so happy that there was a pill out there that could help me become pain free. Tylenol didn't help, nor Advil, nor aleve... Nothing helped me. Excedrin was a miracle drug. When it came back to the shelves I was ecstatic! When I took them for my headache for the first time since recall I notice the pills are no longer sour in taste but sweet... That's when I knew they were gonna be different. They never worked for my headache :(. Excedrin used to take away my headache within 15 mins of taking them and now they are useless. I'm so pissed because this recall was fake they just wanted to change the pill for god knows what. Now I am gonna have to search for something else. Excedrin migraine never worked for me I always used to get relief using excedrin extra strength the green and white boxed one. I think the real excedrin owner prolly died with the secret ingredient or sold the company to some dipshit who dont care about us sufferers cause this new excedrin is an epic fail! | F | 25 | 2 Pills 1X D | 4/12/2013 | 5 | Migraine | Thirsty(intended though to make you consume water), sleeplessness(again, intended because of the caffeine in it), jittery when taken without food(typical for any medicine) | M | 25 | 10 years 2 tablets | 4/9/2013 | 1 | bad headache | I have been up all night suffering from a bloating, stomach buring and hurting, throwing up ... this bull shit needs to be banned from store ... think I need to go to the ER ! | F | 26 | 1 days 1 | 3/21/2013 | 1 | Migraine | Nausea, stomach pain, light headed | this is my second time taking it. the first time i thought i had food poisoning but now that i took it again &same thing happening i came to the conclusion it is the pills. it will be my last time taking it. everybody is different. to each their own. | F | 21 | 2 1X D | 3/20/2013 | 3 | Tried Excedrin and Excedrin Migrain | Dizzy, Anxiety,heavy head, ear pain at times on one side but not always.Dont feel like eating, ect. | Ok, what the heck did they do to the Excedrin?? I never use to feel like this and have taken it for years until they took it off the market. The taste of it is even different then it use to be and im so unhappy with it now. Bring back the old Excedrin's as most of us don't like the new one at all. | F | 51 | 30 years 2 tablets 1X D | 3/14/2013 | 1 | Migraine headaches | I used to take excedrin migraine for years before I was prescribed Maxalt....I noticed it was recalled in 2011. Well last month I noticed it was back on the shelves and bought a bottle....well after taking 1for a migraine I got the worst pain in my upper stomach! It felt like like a knife in my stomach! I wanted to cry! Never taking this again! !! What did they change? | F | 39 | 10 years | 1/7/2013 | 1 | Headache | Freezing, Nauseous, and diarrhea | M | 42 | 1 days 1 pill | 1/3/2013 | 1 | headache | Cold flashes, nervousness, nausea , sweating, headache, vomiting, HORRIBLE ANXIETY feltl like I was dying. DO NOT USE!!!!!!! | F | 21 | 1 days | 12/19/2012 | 5 | Migraines/headaches | My limbs feel very relaxed.. | These have saved me. I get various types of migraines. I take 2 tablets. It takes about 30 minutes before the pain starts to go away, but once it starts, it's only a few seconds before the pain is completely gone. | F | 38 | 4 years 2 1X AN | 11/8/2012 | 4 | Major migraines | After taking this I experience extreme numbness, feeling like I'm going to puke, drousy, but I don't get the gitters at all ( I am fairly tolerate to caffeine ). After taking this and after the migraine goes away my head feelers really packed. | Today I got another migraine, it was at school and started at the beiging of first period and I can tell cause parts of my eyes start going blind befor the pain, I mean really blind it takes me 5 min to read a simple sentence the the pain kicks in and it's a painfull blunt pain. I dug up two tablets outta my purse and drunk them with water ( on and empty stomach) people say when I get migraines I slur my words and say sentances back words idk if this is the med or just the pain makes me think weird. Normally after I take the med I drink a diet coke, then take a nap, I didn't get any coke but I slept mostly the next two periods . I felt better by the end of the3rd period. This drug was good but it's scary some people can get addicted but I would ever take it more then I have to because I hate that sick feeling it gives me and its just scary..............but it still works! | F | 14 | 1 years 2X30 mg 1X AN | 10/25/2012 | 5 | Headaches | None. | F | 68 | 10 years | 9/5/2012 | 3 | Migraine headache | Extreme stomach pain - cramping and burning. | F | 32 | 1 days Regular do | 8/19/2012 | 2 | migraine headache | sick on stomach, stomach cramps, chills, dizzy, can't sleep | I take EM instead of Percocet at times for migraine headaches. I just realized that it is the EM that has caused me to feel so terribly ill like I have a severe case of the flu. I cannot wait for this to pass. I feel like I want to die and trust me my migraines are so terrible...I'm use to pain. I've even had brain surgery but this feeling of being dizzy, feeling sick on my stomach, gums ache, heart racing is the worst ever. It takes the migraine away but what it does to my body is awful. I will not take this again. For those of you who have no problems..you are truly blessed. This is absolutely horrible. | F | 52 | 1X D | 8/10/2012 | 4 | migraine | Do not take before bedtime! I can't sleep after taking it and I get stomach cramps also. Even when I eat before it causes diarrhea. It did take my migraine away though so if I have to suffer these side effects for migraine relief....so be it. | F | 39 | 2 days 2 pills | 8/8/2012 | 1 | Normal migraine | Sleeplessness, tightening of the chest, abdominal pain, heart was racing, and increased respirations. | I took this pill right before bed around 11 pm. I had a bowl of popcorn before but apparently that wasn't enough food. I woke up at least once every hour and tossed and turned all night. Felt like I could not sit still. I woke up around 10am and there was a tight feeling in my chest and my heart was beating double time. Never again will I be taking this medication. I'd rather suffer a migraine than feel like my hearts gonna explode. | F | 18 | 1 days 1 tablet. 1X D | 7/27/2012 | 1 | a week long headache | Horrible stomach cramps and burning sensation about 2 hrs after i took one tablet. I feel like i'm going to throw up. It's kinda hard to focus. I also feel hot and cold. This happened to me 7 years ago, and i swore i'd never take it again. but I couldn't stand my headache any longer and all that anyone had at the office was excedrin. gahhh, luckily no headache, but not worth the stomach pain. | headache gone---- now faced with Horrible ( i mean Horrible) stomach Pain. | F | 27 | 1 days 1 tablet 1X D | 6/26/2012 | 5 | Severe headache | Sleepiness , but the headache went away after suffering 3 days | F | 44 | 1 days Half dose | 6/13/2012 | 1 | Migraine | sever nausea, stomach aches, weakness, cold chills, lightheaded, heart burn,and utter panic!! | I WILL NEVER TAKE THIS MEDICATION AGAIN!! I took 1 pill a few days back and a day later i thought i had food poisoning and was in bed for 2 days due to nausea and weakness! I took 2 pills this evening and immediately i started to feel very ill! I thought it was something id eaten but nobody else was sick in my house and we all ate the same thing. I even tried making myself throw up hoping i would feel better! Then it dawned on me I had taken EXCEDRIN MIGRAINE so i got the bottle and read the side effects, then got on line to find out more info. about this product!! I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE ALLOWED TO SELL THIS OVER THE COUNTER!! I'M EITHER TAKING THIS MEDICATION BACK TO THE STORE FOR A REFUND OR THROWING IT DOWN MY TOILET!! ILL SUFFER WITH MY HEADACHE NEXT TIME!! | F | 43 | 1 times 2X AN | 6/1/2012 | 1 | MIGRAINE | Vertigo, diarrhea, anxiety, burning fiery pain through jaw and temple, inability to function due to mental confusion, fatigue-lethargy, blood in stool, lack of emotional control and the list goes on. | F | 40 | 1.5 years 1 1X D | 5/18/2012 | 5 | Migraine preventive and for migrain | None extreme, Nausea only sometimes. | F | 59 | 2 days 2 x day | 5/14/2012 | 3 | migraine | Nausea, stomachaches, jittery, hyperness, unable to sleep | I only take Excedrin Migraine when I actually get migraines, and I always take 2, never more than 2 in a single day. For me, it's hit or miss. Sometimes it works great and only leaves me a bit jittery but feeling better in 20 minutes to a half hour, other times it takes more than an hour to kick in and leaves me with this nasty feeling in my stomach like its ripping itself apart and I wanna throw up, sometimes making me feel worse off and wishing I just dealt with the migraine and tried to sleep instead. I get horrible migraines that make me throw up and excedrin migraine so far has been the only thing that worked, unfortunately, which leaves me with a sort of love-hate relationship.If you're going to take it, always take it after eating food, never take it on an empty stomach, it will only amplify the side effects. And when you take it, avoid any and all caffeine, as these pills are like drinking 2 cups of coffee. Hell, avoid anything that even bears a slight resemblance to caffeine. Don't get too dependent on it, find your triggers unless you wanna end up like me, groaning on the couch and unable to sleep switching between reruns of whatever is on Adult Swim and Inception at 3AM. | M | 23 | 2 years 2 pills 1X D | 4/21/2012 | 5 | Migraines | None.very happy with it.worked like a dream.but back and body made me sick.was way too strong. | F | 47 | 10 years 2 | 4/3/2012 | 5 | Headache menstual cramps | Only slight shaking from the energy it gave me. Great product! The review before mine was wrong. You're only supposed to take 2 pills every 6 hrs!!! Not 10 pills in 9 hrs!!! That's why you would throw up because of overdose. Be careful how much you take | F | 17 | 1 times 2 | 3/30/2012 | 5 | Classic Migraines | I didn't experience any side effects. | I get classic migraines where I can't see out of 1 eye and everything is hazy for about 20 minutes and I have no pain. Then it feels like someone hit me in the head with a hammer. I've taken prescription migraine pills & they make me sicker than the headache. If I take EM when I start to lose my vision. the headache hardly manifests & starts to go away in about 20 min. If I take it when the headache has already started, it still goes away in 2-3 hours, otherwise I can have it for 2 days. Wish they would hurry and bring it back. | F | 61 | 4 years 30MG 2X AN | 3/20/2012 | 5 | stage 3 migraines | none | I don't know why [people claim they have such adverse effects from the excedrin but I got a chuckle out of it. My mom sufferes from stage 4 migraines and myself stage 3. We have been taking EM for many years with no side effects at all. I would take them after the migraine started and within the hour it was gone. If I caught it before the migraine it would be gone within 15-20 minutes. I even take them before I went to bed and EM didn't effect my sleeping routine. I used to get migraines 4-6 times a month mixed in with some smaller headache and the EM actually reduced the ammount of headaches I would experience. 23 years after using EM my monthly migraines reduced to 1-3 with no smaller headache anymore. Luckily I haven't had any serious migraines since recall and hope I don't before it hits the shelves again. I guess EM isn't for everyone but its a must have in our home. | M | 33 | 6 years 65 mg 1X AN | 3/6/2012 | 5 | Migraine | No side effects since I started taking these very very very helpful pills 3 years ago....now I dont know what to take since its a recall nothing else helps with the migraines. Hopefully back on shelf soon. | F | 30 | 3 years | 3/5/2012 | 5 | For migraines | None. Makes me feel calm when taken | M | 55 | 10 years 500 | 3/4/2012 | 5 | Migraine with/without aura | Jitters (from the caffeine) and gastritis (I took them on an empty stomach once...NEVER do this with NSAIDs). | I have experienced many different types of migraines (sinus, tension, classic, and common migraine) for the majority of my life and this is the only benign medication that takes away the most of the migraines(nothing seems to help the classic migraine). I highly recommend this medication, however; ALWAYS eat before you take this medication. | F | 26 | 2 tablets 1X D | 3/1/2012 | 5 | Migraine | No side effects. | I've been using this med for chronic migraines -- also sinus and tension headaches -- for around 7 years now. It's amazing. Clears up regular headaches within 30-45 minutes, migraines within a few hours if taken soon enough after onset. Never had any side effects whatsoever. | F | 53 | 1 days 2 tablets 1X D | 2/28/2012 | 5 | Migraine | None | M | 36 | 1 weeks 30mg | 2/26/2012 | 1 | severe headache | Oh, my God. Is this stuff made with cocaine? It gave Mr a panic attack, and I started to get really upset and freak put, since I haven't had a panic attack in years. Worst medication EVER!!!! I'd rather have a migraine for 3 days than touch this poison from HELL!!!!!! | F | 27 | 1 days | 2/25/2012 | 1 | headache | Wicked stomach pain (doubled over). Then bloating and diarrhea for 4 hours straight. NEVER again will I take this poison! | F | 47 | 1 days 2 pills | 2/22/2012 | 1 | Migraine | Jaw pain, nausea, anxiety, shaking, stomach pain, anxiety, unable to fall asleep, and diarrhea. | I occasionally take it for normal headaches without side effects. However, when I have a true migraine it makes me feel like death. | F | 24 | 1X D | 2/20/2012 | 5 | migraine headache | No side effects. It works great I feel normal again. | F | 36 | 10 months | 2/10/2012 | 4 | chronic migraines | I have had no side effects that I am aware of. | I have been taking Excedrin for Migraines since is came to the market. Before EM I was trying medicine after medicine the doctor prescribed. None of them did anything besides put me to sleep. When I wake up the migraine was still there and sometimes it prolonged the migraine. I was told by a nutritionist with a MD after her title that in time I would increase my dosage just to stay ahead of the migraine. It took a few years but sure enough here I am taking up to 4 a day to stave off the migraines that come just about every day. I am concerned about what some of the ingredients may be doing to my liver and kidneys in the long run. So what do I do? Suffer debilitating migraines or possibly suffering later in life from the medicines long term effects? | M | 54 | 3X D | 2/1/2012 | 1 | Migraine | Also had extreme anxiety cant sleep my heart feels like it's on over drive I can barley breath and im sweating. Do not take anytime before bed!! | F | 17 | 1 days 2 pills | 1/30/2012 | 1 | Migraine | This is the worst feeling I ever had. I usually don't take pain killers, but have to when I get migraines (every 6-8 weeks). This is the first time I took two pills at once as recommended. I have extreme anxiety and it feels like I am on an extremely long roller coaster ride. My heart is pounding like crazy, I am jittery, shaky, my stomach feels like I am under extreme adrenalin and I cannot sleep. It's 3 o'clock in the morning and I still can't go to sleep. I took the pills at around 5pm. My stomach is rumbling and I have diariah. I am so glad I found this page otherwise I am pretty sure I would have went to the emergency room. I thought I am going to have a heart attack. | I don't take this medicine regularily, only if I have Migraines and I DO NOT RECOMMEND it. The side effect are just too bad. | F | 25 | 12 months 2 1X D | 1/21/2012 | 5 | I have been taking excedrin products for at least 30 years. I need to take at least two a day to avoid the migraine...if i am awake for more than 90 minutes without taking, i can feel the headache coming on. I was taking 4 - 6 a day for a time but had to stop due to stomach irritation. I do not drink coffee. I joke about having an addiction, but truth is I am in a panic now that there is a recall. There is no substitute. Generics simply do not work. | F | 50 | 2X D | 1/18/2012 | 1 | Migraine | Extreme anxiety, stomach pains, nausea, shaking, restlessness, hot/cold sensations | I have experienced chronic migraines for over a decade. At the onset I was taking Excedrin Migraine like it was going out of style - and experienced no adverse side effects. Over time it became less effective and I have been on 15+ different medications since. The only thing that has ever worked is triptans (imitrex or treximet) but overuse made headaches more frequent, and my doctor will no longer prescribe it. He suggested I try Excedrin Migraine since it worked for me years ago. At first, the headache persisted and I just felt all around ill. I surprisingly did not experience the extreme adverse side effects until about 8 hours after taking two pills. I am jittery, nauseous, restless, very anxious, hot/cold. The headache has subsided but is still present. I had to take Ativan to combat the severe symptoms. I do have a sensitivity to caffeine, but I must say that I have never experiences such awful side effects from any of the 15+ prescription drugs I have tried. Very surprised and will be staying away from Excedrin Migraine! | F | 24 | 1 days 2 pills 1X D | 1/16/2012 | 5 | migraines | increase in energy, nausea, dizziness | F | 41 | 3 years 2x | 1/14/2012 | 5 | Migraine Headaches | Increased energy, Sleeplesssness if taken after 5:00 pm | I love Excedrin Migraine. I have struggled with severe migraines for a long time. Many times, the pain is so intense, I vomit and faint. It was becoming a life-altering issue and I am only 23. My doctor put me on several RX medications for pain and even an anti-seizure. Nothing touched my headaches. Out of desperation I tried Excedrine Migraine. Within 20 minutes of taking it, my headaches would disappear and my energy level would increase. This stuff worked wonders for me. It is great to feel human again. | F | 23 | 1 years 2 tablets 1X D | 1/11/2012 | 5 | Headaches | None | I love excedrin! It helps with my headaches as soon as I take the medicine. I have never had any reactions or stomach pains like what a lot of people have experienced. | F | 20 | 4 years 2 tablets 1X D | 1/11/2012 | 5 | Migraine headache | So glad I found this site! I've had terrible gas and stomach bloating, and I just started to wonder if it's the Excedrin. I get migraines if I eat sugary food late; I wake up with a terrible headache and nausea starting. If I take Excedrin immediately, it stops the headache within a half hour. I am too dependent on it. Anyway, with the holiday foods around, I started taking it every 4-5 days before bed ad a preventative. WOW, terrible gas and stomach cramps for days. I made a doctor appt because I got so worried , then today it occurred to me it could be the Excedrin. My experience mirrors many on this site. I will come back and let you all know what the doc at Mass General says on Tuesday. | F | 59 | 4 years | 11/30/2011 | 5 | For headaches | today I am emotional,nauseous , jittery, have diarrhea, and some abdominal cramping | I love this product, it is the only thing that can wipe out migranes, and if I have to put up with these side effects its worth not having the migrane. I have taken it for many years now, and did not get side effects until recently when I cut caffeine out of my daily routine (i used to drink alot of caffeine on a daily basis). Was relieved to find this site and realize these symptoms are likely from the Excedrin. I will definitely continue taking the Excedrin for migraines! | F | 46 | 1X AN | 11/29/2011 | 3 | migraine onset | bloated stomach, stomach pain, gas | been taking this drug since it hit the shelves. I've had migraines since I was in jr. high. I've always thought this drug was helping me because it would work so fast. I'd feel the light sensitivity and the pain coming on and just take a half of pill and all symptoms would vanish. Now I get terrible stomach aches. Not sure if it's because I have been a long time user or if something has changed with the drug? I feel pretty hopeless now. My stomach is bloated all the time and I never feel like eating because of the stomach pain. | F | 54 | 5 years 1/2 to one 2X D | 11/20/2011 | 3 | Chronic migraines | Stomach pain | Works great on my headaches most of the time, but gives me BAD stomach pains when I do use it. | F | 38 | 3 years 1X D | 11/17/2011 | 1 | headache | heart was racing and felt like i was going to die and pass out my mom called 911 went i got to hospital they checked me out my heart rate was up but after 3 hrs i felt better and ekg was normal it was the scariest experience ever | i wont recomend people to take this medication especially if you already have health problems | F | 31 | 1 times 1X D | 11/15/2011 | 5 | Daily headaches and Migraines | It is a mood booster, instantly happy and ready to talk and hug at any minute. Any hint of a headache is gone within 15 minutes. It also acts like a laxative within a couple of hours. Withdraws from this little green/white pill is rough though. I have taken it consecutively for the past year and over the last month i started developing problems with losing my voice due to dehydration and stomach bleeding. | I love this stuff, but afraid I will need to ween myself off of this stuff for a little bit to prevent any further damage. Even though my Dr. advised me that it wasn't a problem that I took 1 a day. "the warning label warns of liver damage and stomach bleeding and ulcers". | F | 28 | 12 months 1X D | 11/9/2011 | 1 | headache and fever chills | Jitteryness dizziness upset stomach pounding heart rate which I could feel in my ears and head. Felt like I was going to pass out. Also slight heartburn | This afternoon I had a slight headache and felt kind of dizzy and out of it. I took some excedrin migraine because I was out at a restaurant and that's all I had on me. I took it with food and it worked well and my headache and dizziness went away. That was around 2pm. My boyfriend also had a headache and took 2 of them and this helped. Later on around 7pm I had a bad stomach ache out of nowhere as did my boyfriend. We weren't naucious but our stomachs just felt very strange. I did not even consider that it could be the excedrin until I read this. Then at about 1am I became extremely hot. My skin was burning but I was freezing so much that I had goosebumps and my fingernails were turning blue (that occassionally happens to me when I'm cold) I had on a t shirt, a hoodie w the hood on tight and 2 blankets and still had chills goosebumps and chattering teeth but my entire body was burning hot. I'm on vacation and since it was so late nothing was open so again I took one excedrin migraine cause that's all I had. Soon the chills went away but then I became very dizzy, sweaty, and my heart was pounding so hard and quick that I could hear it loudly in my ears and feel it all up and down my left arm all the way to my fingers. My head ears heart and fingers were pounding and I became very scared. I'm glad I found this site to ease my anxiety about it but I will never take excedrin again. | F | 22 | 2X D | 10/10/2011 | 1 | Severe headaches | This is the worst side effects from a medication I have ever experienced. I just thank God I found this site so I did not continue to think I was dying. I took two excedrin before I went to bed. I am now up in the middle of the night with terrible stomach pains and the worst anxiety ever. My body is tingling and jittery all over, my heart is beating very fast, I can't sit still, and every time I lay on my side I get the sensation that I am floating. I took this medication on a full stomach. I am now wide awake, freaked out, and in pain. The worst part: today is my birthday. I will never take this medication ever again. | F | 26 | 1 days 2X D | 10/5/2011 | 1 | pms migraine | Terrible stomach cramping, keeping running to the bathroom with diarreha, nausea, lightheadedness | Never taking it ever again!!!!!....EVER!!!! | F | 23 | 3 days 1 1X D | 9/30/2011 | 5 | migraines | none what so ever!!! | I Love this med!! It is the only med that gets to my migraine quickly and wipes it out no matter what!! Just once a day is all is required!! I would recommend this to adults only!! | M | 34 | 7 years 1 1X D | 9/28/2011 | 4 | Migraine | Dizziness, difficulty focusing, tiredness, rebound headaches after extended use. | Out of everything I have tried this works the best. I would not recommend using it if you intend on driving from personal experience it makes it difficult to concentrate and my senses feel dulled making it harder to react. | F | 17 | 2 months 1X AN | 9/17/2011 | 1 | Jaw pain/splitting headache. | it sucked, hell on earth would be more pleasant. I had anxiety attacks a rapid heart rate, nausea, diaherra, and jitters so bad I thought I would pass out. I fucking hate excedrin now. | Should be illegal. Or at least have a stricter age limit. | F | 18 | 2 days 2pills 1X D | 9/15/2011 | 3 | Migraine | It works like a charm for getting the migraine to go away. However, for the whole day afterwards I feel like I'm going to pass out. | F | 18 | 1 days 1X AN | 9/5/2011 | 5 | Migraines | None | Amazing product. Over the years, I tried just about every OTC product available for migraines. Most did not work and the others were fair. And, yes, Excedrin Migraine and Excedrin Extra Strength are the exact same product, BUT there's a very good reason they're sold separately. Excedrin Migraine was approved by the FDA to treat migraines ONLY. That's why the instructions are to take only 2 pills (30 mg each) in 24 hours. If you are taking it for a migraine and take more than that, you are very likely to get rebound migraines. In other words, your migraine problem will get WORSE. Exedrin Extra Strength's instructions allows 8 pills in 24 hours because it is meant for "standard" headaches, NOT migraines. One final warning: always take either product with a FULL GLASS OF WATER. Otherwise, you are asking for a big tummy ache. And although most people do not need to eat food before taking either product, eating a little something first is a good extra step to prevent a stomach ache. I hope this helps. :) | M | 48 | 2 years 60 mg 1X D | 8/6/2011 |