EXCEDRIN (MIGRAINE) Reviews (ACETAMINOPHEN; ASPIRIN; CAFFEINE)

Average Rating: 2.9 (500 Ratings)

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR EXCEDRIN (MIGRACOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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 5  Migraine No side affects. I took meds as directed. I ate something light before I took the med. Only one time I felt shaky, nauseous after I had a cup of coffee because I was cold. I had the coffee after I took the med. I have always had migraines as a child. I have been given prescription pills that made feel queasy. I prefer to take Excedrin Migraine when necessary. I have been using Excedrin Migraine over 5 yrs. F 41
30mg 1X day
3/17/2010
 5  I get migrianes alot I have tried alot of things for migrianes,but this is the only thing that works. I will not take anything else.you do need to take them at the right time,at the onset of a migaine. F 52
250 mg 2X W
3/22/2010
 5  neck pain w/headache Makes me sleepy after a few hours of taking 1. Stomach hurts if I don't take milk/food with it. I only take 1 at a time with food. If that doesn't cure neck pain/headache, I will take another one a few hours later. Later after taking one, I will notice that my stomach is acting funny, and then I will remember I took an excedrin. I don't have any other problems except for being very tired and yawning alot. F 48
1 tablet 2X day
8/23/2010
 5  migraines nausea, general weakness, usually lasts less than an hour right after taking pills. I've had migraines since i was in high school, and they are triggered by not enough sleep. i would have to go home and "sleep it off" or i would vomit. a friend offered me an excedrin migraine and i've been hooked since. Excedrin migraine has been a life saver, i can function again. F 25
2X AN
11/2/2010
 5  Migraine None. People if you have stomach pain you are sensative to asprine. They make asprin free excedrine. 21
1X day
7/20/2011
 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
 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 day
1/18/2012
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 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 day
3/1/2012
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 5  Headache when I wake up NONE!!!! This is the best headache medicine in the world!! Kills most types of head pain within 30 minutes of use. M 22
3/18/2007
 5   NONE!!! The absolute best! Excedrin migraine is better than any perscription I've tried (and it's much cheaper)!!! F 19
3/30/2007
 5  migraine As a non coffee drinker, the caffeine side effects hit me pretty hard, shakey, a slight 'distancing' to the world, hyper but at the same time all I want to do it sit. Taken on an empty stomache the side effects can be pretty bad. While every once in a while the side effects hit me pretty hard, even at their worst they are far better than the headaches they cover. The medice only really works perfectly if taken at the beginning of the migraine, however, even if taken too late to completely cut off the headache, the strange caffeine high I get at least puts a sort of buffer between me and the worst of the pain. This is by far the best over the counter medicine I've used. F 28
11/10/2008
 5  Headache None yet I'm slightly worried. I took two pills although i have been told to take one, two is always more effective, But after about a 20 minutes i got impatient and took two more. Just to check and make sure i'd be alright i read the bottle. Which said if your an adult take only 2 every 24 hours. I'm not even an adult.. F 14
7/1/2009
 5  migraine sleepy then hyper then angry I don't know why, but I always get these symptoms in order like that. I'll be fine for a while then suddenly im so drained. A few minutes later I'm bouncing off the wall, and then I get very snappy and have a short bout of temper. After that though it goes away and I'm left feeling fine. F 21
12/15/2009
 5  Tension Headache I LOVE Excedrin. It's the only thing that works on my headaches. My whole family takes it. I can't take regular Excedrin with the aspirin because it upsets my stomach. I had a really bad migraine a few weeks ago and I took 1 1/2. If I take 2, it makes me to shaky. That's why you should only take 1. If one doesn't help withing an hour, take another 1/2 a pill. Taking 2 will make you jumpy and your heart races. Its from the caffeine in the medicine. I also take it with a little bit of soda that has caffeine in it, it works even faster that way. F 46
1X AN
12/30/2014
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 5  Migraine with auras no side effects Ive been taking excedrin for my migraines (true migraines - ie., throbbing vascular pain in head that gets worse with even slight activity (ex. standing up), sometimes with auras beforehand (shapes in vision, traveling numbness on arms and face, and difficulty using the correct words)) for about a year and a half, and I can't recall ever having a serious side effect. I also have a moderate anxiety disorder, but it never triggered an anxiety attack. The only problem I have with it is that the caffeine makes it hard to fall asleep soon afterwards, and the caffeine sometimes makes my slight mitral valve prolapse worse ( = makes my heart skip beats more often when I'm laying down) but this is a very normal reaction for me when taking caffeine. I try to only take one pill so as to be easy on my liver and heart, but if the migraine is really intense, I'll take two. Either way it almost always works to get rid of the migraine (or at least reduce it significantly) and no serious side effects for me. F 23
1 capsule 4X M
6/18/2015
 5  I get frequent mirgraines. I once accidentally took 3 Excedrin once and I got very jittery, nauseous, and couldn't sleep. Works pretty great. Except for the one time I accidentally took 3 at once and I couldn't sleep and got very jittery. So don't do that. F 19
2 1X day
3/13/2016
 4  Severe and chronic migraines none, thank you god. they have helped better than the fiorocets, Tropamax or relplax. I was taking meds for seizures to control these horrible headaches. Lost time at work. anxious at home. Irritable because I coudn't do normal things with family. Always sick. i thank god first for this medicine and my friend from my heart, he knows who he is, for introducing me to them. they even take away toothaches. They work in 15-20 minutes or less. Very fast acting and no side affects. And I suffer from IBS, acid reflux and diabitis. F 50
3/20/2009
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 4  migraine none worked better for me than Imitrex F 46
1/7/2005
 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 day
2/1/2012
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 3  Bad Migraines usually no weird side effects, except today i took it with no food and felt really nauseous a little latter... after i ate a little my stomach felt better too.. so always take with food. It usually reduces SOME of the migraine symptoms but it does not get rid of them completely... i get really bad ones, after having a brain injury and it just doesn't cut it :( F 17
1X day
4/18/2011

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