FIORICET Reviews (ACETAMINOPHEN; BUTALBITAL; CAFFEINE)

Average Rating: 4.0 (65 Ratings)

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FIORICET  (ACETAMINOPHEN; BUTALBITAL; CAFFEINE):  This combination medication is used to treat tension headaches. Acetaminophen helps to decrease the pain from the headache. Caffeine helps increase the effects of acetaminophen. Butalbital is a sedative that helps to decrease anxiety and cause sleepiness and relaxation.   FDA Approval Date: 1984-11-09 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.)
5=HIGH (this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal.)

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR FIORICETCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 5  stress headaches mellow feeling (nice), increased sexual appetite If you take it everyday, you get a rebound headache, which makes you get addicted. F 55
12/27/2003
 3  headaches Sleepiness (which is a good thing if you're home and just want to go to sleep because you have a bad headache), but then, about 4 hours after taking it, I'm wide awake (apparently, the caffeine kicks in later than the barbiturate) Pretty good at knocking out a headache that Advil or Tylenol won't touch, but if you take it at night in the hope of killing 2 birds with one stone---knocking out a headache AND falling asleep---you may eventually be woken up by the caffeine in the drug, if you're sensitive to stimulants, like I am. If you're easily excited by caffeine, you may not want to take this. The barbiturate can make you sleepy, so it may not be something you can take unless you're home, but if you are home and take it, while you may fall asleep, you may find yourself wide awake a few hours later. I've only taken it here and there, for a few days a month, generally (usually during my period, when I notice an increase in headaches most likely due to hormones changes). F 30
1/23/2008
 2   F
1/11/2005
 2  Chronic Pain Syndrome,Stenosis,etc Had to discontinue due to the mood changing side effect. This medication made me extremely moody and cranky, even mean. It also knocked me silly when I took it, to the extent that I had to leave the Alcatraz tour on our S.F. trip last year and the captain of the ferry was worried about me because I was out of it. This med can be really bad news. Effective for pain, but painful stomach side effects from the acidic binders, and unpleasant mood altering effects. F 42
50-325-40 1X day
8/3/2014
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 5  Migraines I feel soooo much better when I take this medication. None of the migraine meds work for me. This was great. F 22 10 times
12/16/2004
 5  Severe migrane euphoria it works M 13 1 days
50/40/324
9/9/2015
 4  Severe Migraine facial pain Euphoria, then some vomiting, after that I felt paranoid, like I was going to die, I have panic attacks, I do not recommend this med if you get panic attacks like I do, BUT I only took 1 pill so far, I am a lil iffy about this pill, since the side effects may cause death, I will only take this in extreme pain. I find Zofran 8 mg to help migraines. I don't trust this drug, and will only take it as doctor orders, even less than the 1 pill every 4 hour dose, I will just do 1 pill as needed which I hope to never need this pill again F 40 1 days
1X day
11/19/2017
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 1  A-typical mirgraine I experienced fogginess in the head, dizziness, lightheadedness, body jitters, hot rashes on face, neck and arms, muscle pain in arms. Euphoria, inability to focus. paranoia, anxiety I was given this in the E.R., it did nothing for me except produce side effects. It is a day and a half later and I am still feeling a lot of the side effects waring off. I am not happy about the way the E.R. staff down played any side effects and made me feel like I was making it up that I was getting dizzy and nauseous. This should have been a last resort, but it was their first choice. F 33 1 days
4X day
1/24/2018
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 5  Tension headaches The only problem I found with Fioricet is that it makes me rather emotional. I cry for no reason, and I am not generally a crier. Also, some loose stools, but the benefits far outweigh any side effects (for me, anyway). I honestly don't see the psychologically addictive aspect of this particular drug, but I suppose depending on how you're wired, anything can be a trigger. I don't use the kind with codeine, so this may make a difference. Thankfully, this is just a godsend for me. I have used it off and on for a few years. F 54 2 days
50-325
4/22/2015
 1  migraine i broke out in hives under my arms this drug sucks it is no better than speed all it is is tylenol and caffiene i threw away pills and called the doctor M 27 2 days
8/8/2007
 3  tension headaches Grogginess, slurred speech, dizzy, stumbling around, didn't last real long and the come down is HELL I was prescribed this for tension headaches. First evening, it was amazing. Second evening, when I felt another one creeping up, I took it again. I ended up passing out on the couch and woke up about 1 AM, then transferred to bed. The next morning, I woke up much earlier than normal, heart racing and nervous/anxious like I can't remember before. Third night, again I felt another H/A creeping up, so I took it, but I crashed after it wore off and felt worse than sh*t, so I took some more. Finally went to bed about midnight. Following morning, I again woke up nervous and earlier than normal, feeling depressed and morose. This drug seems to work yet the side-effects, even prolonged, are almost intolerable. I am seriously considering flushing the rest of the bottle down the toilet. M 29 4 days
325mg 2X day
6/29/2012
 5  For migraine headache I had a migraine headache starting late on night then the next morning i woke up feeling like the top of my head was going to explode. I had gotten sick and layed back down for three hours. When i woke up it was still killing me. So I'd forgotten that my Dr had prescribed it to me so i went to the medicine cabinet and took two. After about 30 minutes i started feeling like my normal self. Imetrex and Treximent didn't seem to work and then that's when my Dr prescribed Fioricet. What a God send this was. Thank you Dr. F 35 6 days
3 day
9/27/2012
 3  migraines Thirty minutes after first dose, I felt just weird. Indescribable kind of feeling in my head. Lasted about half an hour. Towards the 3 hour mark I felt a restless leg type sensation in legs and arms. Was prescribed with phenergan during second trimester of pregnancy. F 29 7 days
9/10/2012
 3  MIGRAINES/TENSION HEADACHE SLEEPLESSNESS, FATIGUE, MOOD SWINGS I was originally very happy with the medicine, as I have suffered from migraines for 13+ years, and one dose of Fioricet(generic) minimized pain and allowed me to function. However, the second day of use, I needed another dose for a rebound headache. I also began to get some sleeplessness. By day 3, my headaches were cured by taking one dose, but I am unable to sleep more than a few minutes at a time. I will continue to use Fioricet, but I fear the sleep deprivation will cause more problems F 21 7 days
50/325/40 2X AN
5/26/2015
 3  CSF Leak; low pressure headaches Tired too an extent but not out; I have to take double the dosage to get any effect. Other than that, none really. Only rated a 3 I guess b/c these low pressure headaches/CSF leak, if anybody has had them are so intense, they last up to years. I also take with Klonopin and Amitripilyn as a preventative measure. Takes the edge off, but doesn't help it go away... F 27 7 days
9/29/2008
 2  tension/migrane Zapping feeling, tierd but can't sleep restless legs rebound headaches short lived relief adiction!!!!!!! Please beware my dr said its non habit forming unless u r an addict or alcoholic I'm neither I have 2 lil ones and this makes me mean crabby cranky want to buy things all the time zapping feeling insomnia but tierd horrible for me . Lots of ppl have sucess I don't took it for 3 yrs off and on and I'm now being weaned off. I get extreemly sensative and moody . Never again! My babies are worth more that relief from a migrane that's going to cause to go to the nut house I hate this drug so much. Ill stick to non narcotic non barbituate drugs to deal or ill suffer before I ho threw this hell and risk my kids not sering their mommy bc I'm in theooney bin ...lol but seriously! F 34 10 days
30mg
9/2/2014
 5  Migraine F 58 15 days
25mg 1X day
4/27/2021
 4  Silent Migraine/vestibular migraine tiredness, dizziness, mild euphoria, feeling lightheaded, nausea, cognitive difficulties and just feeling kind of "out of it" (these were mild for most part) Works well but only on an as needed basis. Just a temporary fix that can only be taken once or twice a week. Doesn't help to prevent them. Much easier to tolerate and much safer than triptans (for me at least) M 34 30 days
50/325/40 1X AN
4/8/2021
 2  Tension Headaches Hungover, tired feeling Doesn't seem to do anything but make me feel groggy, still have a headache. Doc only said take one every four hours, anyone else take more than this and have better results? F 28 1 weeks
4/19/2006
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 5  Migraines Absolutely none so far. No spacy feelings; just no pain and good energy that's not over the top. Maxalt, Relpax do not work for me. I have headaches at least 3-4x week. I had just given up on finding something that works. Recently, my neruo rx'd this for me. So far I've taken 2 doses. First time, I had woken up w/ a migraine and decided to give it a try. I layed back down and within an hour: NORMAL. Second dose taken after feeling one brewing a few days later....within an hour: normal. And with energy that wasn't crazy. As a bonus, I have MG, and this drug also helped the fatigue that for me, comes along w/ it. I recommend giving it a try, and only use it when you can't function. F 47 2 weeks
50-325-40 1X day
12/15/2012
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FIORICET  (ACETAMINOPHEN; BUTALBITAL; CAFFEINE):  This combination medication is used to treat tension headaches. Acetaminophen helps to decrease the pain from the headache. Caffeine helps increase the effects of acetaminophen. Butalbital is a sedative that helps to decrease anxiety and cause sleepiness and relaxation.   FDA Approval Date: 1984-11-09 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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