FIORICET Reviews (ACETAMINOPHEN; BUTALBITAL; CAFFEINE)Average Rating: 4.0 (65 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare FIORICET with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FIORICET | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | severe migraines | no negative side effect. only 'side effects' would be anything you'd expect with this medication anyways, such as feeling a big groggy or euphoric at times. one time I took 2 fioricet (4 hours apart) and was more groggy than I wanted to be, but it got rid of the migraine, so I really can't complain | works fast with any migraine. even after having the migraine for half a day, a fioricet will still help alot. Heard how addictive it can be, so I only use it for a bad migraine. have only taken 4 pills in the past month. it's inexpensive as well. | M | 31 | 1 months | 5/25/2007 | 4 | low-pressure migraines | relaxed, sleepy, numbness | I was presribed it for a low-pressure migraine caused by a leak in my spinal cord after spinal anesthesia. I also had to drink lots of Diet Coke for the extra caffeine, so it cancelled out the sleepyness with caffeine jitters. It didnt fix the migraine so i had to have a surgicl procedure to fix it, HOWEVER i kept the remaining pills and have been using them for my severe tension headaches w/muscle spasms - they work wonderfully on that, i take 1 and then a 2nd about an hour later and the headache is gone and i drift off to sleep. i do feel a bit drugged the next morning, but it's nothing a coffee wont fix. My dr has approved this usage. I was taking percosets for the tension headaches but these work better. | F | 31 | 1 years | 12/31/2008 | 4 | Migraines/ Menstrual Cramps | Euphoria, the urge to buy stuff (especially on the internet), drowsiness, irritability after a few hours. | This stuff usually works for my migraines, which can get really bad. The key is to take it early on in the migraine. Sometimes I need 2, but usually 1 does the trick. This stuff also works well for really bad menstrual cramps. I find that I have a decrease in patience several hours after taking it and can be more easily irritated and snappy. Also I stay away from stores because I have a strong urge to buy stuff that is "so useful". | F | 30 | 4 years | 1/6/2010 | 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 | 3 | Migraines | 1 pill didn't do anything so I had to take 2 for any effect. Some days I had to take 6 pills a day which is the maximum. This medication always made me feel like I had been drinking too much alcohol. After the initial dizzy/drowsiness passed it would make me feel lethargic. Also I consider myself addiction resistant to most of the substances out there, but this one was one of the medicine I really worried about becoming addicted to. So I had to tell the doctor and got all my medications switched. Also it never really helped really well unless I took many a day which is dangerous. Also since it made me feel loopy I was very careless and did dumb mistakes. Glad I am off of it. | M | 30 | 6 months 2x3 Day | 10/17/2013 | 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 | 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 | 2 | headaches/neck pain and tingling | none | Fioricet worked for the first few months I took it but over time, it's stopped doing much of anything. Most of the time it just barely takes the edge off the constant neck tingling/headache/shoulder pain. I've started going to a chiropractor to see if that helps but so far, that hasn't either. | F | 29 | 3 years | 2/2/2010 | 5 | Migraine | None | This is a blessing since I can not afford Maxalt, which works well for me. This gives me a 90% chance of stopping the migraine in its early stages before it starts up. Being that its been around for awhile, the generic version = affordable migraine treatment. I'm so glad my doctor found this for me. Its so worth a try given the price. | M | 28 | 2 months | 2/25/2009 | 4 | severe migraines (different types) | I took 1-2 pills every 4-6 hours...if I took more than 3 in one day I started to feel really wierd and uncomfortable, almost anxious. Caused really bad rebound headaches after a month of taking it once or twice a week. Stopped taking it abruptly after a couple of months and had a bad withdrawal with rapid heartbeat and panic, and passed out. | It really worked great, took the pain away...but I do NOT recommend taking it on a regular basis. Very addictive. | F | 28 | 4 months | 6/3/2006 | 3 | headaches/migraines, neck pain | With 2: mild euphoria, drowsiness (if taken on an empty stomach) With 1: none | I was given this prescription by my doctor for headaches that stem from neck pain, that more often than not led to migraines. I take it when my neck is starting to get very sore and it usually helps relieve the pain and ward off the coming headache. I take 2 at a time (only once in a day) because 1 didn't help at all. I'd suggest eating before you take them or you might feel a little lightheaded. These have helped a lot with mild headaches I get just before or after my period, and as a bonus they work really well on cramps. Unfortunately they don't do a thing if I already have a migraine. | F | 28 | 6 months 2X AN | 9/6/2011 | 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 | 5 | Migraines | sleepiness | I love this! As long as you take it as soon as you feel the headache coming on it takes it right away!! | F | 27 | 2 years 50-325-40 2X AN | 10/5/2011 | 4 | Migraine | Minimal side effects, to be expected. Much less side effects than Imitrex or Triptans. Family History of Heart Problems. Imitrex caused me to have severe chest pains. | Fioricet takes 50-60% of the pain away. Very grateful. Requires 1-2 per headache, prevents them from lasting 2-3 days. Also prevents them from progressing to causing nausea. | M | 27 | 1 months 50-325-40 1X day | 3/16/2016 | 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 | 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 | migraines | none that I've noticed | At first this drug worked great. Unfornunately now I have to take 2 each time I feel a migraine coming on and sometimes it doesn't even help. I'm afraid I've gotten tolerant to the medication. | F | 25 | 5 months | 5/13/2007 | 5 | Migraine | Euphoria | It takes my migraine away within about 45 minutes. I do not care that it got switched to a capsule. I was prescribed this early last year while pregnant for migraines and have stuck with it since. I am on Topamax for the long-term affects of my migraines but take Fioricet when they get out of control. | F | 24 | 2 weeks 1 pill | 4/27/2016 | 5 | Tension and Migraine headaches | Sleepiness | A great medicine for people with combination headaches, use extreme caution so as not to become dependant on the drug. | F | 23 | 10 years | 1/8/2003 | 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 |