EXCEDRIN (MIGRAINE) Reviews (ACETAMINOPHEN; ASPIRIN; CAFFEINE)Average Rating: 2.9 (500 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare EXCEDRIN (MIGRAINE) with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR EXCEDRIN (MIGRA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | No side effects. | It simply didn't work, period. The only drugs that help me are Imitrex and others like it. | F | 50 | As needed 2X day | 9/21/2010 | 5 | Migraine gone, general aches & pains gone, vastly improved mood. Occasional mild stomach upset. | This medication can be hard on the stomach, it's best to take with food. However, the benefits SO outweight the potential drawbacks! As with any medication, check with your doctor first - especially if you have to take often. | F | 30 | 3 years 2 pills 1X W | 9/6/2010 | 5 | Migraine | No side effects | Excedrin works for me. I have tried Tylenol but it does nothing. I have to take like 3 Excedrin then go lye down. Then take maybe 2 more like 3 hours later. I have had Migraines since like 24 or so and have been to hospital for it. | M | 43 | 1 days 3 pills 2X day | 8/30/2010 | 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 | None. | I LOVE Excedrin Migraine. I have been taking it for 8 years for migraines that include intense pain around my right eye (usually), nausea, light sensitivity, and noise sensitivity among other annoyances. Excedrin works great. I would HIGHLY recommend it. | M | 27 | 8 years 1X day | 8/22/2010 | 5 | Migraine and back ache | None | F | 52 | 2 days 2X day | 8/22/2010 | 5 | Migraine | None | Back on Jul 22, I wrote that excedrin migraine contains ibuprofin but it does not. It contains aspirin and acetomenophine. But that doesn't change the fact that you should eat or drink when taking it to keep your stomach calm (aspirin sometimes upsets folks' bellies). Thanks! | F | 42 | 8 years 1 pill 1X day | 8/4/2010 | 5 | jittery, weak, cramps, sweating | It worked very well on me. I eat and most of the time drink berries juices before I take Excedrin Migraine and no stomach pains and diarrhea. Try it! | M | 53 | 10 years 250/250/65 2X AN | 7/27/2010 | 5 | Migraine | None | This stuff does the trick for me and usually in 1 pill. If I take 2 pills, I can get fuzzy but that's because of all the caffeine. Have been using this drug for 8 years. I feel like a walking excedrin commercial because I recommend the stuff to others. Because it contains ibuprofin (which is what motrin has), you need to eat when you take it (or drink some milk) as ibuprofin can cause ulcers and stuff like that. Don't take more than the recommended amount (2 pills in 24 hours) unless your doctor tells you to. | F | 42 | 8 years 1 pill 1X day | 7/22/2010 | 4 | Onset of Migraine | I use Excedrin Migraine sometimes instead of my Treximet at work (Rx stuff works great, but makes me fall asleep and have limp muscles). Excedrin works well in stopping the onset of a migraine, but I get horrible stomach pains and hours of diarrhea. If you are sensitive to caffeine, only take one pill w/ food to avoid jitters and dizziness. I think the stomach burning and diarrhea are unavoidable for me. | F | 25 | 1 days 1 pill 1X day | 7/22/2010 | 3 | Some dizziness and shortness of breath, like a mild anxiety attack | Thought we'd try this for headache for 18 year old son before it became a migraine, although it helped the pain the side effects were a little distressing to him, so we will stick to ibuprofen for moderate headaches | M | 18 | 1 days 2 gel caps 1X day | 7/16/2010 | 3 | Migraine | It gets rid of my migranes most of the time. Often I have stomach pains as well. Tonight/morning I am having anxiety and I can not sleep thats how I found this site. This is not the first time either. I am just figuring it all out now that I think back to the trend of sleepless nights over the last six months or so. | F | 35 | 2 years 500mg 1X day | 7/16/2010 | 4 | migraines | anxiety attack an shortness of breath | it worked on my migraine but it gave me a sudden shortness of breath i felt anxious and that got me scared that is why i look up info on this drug because i felt scared as i have taken this before and never felt this way yet. | M | 26 | 1 years 1X AN | 7/10/2010 | 3 | Headache/Migraine behind eye | Anxious, shaky, weak, jittery, lightheaded. | I used to take this as a teen to get rid of my frequent headaches, and it worked like a charm. But the last few times I've taken it since I turned 20 (including today), it has taken the headache away, but left me with this scary shaky, weak, anxious feeling. Like a panic attack! Very scary when you're home alone. Yes, the headache is gone but I feel like I might pass out any second. I have NOOO idea why it's only happening now; never had a problem with it before. I do drink soda and occasionally energy drinks, and don't notice any reaction to the caffeine then...so why is this happening? Took it on a semi-empty stomach, then ate lunch and drank lots of water. Still shaking. | F | 25 | 1 days 1 1X day | 7/1/2010 | 1 | severe headache | terrible burning pain in stomach, anxiety, vomiting | i only took one dose of this and it did work on my headache, but the stomach pain is WAY worse than the headache was...i hope this stops soon! | F | 40 | 1 times 2 gelcaps 1X day | 6/25/2010 | 4 | Migraine | Burning pain in stomach. | I take 2 pills with food and water--- and follow up with 2 more in 6 hours if necessary. Usually improves head ache, sometimes gets rid of it. For the past year I have sometimes awakened in the night with severe burning pain in stomach. Sometimes it passes in a few hours other times it has continued with varying severity for weeks. I wonder if the formulation of the drug has changed. Pain so intense I have to stop taking it. I'm afraid if I keep taking it I will permanently damage my stomach. | F | 60 | 10 years 1X day | 6/18/2010 | 3 | headache | TERRIBLE STOMACH ACHES THAT LAST ABOUT 7 TO 10 DAYS AFTER TAKING ONLY 2 GELTABS...HAVE BEEN TAKING THIS FOR A YEAR AND A HALF FOR HEADACHES MAYBE ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS & NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM UNTIL RECENTLY. I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE I PURCHASED A NEW BOTTLE (THIS IS MY 3RD & LAST BOTTLE)!!! | USED TO LOVE THE FACT THAT IT TAKES MY MIGRAINES AWAY ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER INGESTING...BUT THE STOMACH PAIN SUPERCEEDS THE HEADACHE...SO HAVE TO GO BACK TO IBUPROFEN FOR HEADACHES. | F | 38 | 1.5 years 1X AN | 6/7/2010 | 2 | SEVERE MIGRAINES & HEADACHES | HAVE SEVERVE HEARTBURN. CAN'T TAKE AT NIGHT BECAUSE IT CONTAINS 65 MG. OF CAFFEINE,EQUAL TO A CUP OF COFFEE. | I HAVE *SEVERE* MIGRAINES, AND TAKE MEDICINE (INJECTIONS)FROM A NEUROLOGIST.(AND 100-200 MG SUMATRIPTAN TABLETS and TOPAMAX. IT IS CONFUSING TO THE PUBLIC, FAMILY AND FRIENDS, THAT SOME PEOPLE TAKE EXCEDRINE MIGRAINE MEDS AND GO BACK TO WORK, AND THEN WONDER WHY OTHERS ARE BEDRIDDEN AND ON DISABILITY FROM MY KIND OF *MIGRAINES*. EXCEDRINE M. WORKS FOR ME WHEN I HAVE A "BAD" HEADACHE, BUT NEVER A MIGRAINE. Read the insert on label (migraines since 1985) ~GOOD HEALTH TO ALL~ | F | 57 | 1 years 250MG 2X day | 6/3/2010 | 5 | Migraine Headace | No side effects related to Excedrin. | I have been getting severe migraine headaches since I was about 9. My mother also gets them and she uses Excedrin so I started to try it out after I got a little older. As long as I eat beforehand and can close my eyes and remain still, I don't think I have ever had this drug fail to relieve the headache. People complaining about nausea: You must remember to eat beforehand or immediately after ingestion of the medicine. I did forget to do that once and suffered intense stomach pain. The shakes and panic attacks that people are reporting are also likely due to caffeine intake and dehydration due to cold sweating and anxiety. For me, any mild side effect would be worth it in light of the immense relief that Excedrin provides from chronic migraines. | M | 22 | 13 years 2 Xtra Str 1X day | 6/2/2010 | 5 | migrain | none | F | 50 | 12 years 2X W | 5/26/2010 |