EXCEDRIN (MIGRAINE) Reviews (ACETAMINOPHEN; ASPIRIN; CAFFEINE)Average Rating: 2.9 (500 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare EXCEDRIN (MIGRAINE) with similar:
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| 1 | True migraine syndrome | Garbage medicine. Not worth the money. No more effective than One Aspirin/One Tylenol/One cup of Coffee. | This is nothing more than 1 aspirin-1 Tylenol-1 cup of coffee. You people who are getting headache relief either are getting a placebo effect or do not have true migraine. There is nothingin Excedrin Migraine that chemically stops the vascular spasm associated with true migraine. The ads do not disclose that you can take the same ingrediants separately for about 1/4 the cost per dose. Madison Ave loves consumers that do not read labels. You should always read the ingredients of OTC meds and you will see the price is grossly inflated to cover their deceptive advertising. | M | 60 | | 4/3/2009 | 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 | 5 | Great med - cures pain within 20 m | none at all | F | 49 | 8 years | 2/20/2009 | 5 | migraine headaches | An ability to live a normal life again! | I have been getting migraine headaches for three years. My headaches were so severe that I would be stuck for hours or even days in bed in a darkened room. I had dizzyness, nausea, and extreme pain. I almost lost my job due to absences. Then a friend gave me some of these one day and they completely eliminated my symptoms. I went out and purchased store brand excedrin migraine - did not work. So I bought a big bottle of the real ones and take two whenever I start to get a headache. Even when a headache has already set in, it is gone within 20-30 minutes every time, with no rebound headache. I love this product. | F | 26 | 1 years | 2/17/2009 | 5 | fibromyalgia/migraines | If taking it for a migraine, I have to increase the amount over the usual for FM and can get a little dizzy from it, but it goes away within 30 minutes. Other than that, no side effects. | I take it every day for control of fibromyalgia - it reduces the pain nearly as well as any pain prescriptions I've tried (Lyrica and Tridural especially) and I'm able to still work as an office manager without the "high" side effects of prescribed painkillers. But, I have to take it in higher doses than the label suggests, so when I get a blackout migraine, I worry about how much I have to take - but it works. Migraines have never gotten to the blackout point since taking Excedrin, and are gone within 30 minutes of taking some after first seeing the light flashes. | F | 44 | 2 years | 2/14/2009 | 1 | chronic migraines/headaches | stomache ache,never had experienced a panic attack until i took this, felt numbness all over, shaky, racing heart | don't take it! | M | 25 | 6 months | 2/12/2009 | 5 | Migraine | Caffeine Jitters, sweating | I have been having migraines for about 5 years, including one that lasted 8 months. I tried various prescription medications, IV's, injections, and the only thing that did the trick was Excedrin Migraine. The caffeine gives me slight anxiety attacks and jitters, but as anyone who suffers extreme migraine pain knows, caffeine jitters are a far better alternative. I often get an upset stomach, but I believe its a side effect of the anxiety attack, not the medication. | F | 19 | 3 years | 2/5/2009 | 4 | Migraine | burning sensation in stomach, hungry feeling, can't sleep if taken in evening | I have taken different over counter Rx, none really helped; nor did prescription medication. Excedrin Migraine ALWAYS helps relieve pain. I usually take one tablet. Rarely do I need a second, but if need be it always gives relief. Rough on stomach. Must eat food with dosage. Migraines related to food preservatives. MSG and excitotropins are real killers. Learned about Excedrin from grandmother who took Excedrin for arthritis pain. She lived to 104 years. | F | 65 | 20 years | 2/4/2009 | 5 | migrane | none | The best medicine I've ever had for migranes!! I take 2 pills when the pain starts and it totally goes away. | F | 38 | 2 years | 1/28/2009 | 5 | Migraine | No side effects for me except absolute relief! | I've been getting these really bad headaches (sometimes nauseating) for the last couple of years. When I get one (not that often) it puts me down. Nothing ever seemed to help (aspirin or ibuprofin) so I just suffered with the pain. I don't know what triggers them but think it has to do with stress, sinuses, and/or caffeine or a mixture of the three. I'm not really sure. Anyway, I had a really bad one a few days ago and somehow made myself crawl to the drugstore to try something new as it was the worst ever (extremely nauseating). I knew there was an over-the-counter medication specifically formulated for migraines, EXCEDRIN (MIGRAINE), as I had seen it in the drugstore but never tried it. I'm skeptical when it comes to most over-the-counter medications, however, this headache was so bad & lengthy I figured I had to try something new. To my amazement after two (2) pills, a tiny sip of diet Coke, and a prayer in 10 minutes I felt a reduction in the pain beginning. I thought to myself | M | 52 | 1 days | 1/12/2009 | 4 | Chronic Migraines | None that I am completely aware of, however I have been diagnosed with IBS. After reading the other entries I guess my excedrin consumption COULD be aggravating the condition. | I got my first Migranie when i was 4 years old.I spent the majority of my childhood trying everything to avoid my triggers; bright light, over excitement, windy weather conditions, smells. etc. I continued to have severe migraines throughout my life well into my teen age years.I got headaches everyday and a full blown migraine about twice a month. I have tried several perscription meds., including imtrex which did nothing, zomig which helped a little but gave me incredible tightness in my chest and I always got a rebound headache that was worse then the original. I started taking excedrin in high school and then excedrin migraine as soon as it came out. Like most others, when taking it at the first sign of a headache, it dimishes or decreases the intensity enough that I can make it through my work day. Since I began taking excedrin migraine(about 15 years ago) I only get about 1 severe full blown migraine a year with vomittng, sensitivty to light and soumd, etc. However I do agree that | M | 31 | 15 years | 12/31/2008 | 3 | Migraine Headaches | I've taken Excedrin 4-5 times a week last month and I started having stomach aches, serios acid reflux and diarrhea. And in the past, I took 2 of these pills at a time without knowing how strong they were and I thought I was dying. I had dizziness all over my arms and hands and I had to leave work and go home and lay down. And I am one of those who does not drink coffee, so that's understandable. But the bad stomach aches and the diarrhea is scary! I stopped taking Excedrin and started using stomach and diarrhea medicine to cure myself. | This medicine works great with the headache but it has other scary side effects! Take it if you really have to. Do no take it on a regular basis if you don't want to have serious stomach aches and diarrhea! | F | 36 | 2 months | 12/26/2008 | 4 | Migraine | Numbness in ring and pinky fingers. Muscle weakness (to the point of not being able to pick up items, or walk up or down stairs). I generally drugged out feeling. | Usually makes my migraine go away, but I don't take this medication unless I know I will not have to drive, or do anything for 2 or 3 hours. Legs will be to weak to operate the gas and break in a car usually. | M | 24 | 2 years | 12/23/2008 | 1 | Classic migraine with prodrome | None | With a prodrome (very bad vision), I absolutely could not read the tiny type on the label. The directions should be much larger. | F | 53 | 1 days | 11/27/2008 | 4 | tension/migraine headaches | shakes, anxiety and panic, rapid heartbeat | the only over the counter thing that gets rid of serious headaches. it works! | M | 39 | 10 years | 11/20/2008 | 4 | Tension Headache | I'm pretty sensitive to caffeine so I felt sort of jittery and my heart rate went up a bit, but honestly it was no different than have a cup of coffee for me. I also made sure to eat before taking it, and drank lots of water ... so I didn't get an upset stomach like I've heard many people get. | I actually took Excedrin Tension Headaches because I couldn't find Excedrin Migraine at the drug store. From what I could read, the only different is that instead of containing aspirin it had twice the amount of acetaminophen. It definitely helped with the actual headache pain, but I still had a lot of pressure in my nose/eye area that didn't seem to go away. | F | 22 | 2 days | 11/17/2008 | 5 | Migraines | Floaty, stomach pain, gitters, heartburn, etc. | I've had migraines since I was four. This is the ONLY medication (including prescription) that has ever worked every time! I didn't find it until 1999, but I've loved it since then. I may take more than I should, and I may regret it later, but at the time, anything that works is a blessing. | M | 38 | 9 years | 11/12/2008 | 5 | daily headaches/migraines | Taking 2 pills is equivalent to drinking two cups of coffee and since I'm not a coffee drinker it makes me realllllyyyy hyper and loopy | Excedrin is the only thing that helps my headaches. I've tried plain tylenol, aleve, advil, and aspirin and nothing works. You just have to be careful that you don't become addicted. | F | 20 | 3 years | 11/11/2008 | 2 | Migrane | Excedrin destroyed my stomach !!! Constant acid reflux ¡!! Bad Mood ¡!! Bad breath ¡!! Mood swings ¡!! | I'm become a whole food plant base diet for 18 months and my migraines are gone, my headaches started to get disappeared since day 4, NO MORE EXCEDRIN FOR ME. | M | 52 | 15 years | 11/11/2008 | 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 |