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 |
| 1 | multi-day migraine | Dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea, anxiety, chills | It made me dizzy and I felt like I needed to lie down (which defeated the purpose of taking it, as I was doing that beforehand but needed to be able to go to a class). I had chills and felt sick to my stomach for two or three days afterwards and couldn't eat much. It was like having a lighter version of the flu. I've never reacted this badly to a medication and was disappointed. | F | 19 | 1 days 1X day | 12/1/2015 | 3 | Severe headaches | Anxious, jittery, jerky, weird | This medicine always takes my headache completely away but may need to stick with taking one instead of two. Caused tremendous anxiety and just all around weird mental feeling. | F | 25 | 2X AN | 11/28/2015 | 1 | Headache that would last days. | Stomach pains/cramps, Nausea, Upset stomach, Insomnia, Just stomach pains all together. | Just try something else, I don't recommend,you'll end up getting something worst. its been almost 12 hours since I took them. And I still have the headache. NEVER WILL I TRY THIS AGAIN. | F | 21 | 1 days | 11/8/2015 | 1 | Felt a headache coming on | Took one pill as I thought I was feeling a headache come on, two hours later I thought I was going to pass out. This resulted in my heart racing and I could not lean back or lie down for about an hour without feeling faint. Chest tightness and lightheadedness for the rest of the night. Resulted in a lot of anxiety and still feeling lightheaded and fatigued two days later. | Will never take this again. | F | 24 | 1 days 1 pill | 11/1/2015 | 1 | all-day headache | I get really bad headaches at work because I stare at a computer screen all day at my job. After about 12 noon I started getting really bad, burning, headache in my left side of my face (eye, neck, face, shoulder) I don't know if it's a migraine or a tension headache but either way this is all I had the choice to take. After about 1 hour, I had really upset stomach, cramps, bubbly stomach(like before diarrhea), super jittery, anxiety, slightly nauseous and lightheadedness/weakness. I am just waiting for the diarrhea since having these bubble guts, and not to mention my headache is just as bad or worse than before I took it, and I only took one. My body feels like I drank 5 red bull. This medicine is horrible. I have stomach problems anyways but definitely will never be taking this ever again...it didn't help, and it made me feel horrible. I probably won't be able to sleep tonight either, I don't know how I could when feeling like this. Terrible, should not even be allowed on the market. I hope it doesn't stay in my blood stream very long. | Only took one pill, didn't help my headache, caused stomach pain/upset (diarrhea, cramps, gas) and dizziness. Felt worse after taking it than before. DO NOT TAKE. | F | 23 | 1 days one pill | 9/28/2015 | 4 | migraines | I experienced jitters as expected since I don't regularly consume caffeine. | I was instructed to take this ONLY with some food to help prevent the aspirin from harming my stomach. I took off one star for that because I'd prefer to be able to take it as soon as I feel the migraine starting rather than looking for something to eat too. Other than that, it didn't take the pain away completely, but it definitely made it bearable. | F | 29 | 3 days 2 pills 1X day | 9/15/2015 | 1 | Headache | I woke up from a dead sleep with Intense back and stomach pain about 2 hours after use. Tightness in chest and dizziness. I felt very weird and very short of breath. I also felt very anxious and nervous. | Do not recommend, even if it helps your migraine! | F | 27 | 1 days 1X D | 9/9/2015 | 4 | Bad headaches and migraines | Usually no side effects, but today I have been feeling light-headed and jittery. I always eat before taking because it has upset my stomach in the past. I took 2 today but will cut back to one to see if that works before taking another. Instructions say not to take more than 2 in 24 hours. | Works better than Tylenol or ibuprofen. Always read dosage before taking! | F | 64 | 1 days 2 capsules 1X day | 9/6/2015 | 5 | Migrane | No side effects | I had a huge migraine and I took 3 pills every hour for 3 hours. Migraine went away after that | M | 42 | 1 days 9 pills | 8/30/2015 | 1 | Migraine | Nauseous, anxious, fever, chills, diarrhea. Feels like I have the flu, awful feeling | F | 21 | 1 days 2 pills | 8/19/2015 | 1 | migraine | I started taking excedrin cause I have really bad headaches. The first couple of times I used it. It worked great. However, by the fifth time I used it i started having major side effects: shortness of breath, stomach pains, dizziness, wanting to throw up, lightheaded, my legs constantly gave out when I tried to walk, fast heartbeats, couldn't sleep. I almost went to the hospital because I didn't know what was happening to my body. It has been three days and my stomach is slight feeling the grief of those two pills. | Do not use this product. It is very dangerous! | F | 26 | 1 days | 8/2/2015 | 2 | Migraines | Woke up after 2 hours with terrible stomach pains. After getting up and trying to eat something my migraine came back even worse than before. | I've been taking Excedrin off and on for a few years when I get a really bad migraine and have never had a problem with it. I just started taking it regularly a few weeks ago because my migraines are becoming more frequent but I don't think I'm ever taking it again. I've now been up for 2 hours and can't go back to sleep because my head and stomach just hurt way too much. | F | 20 | 3 weeks 3 pills | 7/15/2015 | 5 | horrible migraine | Did not have any negative side effects, took med at 1100pm, it's now 120am. Awake because of the caffeine, but thank god the migraine went away in 30 minutes. You just have to take it at the first sign of the migraine or the nausea caused by the migraine will cause you to bring the medication right back up. This will have to do until I get health insurance for imitrex. | F | 44 | 1 days 250,250,85 | 7/10/2015 | 1 | Headache and migraine | my migraines are cured but Severe side effect such as i am getting regular back pain after taking this EXCEDRIN (MIGRAINE) | please stop taking this medicine | M | 35 | 2 days 1X day | 7/8/2015 | 1 | Headache | Tightness in chest, labored breathing. Stomach pains for 3 days. Early panic attack that started 1 hour after taking and then anxiety for 2 days. | I, nor my family, will ever take Excedrin or any derivative again. I contemplated going to the ER because I thought I was having an allergic reaction and my airway was closing up. I took liquid Benadryl and after 15 minutes began to feel some relief. This should not be on the market. It took me 3 days to feel normal again after only taking 2 pills. | F | 36 | 1 days 2 pills 1X day | 6/24/2015 | 5 | for a migraine | Feel like I have the flu...tummy very upset,my head weights a ton,maybe pg,I dont think so. | F | 63 | 1 days lots | 6/21/2015 | 4 | Morning headaches, muscle pain | Before they took it off market I would have stomach pain. After they brought it back with the new binder ( tabs were hard like the generic brands ) I developed ulcers. They changed the formula again some time in either late 2014 or 2015 to a tab that disolves easier. I have less stomach pain,but I just don't think it works as well as the formula before they took it off market. I have actually taken this drug for over 30 years, sometimes 4 tabs with a migrane, or 2 tabs in the am and 2 tabs around 5pm. I am addicted to Excedrine...but I do feel physically better when I take it. | Go back to the formula before you took it off market. Actually, if I crush the harder generic brands and take them with water they work just as well as the new formula Excedrine, but I think the new Excedrine formula has a buffer of some kind since my stomach has less pain when taking it so I will a a little extra for the Excedrine...for now. | F | 62 | 10 years 2 tabs | 6/21/2015 | 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 | 1 | Headache | Severe anxiety, stomach pains | When taking this medicine I nearly went crazy after about 20 minutes. I was very dizzy & nauseous. I felt like I wasn't in my body. I almost went to the hospital at 2 am. I will never take this again! | F | 18 | 1 days 1 | 6/10/2015 | 1 | Headache | Horrible anxiety , getting up walking around not knowing what I'm doing, freaking out not being able to think | I already have anxiety and I think it made it worse I have not stopped having problems since this medicine. I recommend you to deal with your pain than to To ever in your life take this. Your better off I wish they never even made that stupid medication in the first place | F | 15 | 1 days 1/2 a pill | 5/28/2015 |