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Excedrin and Lightheadedness: What Users Say

Lightheadedness: mentioned by 3 users (7.7%)

Based on user experiences from 39 Excedrin reviews, the following table shows the most commonly mentioned side effects.

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anxiety 15.4%
dizziness 15.4%
increased heart rate 12.8%
tremors 10.3%
lightheadedness 7.7%
nausea 7.7%

Reviews for Excedrin

Showing 3 reviews tagged with "lightheadedness". Clear filters to view all 39 reviews.
Commonly mentioned side effects
  • kei...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • August 18, 2016

For Migraine "I don't normally get headaches in general, but when I do, they're horrible. I took an Excedrin after I developed a really bad headache upon getting off work for the day. My headache was gone in about 30 minutes tops. However, the side effects of this pill outweighed how fast it fixed my headache. I took the pill in the car on the way home, and by the time I reached my home in 15 minutes, I began feeling woozy. I started to feel lightheaded and felt this weird feeling in my stomach. I assumed it was because I was hungry, but after forcing myself to eat food, it only made things worse. I felt so bad that I just laid down early for the night so that when I woke up, the feeling would most likely be gone. Nope! I woke up and vomited shortly."

3 / 10
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  • kei...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • August 18, 2016

For Migraine "I don't normally get headaches in general, but when I do, they're horrible. I took an Excedrin after I developed a really bad headache upon getting off work for the day. My headache was gone in about 30 minutes tops. However, the side effects of this pill outweighed how fast it fixed my headache. I took the pill in the car on the way home, and by the time I reached my home in 15 minutes, I began feeling woozy. I started to feel lightheaded and felt this weird feeling in my stomach. I assumed it was because I was hungry, but after forcing myself to eat food, it only made things worse. I felt so bad that I just laid down early for the night so that when I woke up, the feeling would most likely be gone. Nope! I woke up and vomited shortly."

3 / 10
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  • Car...
  • March 25, 2016

For Migraine "I woke up with a migraine and took this, it dulled it but never went fully away. When I was able to take my next dose, I did. Soon after, my vision started to blur, my face was flushed, I felt light-headed, dizzy, the room was spinning, my heart was racing (over 180 bpm! Well over that), and I felt like I was about to pass out. Turns out it was a reaction to the caffeine in this. I am not a caffeine-free person and had never had this experience before, but the doctor said the caffeine is a high dose in this. I now take Aleve or Maxalt for bad migraines, no issues."

1 / 10
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