Excedrin User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)
Excedrin has an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from a total of 39 reviews on Drugs.com. 67% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 31% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Excedrin
- Anonymous
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- December 20, 2020
For Migraine "I have severe migraines at least twice a week and a constant headache the rest of the time, likely having something to do with previous concussions and head injuries. No amount of OTC drugs or combinations have seemed to help and neither have any other at home headache/migraine treatments. Excedrin migraine does relive some of the headache pain but intensifies a lot of my other symptoms to the point where it is not worth it. Within an hour of taking it I end up disoriented and quite dizzy, the dizziness being normal for my migraines but once again intensified when I take excedrin."
- SLK
- December 27, 2020
For Migraine "I rather take Excedrin before a prescription medicine from my doctor. Don’t take on an empty stomach. If you can’t take anything with caffeine in it don’t take it. If you have headaches that you can’t live or function with then there is a problem go to your doctor. Excedrin is only for temporary pain reliever and if the pain comes back again then you got a problem go to your Dr. A lot of times when you get those kind of migraine headaches. It could be your diet the foods that you’re eating your living situation could bring on allergies like smells, dirt, dust dog ,cat hair even air we breathe it’s all. Maybe get some exercise get your blood moving always helped."
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- Maye
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- January 22, 2020
For Osteoarthritis "I have tried most of the over the counter pain relievers, and Excedrin extra strength Gel tabs is the only med that works for my back and knee pain . I have been taking Excedrin for about 3 years now."
- Anonymous
- June 6, 2009
For Migraine "It's the only over the counter pain reliever that helps me."
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- Boano
- January 5, 2020
For Migraine "This excedrin is My go to for migraines 15 min and gone! Thank the Lord!"
- migra...
- October 20, 2009
For Migraine "Does not work for people sensitive to caffeine. I was jittery and nervous and queasy after using a single dose. "
- Anonymous
- July 20, 2010
For Osteoarthritis "I find that Excedrin does not do a great job for treating my osteoarthritis pain. It does a fantastic job with headaches, so I use it for headaches primarily."
- Anonymous
- June 24, 2009
For Pain/Fever "Had a reaction to the caffeine in the product. Extremely shaky. Not to be used when sensitive to caffeine."
- Hunimi
- March 4, 2017
For Osteoarthritis "Few minutes after taking excedrin tab(2) I started bleeding through my nose and ears!"
- edwar...
- May 7, 2009
For Pain/Fever "It is the only medicine I had fast results with and more effective of all the prescription medicines I have tried in the past, but it has irritated my stomach a lot."
- Gols
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- April 29, 2016
For Migraine "Excedrin is the only thing that works for my tension headaches. I haven't used anything else since I found Excedrin!"
- Dhimba
- Taken for less than 1 month
- June 7, 2016
For Migraine "I hallucinated on the tablet, I took it at night and was laughing inappropriate for a long time and my head was half in a disco and half tired. If I wasn't recorded I would not have known"
- Terry
- March 1, 2018
For Pain/Fever "Took Excedrin for headaches but it causes ulcers 3 times was put in hospital for bleeding ulcers. It works great but not worth being put in hospital."
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For Migraine "Found Excedrin Migraine at Walgreens while trying to find an over-the-counter medicine for my migraine/cluster headaches. If I take it right away most of the time it works. What a godsend!! Thank You. Caffeine does affect me but not having a migraine is great."