Acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine for Pain/Fever User Reviews (Page 4)
Brand names: Excedrin, Excedrin Migraine, Migraine Relief, Goody's Headache Powders, Excedrin Extra Strength, Arthriten Inflammatory Pain Formula, Backaid Inflammatory Pain Formula, Goody's Extra-Strength Headache Powders, Migraine Formula, Goody's Extra Strength, CVS Extra Strength Headache Relief, Bayer Migraine Formula, Arthriten, Pamprin Max Menstrual Pain Relief, ConRx Pain Reliever, Genace, Anacin Advanced Headache Formula, PainAid Extra-Strength Formula Medique Pain-Off Vanquish Extra Pain Relief …show all brand names
Acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine has an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from a total of 131 reviews for the treatment of Pain/Fever. 62% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 26% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine
- Tammy...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- January 24, 2022
Goody's Headache Powders (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine) "Orange goodies is my one and only choice for headaches. The taste is so good I can almost say I like it. I have such a hard time finding the 24 package boxes I had to start ordering them on line. I did notice the amount of powder in each packet seems to have decreased a little bit but so far it seems to still be effective, it just takes a bit longer. Nothing works as well as the orange for me. I've tried the other flavors and they didn't work as well for me. I'll never use anything else. And I always recommend them to everybody. Why wait 30 minutes or more for some tablet to work when in literally 10 minutes goodies will knock the pain out. I'm hooked. And after 9 years no side effects yet."
- KLH
- Taken for less than 1 month
- February 25, 2023
Excedrin Extra Strength (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine) "I started taking Excedrin Extra Strength just every morning for pain. I ran out of my regular over-the-counter pain medicine. After taking this for 3 days in a row I started having rapid heart rate and palpitations, lethargy, and the ringing in my ear got a lot worse I already have tinnitus and vertigo along with Meniere's Disease. I was nauseated, shaking, and dizzy. All these side effects made it hard to even sit up, or do much of anything. Definitely a bad reaction. I did help with the everyday pain I have when I wake up but not worth taking with the side effects. Believe possible allergic reaction."
- eteac...
- Taken for 10 years or more
- March 30, 2021
Goody's Extra-Strength Headache Powders (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine) "Wow! So many people with the same complaint. I hope the company is listening. I actually sought out a review board because the new packaging is just so bad. I also tried emailing the company and got no reply. Definitely feels like you get less product and half of what you do gets stuck in the corners. I'm begging this company to go back to the old packaging."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 10 years or more
- March 25, 2021
Goody's Extra-Strength Headache Powders (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine) "I do not like the new goody powder on the go pack . I can't get all the powder out of it unless I tear it down the side like taking the original goody powder. I also can't put the pack in my back pocket so anyway I have been taking goody powders for 28 years and now I have now swapped to take aspirin or tylenol"
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- fayfa...
- Taken for 10 years or more
- October 25, 2016
Goody's Extra-Strength Headache Powders (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine) "I've taken Goody's Powers and BC Powers off and on for decades. It really does work! It's bad for the stomach, but most all these medicines/drugs/prescriptions are bad for the stomach. It works quickly & affectively.Within 20 minutes or less you will feel the pain subside. I prefer it over the bottles of headache meds. It would be nice it it came in the form of tablets, capsules even gels. If wanting to try, just put the power on the back of your tongue and swallow with a glass of sweet tea or juice. It makes it bearable for those that don't like the taste or can't stand it. I usually drink water, but I'm accustomed to it. That reminds me there's Standback Powers also. Try not to take more than is actually needed... less is better."
- seren...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- July 2, 2018
Excedrin (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine) "It does work beautifully to relieve awful headaches, but the side effects are enough to make me use this medicine only as a last resort. The aspirin in it gives me nosebleeds and bruises, and the caffeine, while not a lot at 65mg, hits me much harder than caffeine from coffee for some reason."
- ccalv...
- May 1, 2010
Excedrin (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine) "I have used for at least 15 years with excellent results for head and body aches. The Extra Strength is great in the morning since I don't drink coffee. It relieves the morning bodyaches and gives you a perk up. I use the Back and Body at night. There's no caffeine and you don't get the 'side effects' of evening medications. Only drawback is occasional stomach bleeding (evident in stools) and occasional heart burn. Works better than Vicodin for me."
- Phill...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- April 2, 2021
Arthriten (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine) "Arthriten works well. The first time I took it it provided tremendous relief. However, I needed to take it again but the bottle has no information on the proper dosage. I don’t remember if it’s 1 or 2 tablets."
- Claud...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- January 7, 2019
Excedrin Extra Strength (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine) "I love this medication Excedrin extra strength I take it for migraines, fever, pain, and colds or flu. It has worked wonders. In 20 minutes I'm already feeling the pill work if it's with fever it makes you sweat like crazy the fever it takes away pain and it gives me the energy to do things even if I have a killer cold."
- rose
- May 6, 2015
"Not too many drugs have an effect on me. Except for this one. Psychological, IDK. I on occasion will get a headache about (3 or 4 a month due to hormones) and within 3 minutes the headache is gone. I take two pills. It feels great after. A burden off of my shoulders. Cheap too. 88 cents for 30 pills."
- AJano
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- June 10, 2019
Goody's Extra Strength (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine) "I see that I'm not the only one who see the new packaging as extremely inconvenient to take. I understand that companies are always looking for ways to cut cost, but with this packaging, you're loosing valued customers. And I also agree with one of the other writer, there is less product - can't be for certain but that little thin pack can not hold the same amount as the old package"
- Goody...
- April 18, 2022
Goody's Extra-Strength Headache Powders (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine) "I do not like the new packaging for the orange goody powders. I feel we should get 50 in the box to go with the cheaper paper packaging . I understood why they charged the same amount for the better packaging but once they switched they needed to add the same amount in the box as the original goodies. Not fair!!!"
- CCano
- Taken for 10 years or more
- February 5, 2020
PainAid Extra-Strength Formula (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine) "Used this for TMJ pain instead of narcotics. Relief comes fast. The only OTC that works: Excedrin. I have used generic brands Wal mart. Walgreens or Meijers brands of Excedrin too. All are great. I go by cost and coupons. Tylenol alone does nothing. Advil works sometimes but causes stomach irritation. Excedrin can cause a spike in blood pressure which is monitored. My endocrinologist monitors but approves Excedrin."
- Cindy
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 1, 2019
Excedrin Extra Strength (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine) "This is an amazing drug for knocking out flu aches for around 4 hours or so. I only take one caplet as I'm concerned about the potential liver and heart damage from NSAIDS. I approached this medicine very carefully but nothing works quite as well! I made sure to eat a little food with it even though I wasn't hungry. A pleasant effect was that after it kicked in, I was much more interested in eating which I think is important for healing."
- Mitch...
- August 29, 2021
Goody's Extra-Strength Headache Powders (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine) "Have been using Goody’s Extra Strength Headache Powders for over 20 years and it was always super effective. This new packaging stinks. Who on earth thought that this was a good idea? It is terrible. The product gets stuck in the bottom and along the sides of the packet and does not flow out completely. The old packet was more waxed and allowed a complete emptying on to the back of the throat which minimized bitterness. This is just plain dumb. This was not broken and didn’t need to be tampered with. Some millennial came up with this stupid idea that does nothing but make the experience worse! Return to the previous packets dummies!!!"
- mirena...
- April 29, 2016
Excedrin Extra Strength (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine) "BC I have a Morena birth control, headaches are a side effect and can be as painful as a migraine. I ran out of IBU so my husband told me to get more but try Excedrin. My headache was gone w/I 30 min and I had energy. I'm never going back to IBU again. Plus 4 hours later, my headache is still gone, no need to pop more pills!"
- Rinky
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 1, 2020
Extra Pain Relief (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine) "I have a broken wisdom tooth, and for the past 2 weeks I've been in almost unbearable pain at points. Ibuprofen, Tylenol, etc never even touched the pain. Ice would numb it. But a friend suggested excedrin and I took it and within 15 mins my pain was gone. It is amazing. I didn't think anything would even remotely help it outside of a dentist visit, and low and behold this medicine is amazing. I can function like a normal human being again until I can get in to my dentist. Highly recommend."
- Terrie
- December 26, 2019
Goody's Extra-Strength Headache Powders (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine) "I can't find the old style package of goody powders. I will not buy the on the go ones again. I hate those. Everybody that we know hates those too."
- Const...
- February 13, 2019
Goody's Extra-Strength Headache Powders (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine) "Hate, hate, hate, hate the new goodys packaging. I have been a customer for 30 years and due to your horrible packaging change I am now a BC customer!!"
- Danny
- Taken for 10 years or more
- October 7, 2018
Goody's Extra-Strength Headache Powders (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine) "I love the product, but despise the new packaging. Please go back to the trifold, or offer both and let the customer decide what they prefer."
- sylke...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- December 2, 2019
Goody's Extra-Strength Headache Powders (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine) "Who else scours Ebay looking for the old packages, and trying to find one that hasn't expired yet? Will never purchase the "NEW! on the go stick packs" again."
- Jano
- Taken for 10 years or more
- December 25, 2019
Goody's Extra-Strength Headache Powders (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine) "Been using this product all my adult life. However, the new packaging has me looking at other products solely due to new packaging. Too bad. It was a good product!"
- GTano
- Taken for 10 years or more
- August 16, 2019
Goody's Extra-Strength Headache Powders (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine) "The worst packaging ever !!!!! Change back please ,"
- Gruff
- August 10, 2019
Goody's Extra-Strength Headache Powders (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine) "Your new packaging SUCKS bring the old ones back"
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Goody's Headache Powders (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine) "I had to stop taking Goodys due to irritation of my throat. I can't take it at all on my tongue, but I can get it down if I dissolve it in water. I immediately get a reaction in my throat and cough for five minutes. I suffer from acid reflux and maybe that is the problem. If I am right, that should be listed as a side effect or warning. I wish I could tolerate it because it does the job"