Acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine and Stomach Pain: What Users Say

• Anonymous
• December 24, 2011

For Migraine "Today I took Excedrin Migraine for the first time, it worked very well for the pain. It took it away completely, but now I am in bed feeling stomach pain, nausea, and heartburn. I feel miserable, I've never had medication bother my stomach before. I don't have a sensitive stomach at all. It's amazing for killing the migraine, but the stomach pain is not worth it. I normally take 800 mg of ibuprofen and a strong cup of coffee when I get a migraine, and it works great for me, but this time a friend asked me to try this, so I did, and it hasn't worked."

• zoa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 7, 2019

For Migraine "I got this medication from my doctor to treat weekly migraines. However, I found that this medication has only made my migraines more frequent! If I take it one day, it’ll return the next day. I never used to wake up with headaches, but now every morning is tainted with migraine. If I can catch my headache in time, it gets rid of the headache but introduces shakiness, dizziness, and stomach pain. If I wait too long to take the medication (i.e., wake up with a full-blown migraine), then it still causes these side effects, but combined with the headache, nausea, and dizziness of migraine, I feel 10x worse. Without my headache, side effects are bearable. With it, though, I really just want to blink out of existence. Take with caution or avoid altogether. My migraine days have increased 7-fold since taking this medication."

• Sro...
• June 30, 2015

For Migraine "Kills my migraines, but kills my stomach too. Sometimes I just have to decide which is the lesser evil. Intense migraines trump hours of burning stomach, but the sensation of digesting razor blades trumps mild migraines. Know your body and medicate accordingly."

• Ace...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 9, 2018

For Migraine "I love Excedrin Migraine. I get migraines on and off, but when I get them, they last for a week. Excedrin gets rid of my pain in 20 minutes, and I can go about my day. You could get stomach ulcers from taking too much of it or taking it every day. It’s meant to be used every once in a while. Also had a fever, and it got rid of it and my body aches in 20 minutes."

• pap...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 2, 2014

For Migraine "Excedrin has always worked for me, but lately it's been giving me stomach pain and causing me to get lightheaded. The pain it causes is not worth it, especially if you have anxiety."