Acetaminophen / butalbital / caffeine and Lightheadedness: What Users Say

• Lis...
• April 11, 2017

Acetaminophen / butalbital / caffeine for Headache "I got this prescribed by the ER after dealing with severe migraines. Took it for the first time today after trying everything else and no relief in sight. Within 30 minutes, my headache was gone. I did notice a slight lightheaded feeling in the beginning, but it soon passed, and I finished out the rest of my day at work like normal. I'm definitely a fan!"

• ddd...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 30, 2015

Acetaminophen / butalbital / caffeine for Headache "Was prescribed this for tension headaches. It does something, but it makes me dizzy and lightheaded. It seems to start working nearly immediately (reduces the pain by like 50-75%), but after not too long, the headache will start slowly creeping back over the course of the next few hours. I actually have a headache I've been attempting to treat with it right now, and so far I've taken 7 pills over the course of 26 hours, and it's still here."

• Hon...
• February 8, 2019

For Headache "When I was 19, the doctor initially put me on Fioricet, which was great. Most insurance refused to cover Fioricet, so they prescribed the generic, BUPAP 5-325-40. They have always worked very well on my migraines. I've taken these pills for 30 years, and they work well, however, lately, CVS filled my RX, and I've had a few pills (out of the 90 pill bottle) that threw me for a loop. Not sure what happened, but something was definitely 'off' with them. Looked the same, but the side effects were weird and scary. Last night, I took one pill. When I laid down, I felt like I couldn't breathe right and got chills, shaky, leg pain/heaviness, lightheaded, and had to walk around for hours because I was afraid to lie down. This only used to happen when they gave me the capsules with codeine, which I stopped taking. Not sure if anyone else has had a 'ringer' in their bottle? I want to get a new RX, but I don't know if it will happen again."