Acetaminophen / butalbital / caffeine and Migraine: What Users Say

• Ash...
• June 27, 2015

For Headache "I had a spinal tap recently and, unfortunately, was in the small percentage of people that have spinal headaches from this procedure. I've had migraines forever, but a spinal headache is by far the most debilitating experience. I was prescribed Fioricet and was taking 2 every 4 hours, it did nothing! I was back hospitalized the next day. So, this may work great for migraines, but anyone prescribed this for spinal headaches, it does not work."

• Nan...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 7, 2021

For Headache "Chronic daily migraineur since 2004. Fioricet is hit and miss regarding relief. Constant long-term struggle trying many, many modalities. However, I think rebound migraines from 4 - 6 pills daily are contributing to never getting significant sustained relief. I would not recommend using it. I hope to eventually end the use of Fioricet."

• laz...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 7, 2017

For Headache "Had a seizure for an entire day after not taking this. The situation was a headache, but migraine level, so maybe a migraine. Lights were overpowering, sound was too loud, I couldn’t focus on simply existing. So a hospitalist prescribed me this. After, I had the first seizure of my life, it lasted about half a day. My mother, luckily, was around the house and noticed something was off, but it was hours into seizing that she realized what was happening. I awoke in the hospital restrained to the bed and no idea how I got there. If you take multiple medicines, stay away from Fioricet. Now at every hospital visit, I’m put safely with towels around the bed and have no freedom to even walk. All because of this one experience. Beware of Fioric."