Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

Brand names: Fiorinal, Farbital, Fiormor, Fiortal Fortabs

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine has an average rating of 8.9 out of 10 from a total of 128 reviews on Drugs.com. 88% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 5% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine

deb...
Taken for 5 to 10 years
September 19, 2012

"I have thoracic nerve spur on the left side for the past 18 years and other neurologic conditions, such as nerve damage from shingles after radiation and seven pinched nerves in the spine, with 75% left side paralysis. This is the only medication that has worked for me, allowing me to tolerate pain. After six years of taking opiates, such as codeine, hydrocodone, Demerol, and cortisone daily, and two years of completed rehab for opiates, I was only taking Anacin and still suffered with this condition. I found a neurologist for treatment with this product, taking it daily on average every 8 hours. Now, I only have an occasional requirement for opiates, with an average of only six a month compared to six daily for five years (prior) when experiencing severe strain. Normally, after five days and severe pain, I will experience thoracic nerve spasms without medicine."

9 / 10

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Taken for 10 years or more
September 19, 2024

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine for Migraine "I’ve taken Fiorinal with codeine for 45 years. The minute I get aura, I take one. In about 20 minutes, when I can see again, is when the pain begins. With Fiorinal, I can function. It’s a dull pain but bearable. I always carry one with me, learned the hard way years ago. Nothing else has ever helped."

10 / 10

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Trs...
Taken for 5 to 10 years
September 4, 2023

For Migraine "This medicine helps me with debilitating migraines and muscle tension headaches. It's inexpensive, but for some reason FDA doesn't approve, and in turn, insurance companies bow down to the alphabet agencies no matter what the doctor and patient decide is the best treatment. I've tried many migraine-approved medications, and they do not work for me due to having Raynaud's. I'm so tired of insurance and government agencies gatekeeping my healthcare."

10 / 10

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Tam...
Taken for 10 years or more
February 19, 2020

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine for Migraine "Been on a combo of Fioricet, tramadol, Flexeril. Worked great. Was on for more than 25 years, now can't find a doctor to prescribe them. They act like the barbiturate in it is as dangerous as codeine or cocaine. Really? Been on it most of my life. I was on a pretty high dose, 2 Fioricet, 2 tramadol, one Flexeril all 3 times daily. But, not near the migraines I do now. Oh, don't forget the Zofran for nausea. I have a migraine now and it lasts 4 days. Nothing to take but ibuprofen, so hard on my esophagus and stomach."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 5 to 10 years
September 20, 2024

For Migraine "I have used this with other meds, including Imitrex, Tylenol, aspirin, and tramadol. It seems to work very well, as I have both painful and non-painful optical-type migraines. It works quickly to help terminate the migraine. In cases I have lingering symptoms, I have had injections of Toradol."

10 / 10

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January 12, 2016

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine for Migraine "In November 2015, I saw my doctor about headaches - he saw a correlation to 'a stubborn cold,' which I did not have active signs of, and suggested OTC meds or later prescribed meds with steroids. The major problem with my 'bad' headaches diminished until a week before Christmas - migraines, not just bad headaches. On Wednesday, 1/6/2016, I went to an emergency clinic and was prescribed Fiorinal, specifically to address migraines. Any time my headaches were severe, I ate and took two Fiorinals. The pills did nothing to diminish my headaches. Instead, I napped often with a blindfold. Today, 1/11/2016, I took two before work. I rated my migraine at 7-8 out of 10 (high pain). At work, I took 1 OTC (brand name) migraine pill; I rated it a 4."

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Cal...
Taken for 10 years or more
April 29, 2024

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine for Migraine "I take one capsule for each migraine when I see the scintillating scotoma/aura coming on. It works so well for me. I just wind up with a slight headache after the aura has ended, which is completely tolerable. It works best if I take it at the first signs of the aura, before any migraine pain has started. I carry the medication with me always, just in case I may need it, which is fortunately only a few times a year. It is truly the right tool for the job. I do feel a little weird the next day after I've taken it, which I refer to as a 'headache hangover.' I'm slightly dizzy, my head feels 'hollow' for lack of a better word, and I'm just a little off. But I will take that side effect over a migraine anytime."

10 / 10

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DDa...
Taken for 10 years or more
September 24, 2019

For Migraine "I have no family history of migraines. They started after my hysterectomy when I was 24. I am 71 now and just had one Friday and Saturday. They start with the auras that I cannot see, then it has to go from one eye to the other, then it starts with the nausea and headache. I have to go into a dark room, no noise, and a cold cloth covering my eyes. If I can get the medicine when it starts, it helps a lot. I usually have my head sore, not headache, for a few days after. No fun."

10 / 10

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Car...
Taken for 10 years or more
December 13, 2023

For Migraine "Used this for twenty years. I have had migraines for years. Before and after monthly periods were worse. But I could go to work and usually push forward. Affordable too. Neurologist just gave me a different prescription but cost is just too much $900."

9 / 10

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Git...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
September 3, 2024

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine for Migraine "Dosed 6 by itself every 6-hour dosing, exclusively in the past. Now I generally am prescribed 2.5 mg PO hydromorphone between each Fioricet dose (still every 6 hours) to get me out of my status migrainosis within a week! Normally, I have to suffer for 2-4 with the sumatriptan!"

6 / 10

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Anonymous
June 12, 2009

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine for Migraine "This medicine is frequently prescribed to me when I end up in the ER for a particularly bad migraine. It does very little for my headaches, dulls the pain a bit for several hours and then once it wears off, I'm back to square one. Not practical for me to take this one unless I have the day off from work."

3 / 10

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October 14, 2014

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine for Migraine "Only medication that has helped the pain and still be able to function."

9 / 10

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Fio...
October 3, 2013

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine for Migraine "Fiorinal is a miracle when it comes to strong headaches and migraines. Nurofen Plus won't work for me on a migraine, but take 2 Fiorinal, sleep it off, and it's gone."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
January 19, 2013

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine for Headache "Have been getting migraines for ten years or more. Migraines run in my family. This medication is the only one I have found that gets rid of the migraine to where you can be functional."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
January 26, 2012

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine for Migraine "Great. Works every time."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 2 to 5 years
October 7, 2012

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine for Migraine "If migraine is caught at first onset, this medicine absolutely works wonders!"

9 / 10

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S37...
Taken for 5 to 10 years
April 11, 2016

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine for Migraine "I have taken more prescribed migraine drugs than I can remember over the years and come back to Fioricet. Butalbital, along with Tylenol or ASA and caffeine, is by far the most reliable."

10 / 10

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Rae...
October 23, 2011

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine for Migraine "Wonderful medicine: a miracle for bad headaches."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 5 to 10 years
August 14, 2014

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine for Migraine "Fantastic for my migraines."

9 / 10

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Rai...
Taken for 5 to 10 years
March 29, 2018

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine for Migraine "I have been taking Butalbital for many, many years. It is the only drug that actually works, and for a migraine sufferer, that’s a very big deal!!"

9 / 10

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Anonymous
November 6, 2008

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine for Migraine "Got this for my really bad migraines about 10 years ago after nothing else worked - an absolute miracle drug."

10 / 10

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Pat...
January 13, 2011

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine for Migraine "Fiorinal has helped my migraines better than anything else I have tried. I have not had any side effects at all."

9 / 10

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sda...
Taken for 2 to 5 years
May 19, 2016

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine for Headache "When I have a severe headache that does not fully meet the criteria for a migraine, I turn to Fiorinal. It usually totally knocks the headache out. I would gladly endorse this product."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
September 20, 2009

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine for Migraine "The only medicine that has helped me."

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Kay...
March 26, 2017

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine for Migraine "Helps tremendously with my headaches."

10 / 10

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