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Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine for Migraine User Reviews (Page 4)

Brand names: Fiorinal, Fiormor, Fiortal, Fortabs Farbital

Reviews for Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine

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  • Anonymous
  • November 6, 2008

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

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  • Pat...
  • January 13, 2011

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine "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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  • Anonymous
  • September 20, 2009

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

9 / 10
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  • Kay...
  • March 26, 2017

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

10 / 10
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  • Sam...
  • August 21, 2017

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine "This is the ONLY thing that works on my migraines, but is getting harder and harder to find a doctor who will prescribe and/or a pharmacy to fill."

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  • JJM...
  • Taken for 5 to 10 years
  • December 13, 2012

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine "Great for migraine. Haven't found anything better than it so far, except Stadol, Demerol, or Nubain, which we all know no one can function daily on those other meds."

10 / 10
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  • SKJ...
  • Taken for 5 to 10 years
  • January 31, 2018

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine "I only take this for migraines. I take one capsule, and if the headache hasn't eased up within 30 minutes to an hour - I take another. Migraine gone! I've never experienced any side effects."

10 / 10
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  • Wic...
  • Taken for 10 years or more
  • January 28, 2019

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine "I have used this for years without any issues or addiction. Now my pharmacist wants to change it to a drug that doesn't work. Tired of pharmacies interfering."

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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for 10 years or more
  • January 5, 2018

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine "Works better than codeine meds for me."

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  • jef...
  • September 14, 2009

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine "I have used this medication since the late '80s for migraines, and it works wonders. I have tried other medications, and nothing works as well and fast as Fiorinal."

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  • Anonymous
  • April 27, 2009

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine "This drug is phenomenal for migraines as long as you catch it early."

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  • Daw...
  • March 23, 2011

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine "Most of the time, this works wonders."

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  • Ang...
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • February 4, 2020

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine "This medication has worked for me for years for my migraines."

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  • Pen...
  • January 23, 2013

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine "Wonderful as long as you take it at onset. I also use Imitrex. Daily."

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  • Anonymous
  • October 7, 2011

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine "Works for many migraines, but sometimes I have really awful ones, and for those, I need a stronger medicine. I use a combination pill that includes codeine."

8 / 10
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  • Mel...
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • March 14, 2024

"Works great on my migraines! I only have to take one when I feel a migraine coming on and within 20 to 25 min. Poof. Gone."

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  • Mol...
  • February 1, 2009

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine "Works wonders for my husband's migraines, does nothing for mine. Mine seem to be immune to just about everything we've tried so far, though."

7 / 10
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  • Eis...
  • Taken for 10 years or more
  • March 23, 2013

"Takes the edge off and stops the escalation of pain. Nothing makes my migraines go away, but this allows me to function."

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  • ang...
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • September 25, 2024

"This works quickly, but I got rebound migraines afterwards. I tried cutting the dose, and it still would happen."

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  • Mel...
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • March 6, 2024

"Fioricet is the only migraine medication that works for me. All other medications do not help the intensity."

10 / 10
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  • sou...
  • June 20, 2014

Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine "I took two of these for a migraine, and it just made it worse."

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