Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine for Migraine User Reviews (Page 4)
Brand names: Fiorinal, Fiormor, Fiortal, Fortabs Farbital
Reviews for Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine
- Rai...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- March 29, 2018
Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine "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!!"
- 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."
- Anonymous
- September 20, 2009
Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine "The only medicine that has helped me."
- Kay...
- March 26, 2017
Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine "Helps tremendously with my headaches."
- 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."
- 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."
- 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."
- 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."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 10 years or more
- January 5, 2018
Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine "Works better than codeine meds for me."
- 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."
- Anonymous
- April 27, 2009
Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine "This drug is phenomenal for migraines as long as you catch it early."
- Daw...
- March 23, 2011
Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine "Most of the time, this works wonders."
- Ang...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- February 4, 2020
Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine "This medication has worked for me for years for my migraines."
- Pen...
- January 23, 2013
Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine "Wonderful as long as you take it at onset. I also use Imitrex. Daily."
- 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."
- 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."
- 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."
- 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."
- 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."
- 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."
- 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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Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine "Got this for my really bad migraines about 10 years ago after nothing else worked - an absolute miracle drug."