Migraine / Tension Headache Forums (Page 15)

round, blue with CL on top,then a score mark and 041 underneath the score. The bottle says manufactured by West ward but this is not printed on the pill. I have never encountered a pill without the manufacturer logo on it. ## From what we can discover, these tablets contain Acetaminophen, Butalbital and Caffeine, it is used to treat migraine and tension headaches. Side effects can include: nausea, drowsiness, dizziness and dry mouth. This is a generic for Fioricet and the CL is their logo. ## Do you have a picture that shows this, or where did you find the information that says its fioricet? ## Dawn, there are quite a few resources that enable us to identify prescription tablets. Under federal law they all must have unique imprints to enable their identification and databases are compil...

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I take this med for my migraines. My insurance will not pay anything, and it is costing me almost $100 for 25 pills. Is there a generic I can purchase instead? ## Hello, Gilmer Gal! How are you? Unfortunately, what you've listed is the generic. The name brand would be Midrin. Have you tried checking the price with other pharmacies in your area? They may be cheaper. Another alternative is to try one of the discount cards, such as the free one offered on this site. You click the link, put in your email address and print the card. They do save a lot of money for some people. Typical side effects to this medication may include nausea, drowsiness and dizziness. Does anyone else have any suggestions that may help? ## Thank you so much. Wow, in my next life I want to be a pharmaceutical co...

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I just started depacote for bipolar 2. I'm also taking suboxone 16mg and have been for 2 months. The first week I was taking 500 mg depacote and just started on 1000. I'm experiencing severe diareah and gas like never before. I'm also plagued with kidney stones and these are symptoms I've experienced with stones, just not as bad. Just curious if anyone has experienced symptoms like these soon after starting or upping their dose of depacote. Should I take my dose tonight or wait and see what's up?! This is horrible! ## Hello, Timmy! How are you? Those can be normal side effects of Depakote, especially with a rapid dose increase, such as the jump from 500mgs to 1,000mgs. However, it's usually transient and only continues for a short period of time. You may also exp...

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Does anyone know if Sansert is available anywhere in the world? My understanding is that it is no longer sold in the US and the pharmacy I tried in Canada said it has not been available to them for some time. I am looking for relief for daily, migraine headaches. Sansert use to provide prophylactic help. Any new treatment anyone about which anyone can advise me? Joel ## Although Sansert is no longer made in N America, it is in the UK (as Deseril 1 mg). Some Canadian pharmacies will provide with a prescription with this name or as methysergide ## wow... I have the same issue, I am allergic to maltodextrin, found in imitation sugars.. I accidently allowed some in my body by eating an ice cream product that hat maltodextrin in it. When this happens it triggers cluster headaches in me. Sans...

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Try COSTCO (no memb reqd for phar), or get an AAA membshp AAA membership cost covers the difference on ONE fill for me! Ck AAA website to see which pharmacies are in program. They discount if from the pharm;s cost. I use CVS or Walgreens, and some pharmacies don't discount narcotics, so check first. ## If anyone else is looking for additional ways to save on their prescription, I know MedsChat also offers a very good drug discount card that can reportedly save you anywhere from 15% to 75% off your Rx at most major pharmacies, potentially cutting the cost drastically. You can view more details about it here: Rx Savings Card Just print out that card and take it with you whenever you go to fill your prescription and see what type of discount they can offer you. I haven't used AAA...

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I know the Westward brand-they are no longer making-but CVS has told me they can't get the tablet form of the generic brand of fiorinal-so I have to look elsewhere ## Hello, Suz! How are you? I'm sorry about the problem that you're having! And no, the tablets are no longer available, just the capsules. There have been many people that don't like them as well, or who feel they don't work as well, but there's really nothing that can be done about it. Have you tried any other medications? Perhaps your doctor can help you find an alternative. ## Is there any place in the worlds to get fiorinal tablets? Canada? Any place? I need them bad! Migraines. Nothing else works! Tell Actavis to start making them again!!!!

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Hello, Just started on imitrex nasal spray 2 days ago, had to use 2nd dose at exactly the 2 hour mark the first night ('alarm clock headache' at 5am). Used it tonight and an hour later vomited, felt a little better, but still have lingering headache. Is this all normal? As it is the weekend, cannot verify with my PMD, and just want to make sure I am taking it properly - should I be lying down, head upright? Any better way of administration? And is it ok that I am taking advil/excedrin migraine along with it when I feel it is not working? ## Hello, Kimg! How are you? Unless you've been specifically instructed otherwise, such sprays should always be used while sitting or standing upright. The nausea, vomiting and mild headache can all be side effects of Imitrex, along with diz...

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I get severe headaches/ migraines that last for days with NO relief unless I took the blue pills fiorecet with butalbital caffeine AND codiene. After years of taking it and never getting addicted. I never even asked for an increase in strength or frequency! My stupid Dr. decides to stop it and give me massive doses of ibuprophen (advil) saying it would work the same, I reminded him that I had started seeing HIM because nothing otc worked! He said I was having rebound headaches from them. Well, I found out that for me, it was the butalbital that caused the rebound headaches not the codiene which was the only part of that pill combo besides the caffeine that helped. I now have a prescription for straight codiene (codeine sulfate) and it WORKS! I take 1 I don't get drowsy and it takes ...

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My ex told me it was for a migraine. His mom had a prescription for and because we are in a legal battle I need to know what it is before I take it. ## This is a prescription medication so you shouldn't take it if it has not been prescribed for you. It is a generic for Fioricet, containing 325mgs of Acetaminophen, 50mgs of Butalbital and 40mgs of Caffeine. It's most commonly used to treat migraines and tension headaches. Side effects may include nausea, dizziness, stomach irritation, nervousness and insomnia. (NDC 46672-053). Inactive Ingredients: - Cellulose, Microcrystalline - Croscarmellose Sodium - Crospovidone - Povidones - Silicon Dioxide - Starch, Corn - Stearic Acid Ref: DailyMed

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the queen used it while delivering her eigth child ## Actually, that is a myth. At the time there was a debate going on between doctors who thought it was okay to use pain medication during child birth and those who did not. Thus, the store was told and perpetuated, to try to encourage people to use it and believe it was safe, however, the store was not actually true. That said, whether or not the queen did get any medication is something this site does not know. The thing most commonly used back then did not begin with a C, anyway, it was actually Ether. Is there anything else I can help you with? ## pain med that strat with letter c ## I recently had a migraine headache and the ER doctor gave me a shot of something beginning with "C" or maybe "K'.........any ideas

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I have been using fiorinal with codine for at least 12 years for Lupus and Migranes. The generic does not work as well, so I pay for brand.My question is there a safe place to order,the pharmies are so strict about the 30 day and I never have enough.My dr. Will not encrease the dose, though it has not been changed in ten yrs. I am tired of the treatment at the pharmies,and the withdrawal I suffer almost every month. The Goverment has control of my Pain????

Fioricet 50/325/40 TB. Can a person take 4 or 5 at once? What will happen?? ## It contains acetaphetamine which is toxic to your liver in high doses. Also caffeine which can be detrimental in high doses. 4 or 5 is a very bad idea. 2 is the maximum amount one should take for a headache.

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Is there a prescription formulation of butalbital and caffeine WITHOUT the acetaminophen other than Fioinal? ## Hello, John! How are you? No, I'm sorry, but there isn't. The only ones available contain either Acetaminophen or Aspirin. If you require it without either one, if you have a compounding pharmacy nearby, your doctor may be able to prescribe it and have them create it for you. Side effects may include nausea, dizziness and stomach irritation. Is there anything else I can help with?

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white, round tablet ## that's a generic fioricet pill 325 mg APAP (acetaminophen), 40 mg caffeine, 50 mg butalbital (barbiturate) the v is commonly mistaken as an initial for vicodin, but it stands for vintage/qualitest, the distributor/manufacturer check for more info ## Is This A Barbiturate, and what is the ingredient that makes it a narcotic? ## There is a barbituate in it that makes it narcotic. ## Have had prescription for years but haven't checked into ingredient that makes it a narcotic! I was under impression that a substance like Valium was in it!

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I have been seeing a pain management dr.since april and she gave me dilaudid2mg 5times a day,plus fiorinal for breakthrough pain. I have severechronic headaches and neck pain due to a pinched nerve. I also have degenerative disc in my lower back. I don't know what to do. will I have withdrawel problems from this?Thank You ,Sally ## Hello, SallY! How are you? If you stop taking them abruptly you may suffer some withdrawal effects. They can include nausea, diarrhea, rebound pain and chills. Is there anything else I can help with? ## Hi Vernwon,(hope I spelled it right), thanks for replying so quickly. I suppose the main concern is that will the withdrawals will put me in the hospital, have cardiac arrest or possibly go into a coma from not having the medications. I know all of this so...

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I deal with chronic headaches as well as occasional migraines, and nothing has seemed to have an effect except vicodin. I was just prescribed fioricet and took one earlier and then another an hour or so later as the dose is 1-2 and the first wasn't effective. Three hours later my headache was just as bad and I took 2 more as I thought taking them an hour apart may have made them less effective.It's been over an hour since then and still no relief, I do maybe feel slightly dizzy and out of it but it's very slight...should I just give up on fioricet and see my doctor again? I'm in college and go to a very difficult school and I'm having a very hard time keeping up with the workload and even getting out of bed and going to class. Any comments or advice would be much app...

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I was prescribed 10mg amitryptilyine for migraine prevention. It seems to be helping with the migraines, however, I feel very tired all day and my eyes have bags under them and feel so tired all the time. It has been well over a month since I've started this and the side effects do not seem to be subsiding. Any suggestions?? I love the fact I'm not having the migraines but the side effects I can't handle much longer. ## Hello! How are you? This medication is a tricyclic antidepressant and it can cause REM onset latency, which means you don't enter the REM phase of sleep as fast as normal and spend less time in it than normal, so your sleep isn't as restful. That's likely why you feel so tired and have the bags under your eyes. I found that they improved about 6 w...

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this is a white pill round, and the other side says m on top and under the line it says s12......i was told it was for migranes??? ## That is correct, this tablet contains 100mgs of Sumatriptan, the active ingredient in Imitrex. Common side effects may include: nausea, drowsiness, sinusitis and thirst. Read more: Is there anything else I can help you with? ## i have some pills they are white on one side there is just a big x and on the other ther is a 3|5 and i cant find this pill anywhere ## little round peach pill with E then underneath the E it has 52 and nothing on the other side of pill

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I am taking a 80 mg a day of hydrocodone / Acetaminophen and trying lower down to 40 mg a day to 20 mg a day then 10 mg a day, and 10 every 24 hours without having to have extreme opiate withdrawals, please tell me if I can use fioricet for opiate withdrawals. what do need to know. ## Hello, Will363! How are you? If you're doing a slow taper, your withdrawals should be minimal. How long have you been taking it? How fast of a taper are you doing? It takes at least a week, between each dosage drop, for your body to adjust. This is a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation. And no, there is really nothing in the Fioricet to help.

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for stress headaches and migraines ## Hello, Joe! How are you? I'm sorry, but this website does not manufacture, prescribe nor sell any medications or products. It is an information only resource. Did your doctor prescribe this medication? This is a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation.

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