Why Did You Take Excedrin Off The Market (Page 2) (Top voted first)

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I can't take aspirin so I have been taking aspirin free excedrin. All of a sudden I can't find it anywhere. Am told that they recalled it because they found glass in it.

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Yes- I too agree- I am ready to ask every friend I know if they have any Excedrin at home they do not need- after 1 yr. of chronic head pain- and 15 drugs, 7 Dr.'s later- I now had founf ex. strength Excedrin to be the only help....no store brand seems to knock out my pain...such a disappointment to have all of this removed from every store- and every shelf.

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I liked that product too, it worked really well for me and cannot find it anywhere!

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I'm a reporter working on a story about people who are suffering because they have been unable to get Excedrin. If this applies to you please call me today at 212-456-5944

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Vanquish by Bayer has same ingredients and I tried it while waiting for Excedrin to come back on the market. I guess it works okay, but somehow not the same as Excedrin.

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I am not addicted to excedrin and only use it whenever I have a severe headache. Most of the time I would only take 1/2 of a pill and it worked. I woke up with a headache this morning, went to Walmart and bought the store brand. I took one pill and an hour later nothing. I took another pill and after 6 hrs it finally started to subside a little bit but not completely gone. So IMO, the store brand DOES NOT work even close to as good as Excedrin. I smell some Bovine Fecal Matter coming on with the new Excedrin!

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i have been using excedrin migraine for 2 years now,,,, but in the past 4 months or so, i noticed that everytime i take the medicine, my headache disappear but moments later i feel sharp pains in my stomach every now and then and i burp a lot. though i take the medicine with a full meal.is this a side effect? can anybody explain this? or does anyone experience something like this?

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"Mid-year"? That can't be true. It's the end of July already. Mid year is passed. Sure hope they hurry and get Excedrin back on the market. I hate using all my prescirption headache medication but Excedrin is the only other thing that actually works on them..so what to do? And no, the store brands are not compounded the same way as Excedrin so they don't work nearly as well..if at all.

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no they didnt...where the hell do you get your info from ..the inquirer?

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NO you are not addicted to Excedrin.. You are addicted to the CAFFEINE in Excedrin (so am I). Once it wears off you get a headache again! Excedrin works so well, they know you will keep using the product.
I miss Excedrin as it worked so well. Wish they would bring it back soon. I take too many of the generics, though I find Rite Aid generic is much better than CVS.

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I took excedrin for at least 30 years, and it was the only thing that worked for me. Just as many of the generic
medications don't work well for everyone, excedrin in my opinion, is the prime example, NOTHING works as
well, and I sure hope they don't change a single thing about excedrin. I did have to quit taking them on a daily
basis because the llining of my stomach was being eaten away. I also believe that I was addicted to them,
however, I still feel very adamant about the effects of this product. When I get a headache today, I still prefer
excedrin over any other medication, even preseription
drugs. You can have 100 people use the same recipe, and you will have 100 different varieties of that recipe. I
believe it's how they cook, bake, or whatever they do that makes excedrin such an exceptional drug.

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Your opinion of these drugs acting the same is false. They say mid-year production will resume.

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For people who feel store brand does not work as effectively as Excedrin, I would recommend chewing the tablet into small pieces and taking with water instead of swallowing the whole tablet. That will speed up the absorption rate of the drug. I suspect that the reason Excedrin is not back on market is because Novatis manufacturing site in Lincoln NE has other GMP issues and FDA does not give green light to resume manufacturing.

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I just bough it in Costco on dec 24 my parents were looking for it everywhere as well an were very happy that excedrin migraine is back

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I purchased excedrin pm a few months ago from Target and am out of it again. I went all over looking and asking for it. It's off the shelves once again. What gives? I am getting tired of this.

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Why can't I find the PM any more they boughtthe others back but NOT the PM what's up an no the new improved doesn't work like it did something is different why

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they were to taken off the market I looked in every store everywhere they were removed from every place I went and when you ask about them nobody knew a reason why there was no news about it or anything

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Yes, now it's gone! I can only surmise that it's gone because it worked. I found I could use it with my now changed and weakened presc. Anyone who thinks you
can use any over the counter to get rid of a migraine doesn't have a clue what a
migraine is!! Midrin disappeared first, I thank my Lord that I don't have clusters
anymore but I don't know what people are doing that have them! I had a stroke
years back from migraines when I would suffer through them. I thought I was dying, not knowing what it was. Finally went to doctor and tried it all including Caffergot which turned my stomach and on the instructions admits it can cause
gangreen. I'll bet that's still on the market. Most people out there think it's just
a bad headache. God help us.

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Have been buying wonderful (and low cost) migraine relief in the form of Sainsburys and Tesco own brand Paracetamol Extra Power, with aspirin and caffeine - like others mention, the only thing that works and doesn't make me feel even worse. Just discovered it's not available now from Sainsburys and haven't yet tried Tesco to see if they are still doing it, but now have looked on the internet to see if there is anything about why it's no longer available and have seen that this combination is like Excedrin in the US which isn't available here in the UK. Has anyone found a similar product in the UK and if so, is it prescription only or available over the counter and where? Thanks for any insight.

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Hi, For the people who need the excedrin p.m.. most of the time Advil, tylenol, and all other meds use the exact ingredient that Dramamine has in it. So just get excedrin and buy Dramamine and add one at night. Check for yourself, it's great. It's the main reason that Nyquil has a new sleep medicine. All it is is liquid Dramamine at 3 times the price.

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I too believe it's formulated to get you hooked. My biggest symptom when I've been taking if for a few day is severe anxiety and very depressed, with really dark emotions.

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