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Excedrine Migraine Reaction?

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I-want-nachos Apprentice
I-want-nachos
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I know there have been other posts on this in the past (but many of them are very old), has anyone here recently seemingly had a reaction to excedrine migraine? I hadn't noticed until today, but every time I take excedrine as soon as the migraine vanishes (typically within a few hours) its replaced with severe cramping in my intestines. 

 

I've looked it up and it seems to be gluten free but I am wondering if maybe the aspirin it contains is irritating to my stomach? Does anyone else have any thoughts on this? I was told by my GI doctor not to take aspirin as its generally a bad idea for anyone with GI issues. 

 

 

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kareng Grand Master
kareng
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I have used it and the target brand without trouble.

LauraTX Rising Star
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It is listed as gluten-free on Open Original Shared Link, so you can call the company to double check, but if you were told not to take aspirin and took it, that is certainly going to cause you GI discomfort, and could potentially lead to a dangerous GI bleed.  Sometimes people can tolerate a dose or two as long as it is not long term, but now you know that any is a bad idea.  You can get just acetaminophen +caffeine together that lacks the aspirin component.  The name brand is called Excedrin tension headache, and I was unable to find any good info online so you may want to call the company on that, or look for a safe store brand.

 

Here is more info on NSAIDs and other names for them, side effects, etc. Open Original Shared Link

I-want-nachos Apprentice
I-want-nachos
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could also be just the migraine is an indicator that I've eaten gluten and the two aren't connected at all lol. Man, so bogus. 

I-want-nachos Apprentice
I-want-nachos
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It is listed as gluten-free on Open Original Shared Link, so you can call the company to double check, but if you were told not to take aspirin and took it, that is certainly going to cause you GI discomfort, and could potentially lead to a dangerous GI bleed.  Sometimes people can tolerate a dose or two as long as it is not long term, but now you know that any is a bad idea.  You can get just acetaminophen +caffeine together that lacks the aspirin component.  The name brand is called Excedrin tension headache, and I was unable to find any good info online so you may want to call the company on that, or look for a safe store brand.

 

Here is more info on NSAIDs and other names for them, side effects, etc. Open Original Shared Link

 

 

 

This is super helpful, thanks!

ravenwoodglass Mentor
ravenwoodglass
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could also be just the migraine is an indicator that I've eaten gluten and the two aren't connected at all lol. Man, so bogus. 

That would be the case for myself as I only get migraines when glutened. Don't know that is the answer for you but it is possible. 

I-want-nachos Apprentice
I-want-nachos
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That would be the case for myself as I only get migraines when glutened. Don't know that is the answer for you but it is possible. 

 

I do get migraines when I've eaten gluten by mistake (and I've only experienced migraines since becoming gluten intolerant), but as far as I am aware I haven't eaten anything that would trigger one. 

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I-want-nachos Apprentice
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I also realized I ate birdseye southwestern style rice yesterday (I've never tried it until now) and the website lists it as containing possible wheat ingredients due to cc. :c 

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