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Posted 12/20/2005 5:21 PM (GMT -8)
I went to Acute care tonite (almost like the ER but in the Dr office), for my migraine. I have had one since Thur. or Fri. 1st bad one since I started Topamax in July or Aug (cant remember much less really think at the moment) Any way instead of giving me a shot like my Nuerologist said they would, she said that from the sounds of it (I talked to her on the phone) that oral meds was not going to work that I needed a shot to get rid of it. But the Acute care Dr gave me a prescriptition for an oral med. Its a generac drug & the bottle says Butal/ASA/Caff. Does anyone have any information on this? What is the non generac form of the drug? I am to only take it when I have a migraine. Has others had good luck with this med? - I sure do hope it works for me.
Posted 12/20/2005 9:01 PM (GMT -8)
Hello,

You were given a combination of Butalbital, Aspirin and Caffeine. Butalbital is a barbituate. Not my medication of choice for a migraine. The information I found recommends it for "tension" headaches. It also warns that this combination can cause rebound headaches so becareful.

My personal recommendation would be to head back to your GP or neurologist for a prescription of pain meds specifically for migraines if that's what the Acute Care doc is going to give you. But that's just me. Or if you're not sure, ask your GP or neurologist if this is the best medication for you.

Sorry if I sound a little upset. I'm at the end of a long migraine day and I may be misinterpreting it but it sounds like somebody has "misinterpreted" your migraine and that makes me mad.

Good luck. Let us know how it goes.
Posted 12/21/2005 11:04 AM (GMT -8)

Brand name would be fioricet or something of the sort...I took that too...it helps but not when when I am in the type of pain that sends me to an ER type setting.

then again "acute" care type places HERE don't keep narcotic injections on hand.

You need to have your doctor fill out an ER form with their desired treatment so you don't get jerked around like that again! (I posted them on an old thread...I will try to hunt it down)

That medication will work for pain, but not like on a 7-10 on a 1-10 scale...

Sara

Posted 12/21/2005 2:14 PM (GMT -8)
Thank you for the information. I am waitin gfor my husband to come home. He will will be taking me back to the Dr today. This time my neurologists nurse will be giving me the shot that I should have gotten last night. So I am a little teed off that I am dishing out more money today where if the Acutte care Dr would have listened to my Dr I would not be going through this tonight.
Posted 12/28/2005 1:27 AM (GMT -8)

tymaboy i have hemiplegic severe migraines and i am on fioricet also. i have found it to be extremly helpful for most migraines -except the very severe ones. technically yes fioricet is for tension headaches, but there is such a thing as tension migraines and tension adds or can cause migraine also. so dont knock it till you try it. the only thing that works on me for the severe ones however is stadol which is an opiate. VERY effective though.my doc tells me to take the fioricet AS SOON as i start having the aura, or feel one coming on. the longer you wait to take the harder it will be to control.

good luck to you,

jenny

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