Treatment Of Headache
Know About Over The Counter Migraine Medication
Several reports have concluded that overusing over the
counter migraine medication often results in rebound headaches. All of
these medicines are recommended to be stored in an area where the
temperature is between twenty to twenty-five degrees Celsius or
sixty-eight and seventy-seven degrees Fahrenheit. If you live somewhere
where this can’t be accomplished be aware that the effectiveness of
these medications can be compromised. Also of concern is if you receive
your medication by mail. Leaving the medicine in your mailbox in
temperatures outside the recommended range for even a few hours can
seriously impair their effectiveness.
Most of these medications warn against the same type of side
effects, but the frequency of complaints about those side effects vary tremendously
from one user to another.
Excedrin Migraine
Active Ingredients: Acetaminophen 250g, Aspirin 250mg, Caffeine 65mg.
Forms: Geltabs, Tablets, Capsules.
The recommended dose of Excedrin Migraine is two tablets taken at six-hour
intervals. Excedrin Migraine actually contains the exact same ingredient
combination as Excedrin Extra Strength. In fact, the only difference between
Excedrin Migraine and Excedrin Extra Strength is that Excedrin Migraine comes
with instructions containing a warning about treating migraines. The
instructions warns patients to consult with a physician if their
headache is accompanied by vomiting or requires bed rest. Excedrin Extra
Strength also does not specifically contain migraines under its use
section.
Excedrin has established a fine reputation among consumers. Usually it ranks
at or near the in customer satisfaction surveys.
Advil Migraine
Active Ingredients: Ibuprofen 200mg. Also contains 20mg of potassium.
Forms: Liquid filled capsule.
Important information: In the United States Advil Migraine is the only over
the counter migraine medication available in liquid capsule form.
You should be aware that Advil Migraine contains the exact same ingredients as
regular Advil. Customer satisfaction concerning this product varies. While many
report that their recommended dosage often relieves their pain, many other complain
that one must exceed dosage in order to get relief. Others complain that
it upsets their stomach if they don’t take it on a full stomach. Still
others have complained about side effects such as nausea (see above),
hives, swelling, etc. And yet others are simply unwilling to pay the
extra price for this medication when they can buy the exact same
medication under the regular Advil label.
Motrin Migraine Pain
Active Ingredient: Ibuprofen 200mg.
Forms: Caplets.
Contains the exact same ingredients as Motrin IB. You should be aware that Motrin
Migraine pills are smaller than most other migraine pills. The advantage
here is that they are easier to swallow, but at the same time because
they are so small they could easily be mistaken for candy by a small
child so be sure to keep them out of reach of the young ones. As with
Advil, although perhaps even more, customer satisfaction truly runs the
gamut when it comes to Motrin. Some migraine sufferers absolutely swear
by it, while others say they will never take it again. There doesn’t
seem to be any pattern as to why it works so well one some patients and
not at all on others. It is recommended that you at least try Motrin
because it just may be the answer to your prayers. On the other hand it
may no do you good at all. So therefore you’ve got all to gain and only
a little bit of money to lose.
Naproxen
Naproxen is in a class of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(NSAIDs) that work by reducing hormones that cause inflammation and pain in
the body. Naproxen is sold under a wide variety of brand names across the world,
including Aleve, Anaprox and Naprosyn.
TheraPatch Headache Cool Gel
One of the latest products to hit the markets are pads that
can be placed on the forehead, temple or the back of the head which
contain a gel that cools the skin for up to four hours. You can get the
TheraPatch in two forms. One contains no medication whatever, while the
other uses the patch as a device to deliver an analgesic. TheraPatch
Cool contains menthol, camphor and methyl salicylate, while TheraPatch
Warm contains capsaicin. LecTec is also offering medicinal patch
products as a drug delivery alternative in the cough-cold and anti-itch
sections.