Has anyone experience nausea while taking fiorcet? My neuro usually prescribe axocet (same thing, without the caffeine, I think) but a new one gave me fiorcet and I seem to always experience nausea, even when taken with food. There must be something about the caffeine though because it seems to work better, though not wonderful...All experiences will be greatly appreciated....BLESSINGS 2 U ALL...Disciple

I've never experienced nausea from the fioricet, but from the migraines themselves. I'm armed (and dangerous, lol j/k) with a couple forms of anti nausea meds to combat the nausea. It could be the caffeine, who knows, everyone is different. for some people caffeine doesn't help their migraines. Try drinking a cup of coffee or some cola and see if you get nauseated, then you'll know it's the caffeine and not just the fillers in a particular brand of fioricet. I knew somoene who could only take one brand of fioricet without getting ill. good luck, I sympathize with you.

Yea it could be the caffein, even though coffee might
not bother you,there's something about powder caffein
that is gut rot. Another thing with me, I could take
any pill in the world,but generic Fioricet used to make
me gag an even puked once or twice when it starts to
dissolve on the back of your tougne. Maybe take
Phrenyln(Butalbital,Acet.) and drink coffee.



JONY

In my expierience the Brand Fioricet works best. I tried the generic and I got sick to my stomach... My dad also takes Fioricet for Migraines and prefers the brand also, because the generics made him feel sick also.

Take Care

I see someone mentioned Fioricet without caffeine.... i think one brand mentioned was Phrenilin. I cannot take caffeine and recently was taking Phrenilin for my tension headaches and they helped a lot. I got them from a Key West pharmacy in Florida and now all of a sudden they seemed to have closed and i can't find any place that sells Phrenilin, or Fioricet without the caffeine. Does anyone know where i might be able to get some?
Thanks so much...

Mooya

I'm sorry, I haven't seen another place that offered them. Perhaps try a google search. I think not many people ask for it, so it's not very popular at the affiliate sites.

Does fioricet make one feel drugged?

No, not at all. The caffeine in it "smooths" out the butalbital, IMO. If you have a headache you will probably feel nothing but your headache going away.

Thanks for the info..I've been hesitant to try this med because I was worried that I might become too drugged.

I'm prescribed Butalbital without caffeine (Sedapap and now it was switched to Phrenilin). I'm down to one pill left and then I have to wait until the doctor calls in a new prescription, I'm already starting to get headaches and I need to know if there is a place I can order the non-caffeine non-codeine version of Butalbital, in a bulk quantity, at a good price. I'm fine with generics but I want to be able to get at least 180 or 200 at once.

Thanks.

I am using between 2-4 Butalbital a day to control my migraines and my doctor only writes for a 30 pill prescription with 1 refill, per prescription... Yes, I know, this means about every two weeks I need to plead for a refill or else it's migraine city... Also I have to pay insurance co-pays here and there, and everywhere. It'd be so much easier for him to write for a 120 quantity or a few refills.

The only place I've ever seen it online closed up last year, sorry, I don't think it's available without the caffeine from a NROP.

w/o caffeine is also named "PROMACET" but good luck finding it,half of the doctors haven'tseven heard of it.

I ordered the genereic Butalbital with Acet and Caffeine and found them to be pretty much useless.

I would rather take strong ibuprofen.

Fioricet helps relieve mild to moderate pain and as well as tension headaches. I just take the required amount of dosage or else I might suffer from some minor side-effects like dizziness, drowsiness and stomach upset.

Hi!
Very good information.

I agree. They caused so much nausea in me they just werent worth it. I'll have to give brand fioricet a try I guess, just it's so expensive.

I'm using Fioricet now and there was a warning (yes, I read the small print) lol, about becoming addicted. I just don't know how anyone can become addicted to this. There is no high involved for me, not that I'm looking for one. I'm using the genereic and have no nausea.

Just thought I'd post in here a bit: The reason that Fioricet is addictive is because of its pharmacology. Its a barbiturate for starters, which means that even if you don't notice it, your body is slowly building up a physiological addiction to the medicine. The bad thing about butalbital is that the longer you take it, the more likely it is to cause the migraine itself! Crazy, but even though it removes the migraine, as it starts to wear off, the drop in butalbital causes a new migraine, as your body is suffering physiological addiction.

Don't know why they even bothered putting this suff into production. The suff is total [censored].

I have experienced nausea after taking the generic (I've never had the brand name), but I honestly can't 100% prove that it was from the med itself. The nausea did occur very, very shortly after taking the med, which makes me think it had something to do with it - but I just can't be positive.

(Some people think this is a useless med, but it's the only thing I've found that helps my headaches. In addition, it often makes me ramble and babble my head off as opposed to making me sleepy).

Hi LMM, I've tried other meds for migraines or mostly allergy related migraines, and have successfully used the brand and generic since 2001. I was using a handful of vicodin daily for pain then, didn't know all the upper root canals had bacteria from the seals aging, and this went on since probably 1994. No doctor or dentist identified the problem, but I had numerous gum surgeries, allergy shots for years. Such dumb a** medical people out there.

Finally the permanent bridge was pulled out while having a piece of caramel, and the problem was solved! No teeth remained, just roots! So lovely, so painful.

Had to get off vics anyway after so long, hard to adjust to fioricet but to me it isn't junk at all. It meets my needs, but if you think a mild drug like this causes nausea, try something narcotic. You'll really know what nausea and vomiting is. At least I did.

Hi there, Soho! I've never taken Vicodin as, thank goodness, I haven't needed to, but I know from friends that use it and other narcotic pain meds that it can cause some icky nausea. I really do like Fioricet/butalbital a lot. It really does help my headaches, and I know it's not a placebo effect. I think maybe if the nausea (which really doesn't happen very often) I mentioned in my other post was due to the Fioricet, it was likely only partially due to it. There very likely could have been other factors involved - such as not eating for hours and hours combined with taking it after being awake way too long (I work a weird schedule), or....just about anything. My headaches aren't actually migraines but more of a nasty stress and tension type headache, and I swear Fioricet is the only thing I've found that takes care of it. Tramadol is just okay at best, and over-the-counter meds don't really help me much at all. That could be because I'm so used to the Fioricet though. And oh how it can make me ramble and carry on! I go from hyperactivity and being quite the social butterfly to the eventual common sleepiness side-effect after taking it.

Headaches do s u c k, don't they?

The only thing I could suggest for nausea that works for me is OTC bonine or dramamine. I know it says motion sickness, but a doc gave it to me once after a mild gyn procedure when I was so nauseaus and it worked! Anything can cause nausea I guess, but eating something and not forgetting, even a couple slices of bread, a banana, crackers every so often might help too.

Yes let me set the record straight.

First, yes it make me sick to my stomach, especially, when i close my eyes (A can of ginger ale makes it better).

Second from what I know and have experienced from fioricet, dependence and misuse can come from not using once or twice,, but when you use it regular and/or at higher doses. It has half life of 35 hrs, so its not differently not out of your body in 24 hrs, hence it builds up.

Isn't there a type of 'fioricet' that has codeine ? What's it called and is it still offered?

Tiades, I saw it somewhere but I can't remember where I saw it. There are so many IOPs to look at and I know I saw it somewhere. If I come across it again, I'll let you know.
Taz

The Fioricet with Codeine is just called that. I don't remember where you can get it? I have gotten it before also. If I can figure it out, I will let you know also!

prettyluv is right Tiades, maybe you are thinking about the generic name, Butalbital? I looked and that was the only other thing I found out about Fioricet.

My generic butalbital doesn't have codeine.