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Fiorinal is a combination analgesic medication consisting of acetylsalicylic acid, the barbiturate butalbital and caffeine. Some formulations also contain the opioid codeine. It is used to treat tension headaches and migraines. The mechanism of action is not well understood. Since butalbital is habit-forming, using fio... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Migraine Headaches | 182 |
69% |
| Fibromyalgia | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 69% (183
Members)
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Fiorinol Reviews
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It took the edge off but that was it.
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sometimes help to relax, but does nothing for pain
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have to take to relieve pain since cant take migraine meds due to heart problems
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Worked for awhile and intermittently. I took it for about 3 years.
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I used to take this and had moderate success. New doc, different meds.
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timing is important and size of dose
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I haven't taken it in a long time but it seemed to work okay.
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worked for several years to take edge off
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Only worked for tension headaches.
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I tried it, and sometimes it worked great, but sometimes it didn't work well at all, I still all the problems.
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Worked sometimes in my 20's. Was never tried when migraines returned
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This is what the Dr's first put me on only for it to stop and then to be upped to narcotics resulting in rebound headaches for years!
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Help full but wore off fast
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better then nothing
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Used fioinol 3's but they quit making them. got the fiorinal 4's and they seem to help most of the time
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Fiorinal
Instead of starting a new thread...thought i would add to this one..i was just prescribed Fiorinol C 1/2 how is this different from regular Fiorinol? [More] -
valium anyone
i have a HIGH tolerance for meds... when i od'ed i took 15 valiums, 15 fiorinol & 15 darvocet & still woke up in the morning. [More] -
For Testycat's Friends, Please Talk.
do u have arthritis pain meds???? Pharmacy fucked up on mine. They keep giving me more fiorinol instead of flexeril. Also have darvocet & som... [More] -
Fiorinal
i like fiorinol 3, this has helped more than anything... [More] -
what are your abortives
uhhh what is an abortive???? i take fiorinol 3 to cure the migraine???????? [More]
