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Reviewer: Blue Moon, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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I loved this pill and then it got recalled. The new pill is no where near as effective. They took something out of the new pill. I am back searching for an OTC migrane relief pill.
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Reviewer: 45-54 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years
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This product was very,very effective before the recall. My headaches were gone a matter of minutes after taking the product. However, now that it has returned it does not work at all. It is almost like during the recall the medicine was changed and whatever ingredient that made the medicine so effective has been removed.
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Reviewer: Cali, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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As headache relief this medication works very well. The one drawback is the indigestion it causes as an aftereffect later. That requires me to take antiacid medication and pain medication and often lasts into the next day. Unknown what it is in the Excedrin medication that creates this or if it is some combination of the migraine itself with the medication that causes it but it is very unpleasa
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Reviewer: jodewb, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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why has it disappeared from the store shelves
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Reviewer: loperez, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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I truly get relief the minute i take this. they need to bring it back to the market. This is a GREAT product and very inexpensive. It works!
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