fiorinal

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What is fiorinal?

Generic Name: ASA/butalbital/caffeine
Aspirin is a pain reliever, as well as an anti-inflammatory and a fever reducer.
Butalbital is in a class of drugs called barbiturates that slow down your central nervous system (brain and nerve impulses) and cause relaxation.
Caffeine is believed to constrict dilated blood vessels (veins and arteries) that may contribute to tension headaches.
Aspirin/butalbital/caffeine is used to relieve complex tension headaches, although precisely how it works is unknown.
Aspirin/butalbital/caffeine may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide.

Posts on fiorinal (348)

I have been taking 6-8 fioricet per week for many months now for migrains and tension heada...
I have been taking fioricet for approximately 15 years, on and off, for migraine and tensio...
I've been using fiorinal with codeine for the past 4 years every day taking 4-5 pills a day...
I have been taking Vicodin for two years for Migraine Headaches Recently my Doctor gave me...
Dear Dr. Adelman, I have been using Fiorinal C1/2 for migraines and tension headaches...
I had brain surgery in 1990 for a cerebral aneurysm. I've been being prescribed Fioricet si...
I would like to know if taking a lot of fiorinal [butalbita} takes the efeects of methadone...
I've been taking Fioricet off and on for years for migraine headaches. The last few years ...
I have had migraines for all of my life, I am 38 years old...I have always taken fiorinal n...
I have been taking fiorinal#3(butalbital) for 1 yr.(everyday) I feel I've been taknig this...