| We've all had garden variety headaches from | | | | Caffeine gives you the "buzz" that you may feel |
| time to time. Getting sleep, drinking water, or | | | | after drinking tea, coffee, or colas, or eating |
| taking aspirin or Tylenol lets you squash these | | | | chocolate. Caffeine helps to reduce blood flow to |
| "tension headaches" (as doctors call them) quickly | | | | the brain. Many scientists believe that "too much" |
| and easily. | | | | blood flowing to the brain is part of what causes |
| But if you suffer from severe or chronic tension | | | | chronic tension headaches, so caffeine can reduce |
| headaches, you know that headaches can take | | | | that effect. |
| over your work and family life. A study by the | | | | Fioricet as part of your pain-management system |
| American Headache Society shows that 70% of | | | | As headache sufferers, anything that might help |
| chronic headache sufferers have significant | | | | get our lives back to normal sounds like a |
| problems with daily functioning because of the | | | | God-send. But there a couple of questions you |
| headaches. | | | | should ask yourself before talking with your |
| Migraine sufferers have symptoms in addition to | | | | doctor about a prescriptiono Do I have migraines? |
| headache; they may spend days each month in a | | | | If you don't know, talk about your symptoms |
| darkened room because the pain and | | | | with your doctor before deciding that Fioricet is a |
| light-sensitivity are unbearable otherwise. | | | | good fit for you.o Is operating heavy machinery |
| Fioricet: A New Option | | | | or doing a lot of driving part of my daily life? If |
| Fioricet is one of the drugs that researchers have | | | | you take a little too much Fioricet of if you're |
| developed to manage headaches. It has been | | | | very sensitive to barbiturates, it can create the |
| found to be effective for tension headaches. | | | | feelings and behaviors of someone who has had |
| While studies haven't shown it to be effective for | | | | too much alcohol. Being "drunk" is not a good mix |
| migraine sufferers overall, some people with | | | | with operating a crane or driving carloads of kids |
| migraines seem to find it helpful as well. | | | | to school, soccer practice, and the library!o Do I |
| Fioricet gets its effect from three different | | | | need a pain-killer at least once a day? Fioricet can |
| ingredients that attack different "parts" of your | | | | make you dependent on it. Dependence can lead |
| headache, just like a good laundry detergent has | | | | to "rebound headaches" (headaches as the drug |
| different ingredients to tackle grease, odors, and | | | | leaves your system) and even more serious |
| dirt. | | | | health consequences. Your doctor might suggest |
| So how does the dynamic trio work? | | | | using Fioricet as a "back-up" medication - to use it |
| Fioricet has three parts, two of which may be old | | | | for the days where your regular medication |
| friends: | | | | doesn't work. And if you've previous experienced |
| Butalbital | | | | dependence on another drug (including alcohol), this |
| Acetominophen | | | | medication is not for you. |
| Caffeine | | | | I've Thought It Over, So What's My Next Step? |
| Butalbital is a barbiturate; like other barbiturates, it | | | | Take the prescription to your local pharmacy or |
| has a relaxing effect. Butalbital will help you relax | | | | on-line drug store so it's ready for your use at |
| and make you feel a bit drowsy, which seems to | | | | the sign of the first stubborn headache. Discussing |
| help with tension headaches. | | | | any problems or side effects like dizziness or |
| Acetominophen is a drug that you may recognize | | | | drowsiness with your doctor will help you manage |
| as the active ingredient in Tylenol. It can help with | | | | this drug and can make it part of your plan for a |
| pain relief especially when combined with a | | | | pain-free life! |
| relaxant. | | | | |