Why are the dosing instructions different on Excedrin and Excedrin Migraine?
Although the dosage instructions on Excedrin say take two tablets every 4 hours not to exceed 8 tablets in a 24 hour period, the instructions on Excedrin Migraine say take 2 every 24 hours. There is actually more acetaminophen in Excedrin than in Excedrin Migraine. This doesn't make sense.
Public Comments
1. excedrin is a total rip off and as you say they are identical but the makers want to give the impression that one is specifically for migraine which is just plain dishonest, don't use acetaminophen anyway it can fry your liver, and mixing it with aspirin is just asking for blood and stomach troubles, try ibuprofen or ibuprofen with codeine or a derivative it is far more effective2. It's due to the other ingredients - there's aspirin and caffeine, as well. These have side effects other than just the pain reliever. If you aren't treating a migraine, I would suggest ibuprofen.
3. In order for the manufacturers of Excedrin to market their product for Migraine, both the product and the labeling had to be approved by the FDA. During that approval process, it was determined that the product would be relabeled as Excedrin Migraine and that the labeling would be different because the treatment of Migraine attacks is different from treating a "regular" headache for which people might take Extra Strength Excedrin.
