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Side Effects
If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop taking acetaminophen / butalbital / caffeine - Fioricet and seek emergency medical attention: an allergic reaction (difficulty breathi
ng; closing of your throat; swelling of your lips, tongue, or face; or hives); slow, weak breathing; liver damage (yellowing of the skin or eyes, nausea, abdominal pain or discomfort, unusual bleedin
g or bruising, severe fatigue); blood problems (easy or unusual bleeding or bruising); or low blood sugar (fatigue, increased hunger or thirst,
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Special warnings about this medication
If you think you or anyone else may have taken an overdose of this medicine, get emergency help at once. Taking an overdose of this medicine or taking alcohol or CNS depressants with this medicine may
lead to unconsciousness or possibly death. Signs of butalbital overdose include severe drowsiness, confusion, severe weakness, shortness of breath or unusually slow or troubled breathing, slurred spe
ech, staggering, and unusually slow heartbeat. Signs of severe acetaminophen poisoning may not occur until 2 to 4 days after the overdose is taken, but treatment to prevent liver damage or death must
be started within 24 hours or less after the overdose is taken.
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Proper Use of This Medicine
This medicine will relieve a headache best if you take it as soon as the headache begins. If you get warning signs of a migraine, take this medicine as soon as you are sure that the migraine is coming
. This may even stop the headache pain from occurring. Lying down in a quiet, dark room for a while after taking the medicine also helps to relieve headaches.
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Why is this drug prescribed?
Acetaminophen is a pain reliever and fever reducer. Butalbital is in a class of drugs called barbiturates that slow down your central nervous system (brain and nerve impulses) causing relaxation. Caff
eine is believed to constrict dilated blood vessels that may contribute to tension headaches. Together, acetaminophen, butalbital, and caffeine are used to relieve complex tension (muscle contraction)
headaches although precisely how it works is unknown. Acetaminophen / butalbital / caffeine may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide.
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Symptoms of overdose may include:
Symptoms of Fioricet overdose can be due to its barbiturate or its acetaminophen component.
Symptoms of barbiturate poisoning may include:
- Coma, confusion, drowsiness, low blood press
ure, shock, slow or troubled breathing
Overdose due to the acetaminophen component of Fioricet may cause kidney and liver damage, blood disorders, or coma due to low blood sugar. Massive dos
es may cause liver failure.
Symptoms of liver damage include:
- Excess perspiration, feeling of bodily discomfort, nausea, vomiting
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Other medical problems
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For butalbital and acetaminophen combinat
ions, the following should be considered:
Allergies¡XTell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to butalbital or other barbiturates, or to acetaminophen, aspirin,
r caffeine. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.
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