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You don't have to have a lot of caffeine to get a caffeine withdrawal headache. Variation in caffeine intake is a common cause of people's apparently random hea
by andyjdavis 17y ago
You don't have to have a lot of caffeine to get a caffeine withdrawal headache. Variation in caffeine intake is a common cause of people's apparently random headaches.
I forget the name of it but I believe that a few decades back here in Australia there was a brand of over the counter pain killers that had caffeine in them. It perks you up and can reduce the severity of migraines.
You have a headache so you take one but when it wears off you get a caffeine withdrawal headache so you have another one... Repeat until your kidneys fail (or the government finally bans them).
- jrockway 17y agoMixing caffeine with painkillers is pretty common; caffeine improves the effectiveness. I this this is mostly a legal workaround -- codeine would be more effective, but they give you a caffeine + acetaminophen + asprin cocktail that's almost as good because that's legal to sell over the counter. As an occasional headache sufferer, I've found it to be pretty effective. Codeine is better, though.
- andyjdavis 17y agoPretty sure you're not allowed to put caffeine in painkillers at all in Australia. I've certainly never seen it that I can recall. It sounds like an inherently dangerous idea to combine stimulants and depressants. Also, you can get codeine over the counter here. You need a prescription for the higher strength stuff but you can get strong enough codeine without one. The pharmacist will ask you a few questions about why you want it but I've never been refused it. Costs 7 or 8 bucks for 20 tablets of the name brand stuff from memory.
- jrockway 17y agoAcetaminophen and NSAIDs are not depressants.
- deltaqueue 17y agoExcedrin is probably the most popular example in the US--it contains 60mg of caffeine.