I’m so glad I found this article because not only does it clearly state that an excessive amount of caffeine can cause migraines, it also gives some very practical ideas on how to take excedrin migraine when you are breastfeeding.
I can’t say for sure if excedrin causes migraines, and I can’t say that breastfeeding causes migraines. However, if you are a woman (or you had one before you were pregnant) you should know that you can use that knowledge to take a couple of strong painkillers and get through your migraine.
The most important thing to remember when taking excedrin or any other painkiller is that you should take it every two hours. The amount you need to do that depends on how long you have had your pain. The bigger you take the more likely you are to have a migraine.
When I was pregnant with my second baby, I was given a bottle of ibuprofen and told not to take it for three days. The pain was so bad that I had to walk around in a wheelchair while feeling like a walking zombie. After I did that I could feel a difference in my pain. A couple of years later I returned to that hospital and I was given the same prescription for ibuprofen.
The only reason I know this is because my friend Jenny, mother of two, told me she had had a migraine and had started taking ibuprofen for it. I told her I didn’t want to take ibuprofen during pregnancy, but she insisted and I ended up taking it anyway. Now I’m on a migraine diet of ibuprofen and aspirin.
As far as I know, there are some good reasons for taking ibuprofen during pregnancy, but it isn’t required, so it does have very good safety track record. There are some women that get a lot of pain with the pregnancy, and also have a lot of nausea and vomiting, which can cause a lot of stomach cramps. I didn’t like the idea of taking it during pregnancy, but I like the idea that Jenny would do the same thing.
What about migraine headaches? A lot of women who take the ibuprofen have migraines, but they’re not enough to require it. You can take it before you have a mri scan, as well as after.
I think I would have to take something like acetaminophen or Tylenol for a migraine anyway, but it wouldn’t be as uncomfortable to take it before the scan and during the scan. In fact, I think the migraines would probably get way worse if I took them, and I think that’s why I didn’t.
We were all a little surprised when we read the following comment from one of our readers, “Ive been taking ibuprofen for migraines for years and its been the worst pain Ive ever had. Ive been on and off meds for about 5 years now and im still on them. I dont really care about the pain or suffering I just want to take my meds so I can live my life.
Our reader was probably under the assumption that taking ibuprofen for migraine headaches would be like taking a cup of coffee. But, if you take extra precautions, ibuprofen will actually help prevent migraines by preventing the over production of prostaglandins, a painkiller. There is also some anecdotal evidence that patients taking ibuprofen for migraine headaches actually feel less pain than patients who aren’t taking the drug.