Top Medication For The Treatment Of Pain

Fioricet is a combination of medicine. It contains acetaminophen ( pain reliever and fever reducer like paracetamol), butalbital (barbiturates), and caffeine (central nervous system stimulant). It is used for the treatment of migraine headaches and headaches due to stress and anxiety and tension. It is taken orally in the form of tablets and also available in liquid forms

It is also available as a generic medicine which means it is a drug that contains the same chemical substance as a drug protected by chemical patents. And it is allowed for sale after the patents on original drug expire. It is approved for medical use in the United States in 1984.

 

It is one of the most prescribed medications in the USA. Over 2 million subscriptions of this drug were found in surveys done in 2016, whereas it is banned in several European countries.

 

Effectiveness of Fioricet:

The effect of acetaminophen starts within thirty to sixty minutes of consuming the medicine.

Butalbital is absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. It produces a muscle-relaxing effect and sedative effect in one to two hours. Butalbital’s average half-life is of around 35 hours, which means it lasts for a long time in the body, and repeated doses have a cumulative effect.

 

Caffeine present in the drug is metabolized in the liver to other active substances and has a short half-life of three to seven hours.

 

Facts about Fioricet:

Never buy Fioricet online without a proper prescription. The medicine comes as a combination of three drugs. Tell your doctor if you are allergic to caffeine, paracetamol, or other salts. Your health expert should be aware of the following conditions before prescribing the drug:

 

• liver disease
•  cirrhosis (fibrosis in the liver)
• a history of alcoholism, or if one drinks more than three alcoholic beverages per day
• kidney disease
• drug addiction
• asthma
•  sleep apnea
•  other breathing disorder
• stomach ulcer 
•  a history of mental illness 
• a history of skin rashes caused by any medication
•  suicidal thoughts 
•  medicine used to prevent blood clots.

 

Tips:

 

The overuse of Fioricet causes addiction, and one finds it difficult to stop the drug.

It may also result in medication overuse headache( known as rebound headache that is caused due to excessive use of analgesics).

 

Don’t try to share the medicine with others. As this medicine is interactive to other drugs, it can lead to fatal results if a person is allergic to paracetamol or other components. So never buy Fioricet 40 mg online without proper diagnosis or prescription.

 

It can be taken in any way with or without food and regardless of the food you eat.

If at some point, you feel addicted to the drug, don’t stop immediately, consult your doctor and slowly taper down the medicine and dosage and frequency of the dose in a day. Some of the common withdrawal symptoms are:

 

• Anxiety
• Dizziness
•  Muscle Twitching
• Nausea
• Seizures
• Sleeplessness
• Tremors
• Hallucinations
•  Tremors

 

It is a sedative, and it is not safe to drive or operate machinery after having Fioricet.

The doctor should be aware if you are breastfeeding a baby as it passes through breast milk and can be dangerous for infants. 

 

Avoid having alcohol. A combination of analgesics and alcohol causes more sedation which can be fatal.

 

It is not recommended during pregnancy as a new borne can have a dependency on this drug. There can cause serious side effects in infants which usually take a long time to recover.

 

Never buy Fioricet online and give it to kids below 18 years of age.

It is not recommended for older adults ( above 60 years) without discussing the proper medical history with your physician.