Standard Fioricet oral tablet comes with three ingredients: acetaminophen, butalbital, and caffeine. These three ingredients have varying effects combining to soothe headaches.
Acetaminophen is a medication that soothes pain and decreases fever. Acetaminophen works by impairing the brain’s production of the chemical prostaglandin. This chemical enables the nervous system to activate pain signals.
Butalbital is a sedative barbiturate that activates GABA development within the brain. This neurotransmitter calms down the nervous system by suppressing the neuron signals. It also relaxes muscle tension in the brain and so relieves headaches.
Caffeine is a stimulant that increases blood pressure in a human. Although high blood pressure is not inherently safe, low blood pressure worsens headaches by widening and pressing the blood vessels against the brain. Caffeine causes blood vessels to constrict and increases blood flow by increasing blood pressure. The effect helps to ease headaches.
Side effects
There may be nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain, and constipation, dry mouth, shaking (tremor), shortness of breath, increased urination, lightheadedness, dizziness, somnolence, or sleeping disorder. If any of those effects persist or worsen, promptly tell your doctor or physician.
What should you do if you experience side effects?
To reduce your risk of dizziness and lightheadedness, get up slowly from sitting or lying position when you are rising.If any of these unexpected but serious side effects occur: mental / mood changes, fainting, vomiting, rapid / irregular heart rhythm, tell your doctor right away.
An allergic reaction to this drug is rare and very dangerous. Nevertheless, get immediate medical attention if you have any signs of a severe allergic reaction, including: rash, itching / swelling (especially face / tongue / throat), extreme dizziness, breathing problems.
Use it right
Only take fioricet oral capsule or tablet as directed by your doctor. Do not take more of it, do not take it more often, and do not take it longer than your physician has ordered. It can become habit-forming and cause mental or physical dependence if too much of this medicine is taken for a long period of time.
Interactions
Drug interactions can change the way your drugs work or increase your risk of serious side effects. This document contains not all possible interactions with the drugs. Keep a list of all the products you use (including prescription and herbal medicines) and share it with your doctor and pharmacist.Do not start, stop or change the dosage of any medications without the approval of your doctor.
Dosage
In different patients the dosage of this drug will be different. Follow the directions on the label or orders from your doctor. The details below only provide the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different do not adjust it unless you are advised to do so by your doctor.The amount of drug you are taking is dependent on the medicine’s strength. Additionally, the amount of doses you take each day, the time between doses allowed and the length of time you take the medicine depends on the medical problem you are using the medicine for.
