Is Caffeine the Reason for Migraines?

Migraines are debilitating to those who suffer from them and can cause them to lose out on activities they enjoy, including social events. Finding relief for migraines becomes a top priority to anyone who has them. Identifying triggers can be beneficial when it comes to finding relief. Such things as preservatives in food and beverages can be triggers for some. Caffeine is one of the most common problems. This is often found in coffee and chocolate.

Migraines and Caffeine

What may surprise someone is that caffeine is also a major ingredient in some headache medications. Therefore, if caffeine is a trigger for someone, and the person takes a medication without realizing it contains caffeine, chances are he or she will end up with another headache which may be worse than the first. Here is a list of some common medications that have caffeine as one of their ingredients and how much of it the drug contains:

Over-the-Counter Headache Medications

• Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache Pain Relief – 65.4 mg
• Goody’s Extra Strength tablets – 16.25 mg
• Goody’s Headache Powder – 32.5 mg
• NoDoz – 200 mg
• Vanquish caplets – 33 mg
• Excedrin caplets – 65 mg
• Excedrin Extra Strength – 65 mg
• Excedrin Aspirin-Free caplets – 65 mg

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• Anacin Max Strength – 32 mg
• Anacin tablets and caplets – 32 mg
• Actamin Super – 65.4 mg
• Dristan capsules – 16 mg
• Vivarin – 200 mg
• Midol for Cramps Max Strength – 32.4 mg
• Midol Menstrual Max Strength – 60 mg

Prescription Caffeinated Headache Medications

• • Triaminicin with Codeine tablets – 30 mg
  • Fiorinal capsules and tablets – 40 mg
  • Fiorinal with Codeine No. 3 – 30 mg
  • Norgesic, Norephedrine – 30 mg
  • Norgesic Forte, Norphadrine Forte – 30 mg
  • Cafergot suppositories (Cafertrine, Cafetrate, Migergot, Wigraine) – 100 mg
  • Cafergot tablets (Ercaf, Ergo-Caff, Gotamine, Wigraine) – 100 mg

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Is There Any Natural Migraine Relief Available?

Upper cervical chiropractic care has seen much success in helping migraine patients cope and possibly eliminate migraine episodes. This is a gentle, effective form of chiropractic that focuses on ensuring that the patient has a healthy upper spine. It only takes ¼ of a millimeter misalignment to cause problems in the body, such as migraines. Once corrected, patients often see a vast improvement in migraine symptoms.

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About the Author

Dr. Jeffrey L. Zehr

Zehr Chiropractic

Hi! I’m Dr. Jeffrey L. Zehr. I have been in practice since 1999 and started my own practice in Muskegon in 2002. I have a Masters in sports medicine and was a certified athletic trainer for 3 years before going back to chiropractic school where I attended Palmer College of Chiropractic (The Fountain Head). I am Board certified in Atlas Orthogonal and Advanced Proficiency Rated in Activator Methods. We are careful to be sure our patients know we are listening and that we care. We have been told numerous times how thorough we are and how well we explain things regarding their care here. We try to give the patient the information they need to make their own decision that is in their best interest.