Excedrin Tension Headache?

Wow. I was in Wal-mart today and I picked up Excedrin tension Headache because I felt one coming on. I bought a Diet coke on the way in and took it with the drink. By the end of my shopping experience I had beading sweat jittery, and nauseated. The good part is I aborted the headache. It has been 2 hours since I have taken it and I have had 2 glasses of water (learned that after talking to a nurse on the 800 number.) I realize I had a big amount of caffeine.

My question is when will I get rid of this feeling?

I hate it. I am jumpy and shaky and I feel funny.

I have never had a problem with caffeine before.

Why would I be so sensitive to this stuff?

Some people are just over sensitive to caffeine in pill form. I used to drink lots of coffee and never had any bad side effects until I took caffeine in pill form (in my case NoDose). It made me nauseated, very jittery, and made me lightly sweat all over.

This isn't the case with everyone... my husband can take the stuff like candy and it doesn't affect him.

It should go away in about an hour... and now you know how you react to it. You can get Excedrine Tension Headache without the caffeine... it comes in an off-brand form.

Hope you feel better soon =)

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