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It contains ingredients such as 500 gram of acetaminophen( paracetamol) formulate with 65gram caffeine which is found to be a little less caffeine found in a cup of coffee but more in a can of coke.

There is some important information that is required to know before taking up the medication. First of all, do not use medication that is more than it is recommended. An overdose of paracetemol can cause serious harm effect. For an adult, the maximum is only 1 gram per dose and 4 gram per day. Taking excessive drug can cause damage to the liver.

Next, this medication is not recommended to people who consume more than 3 alcoholic beverages per day. It is also not suggested to people who suffer from alcoholic liver disease (cirrhosis). Doctor’s advice is needed if alcoholic drinker or cirrhosis sufferer requires taking excedrin tension headache. This is to avoid certain unwanted situation as the dosage can be adjusted or specific treatment is given when the medicine is consumed.

Thirdly, this medicine should not be taken together with diet pills, stimulants, cold, allergy, sleep, migraine or sleep medication without asking for doctor’s or pharmacist knowledge. The reason is because some medications contain acetaminophen and caffeine as well, consuming other medications blindly might causes excessive dosage of acetaminophen.

What is the correct way of taking Excedrin Tension Headache?
The proper way of taking excedrin tension headache is by following the instruction given on the labels. The orally disintegrating tablets should be placed on the tongue. This tablet should not be swallowed in whole; in fact, it should be swallowed several times by dissolving it slowly on the tongue without chewing it.

If desired, drink liquid, for example water to help swallowing the tablet. At some circumstances, a person may accidentally miss a dose or overdose. Since the tablet is only taken during the time needed, normally a person will not be on dosing schedule.

However, if medication is taken regularly and a dose is missed, the missing dose should be taken as soon as you remember. There is also times where when a dose is missed and the time of taking the next dose is near, it is alright to skipped the missed dose and follow the schedule as planned. Increasing a dose to make up the missing one is not encouraged.

If a person happens to overdose, emergency medication attention is needed. Overdose can cause several side effects like loss of appetite, confusion, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, sweating, fast or uneven heart rate, seizure (convulsions), pain in your upper stomach, dark urine, and yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes.

In conclusion, excedrin tension headache is to relieve the pain cause by stress headache. It is not advised to rely on the medicine too much. In fact, a person should handle stress properly but attending stress management class or finding ways that will help in reducing stress. Over rely on this type of tension headache relief might cause unwanted side effects