anonym comments on Fix My Head - Less Wrong

9 Post author: Alicorn 17 September 2011 01:34AM

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Comment author: anonym 17 September 2011 06:42:35AM *  3 points [-]

As a frequent sufferer of headaches, the only over-the-counter medication that works really well for my headaches are the Excedrin formulations that include acetaminophen, aspirin and caffeine. Each of those ingredients alone is nowhere near as effective in my experience as the combination.

Comment author: jimmy 17 September 2011 09:39:40AM 1 point [-]

I meant it more as a diagnostic test than a solution. I'm not sure of the mechanism of action of acetaminophen and aspirin, but I think they would reduce the information you could get from this test.

Comment author: orthonormal 17 September 2011 05:49:50PM 0 points [-]

Ditto, and caffeine by itself often makes a headache worse for me.