I get migraines often enough that I never leave home without Excedrin Migraine in my purse.  It was recommended to me about 3 years ago by a coworker who also suffered from migraines.  Prior to that I had been using ibuprofen with mixed success.  The first time I used Excedrin Migraine my migraine ended in 15 minutes and I was astounded.  The only problem was that I was left with a bit of a headache but I finally figured out what caused that; I was using too much of the Excedrin.  I was used to taking two pills of the ibuprofen to make my migraine go away and I used two pills of the Excedrin...