Hematemesis.......?!


Question: I have chronic, debilitating migraines that my neurologist had me on a daily medication to prevent that worked great for me. I'm a contractor, though, and for about the past year, I haven't been able to afford health insurance anymore so I had to stop with the neurologist and the preventative meds.
The only OTC medication that even comes close to doing anything for my migraines is Excedrin. I've tried them all. They at least allow me to function and just get thru the day but I've ended up in the ER because they cause gastric bleeding. ER physicians just told me to stop taking the Excedrin but I tried and literally cannot function or get out of bed, work, or do anything I need to do anywhere from 10 to 15 days a month so I broke down and started taking the Excedrin again which means that I now have about 10 days a month of hematemesis, probably about once an hour 24 hours a day.. it wakes me up at night. I eat like someone who had gastric bypass surgery since this got so bad.


Answers: I have chronic, debilitating migraines that my neurologist had me on a daily medication to prevent that worked great for me. I'm a contractor, though, and for about the past year, I haven't been able to afford health insurance anymore so I had to stop with the neurologist and the preventative meds.
The only OTC medication that even comes close to doing anything for my migraines is Excedrin. I've tried them all. They at least allow me to function and just get thru the day but I've ended up in the ER because they cause gastric bleeding. ER physicians just told me to stop taking the Excedrin but I tried and literally cannot function or get out of bed, work, or do anything I need to do anywhere from 10 to 15 days a month so I broke down and started taking the Excedrin again which means that I now have about 10 days a month of hematemesis, probably about once an hour 24 hours a day.. it wakes me up at night. I eat like someone who had gastric bypass surgery since this got so bad.

You have to stop the aspirin . ( Excedrin in this case). You probably have an ulcer or a real bad esophagitis. You really need to see a doctor to get the headaches under control, and to treat the ulcer. It will just get more expensive , and worse. I have seen people die of aspirin induced ulcers. Get to one of the local free clinics if money is a real problem. In my area , there are clinics who treat working uninsured. They foot the bill for the meds or get you a good discount, and they get any special tests done . Not as fast as private care, but it is better than what you are doing. See if there is a Shepherd's Hope in your area . That is one of the free clinics.

The link below will greatly outline what is happening to you. Taking Excedrin which is called an NSAID "Non steroidal anti inflamitory Drug" is causing the lining in your stomach to be eaten away by the stomach acid. Causing bleeding. The worst part is that it may and can eventually eat through your stomach and cause the acid to enter you body. Which will lead to death if you are not quick to get to the ER and surgery. Hope this helps

You are killing your stomach. hematemesis-coughing up blood) you are damaging your gastrointestinal lining, possibly causing ulcers. that would be what i would assume the bleeding is coming from, and since it is coming up rather than down, you have some form of upper gi bleed, be it in your esophagus or stomach. you need to stop the excedrin, go to your doctor and see if they can help you until you get insurance. if they wont then seek out another doctor. you are killing yourself by doing this.





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