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Excedrin extra strength and Excedrin Migraine are the same thing. They are 250mg acetaminophen (Tylenol) 250mg acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) and 65mg caffeine. There is an aspirin free version of Excedrin extra strength that is double the Tylenol without the aspirin. This is approximately the same strength although it works slightly differently. Either the migraine one is having a placebo effect on you or the addition of 250mg aspirin instead of full on Tylenol is better at treating your headaches.

your first answer from Adam is the most dead on for advice. You probably are getting rebound headaches from too much OTC meds. If you look at the Excedrin ingredients, they are almost identical in each formula they release, they just rename them all different things. Actually there migraine formula is very effective for headaches. I work in a pharmacy and we recommend it all the time and patients love the results. You may need to talk with your doctor about something like Midrin or Fioricet, prescription meds for headaches, but same with them, you cannot overuse them.

What Is Excedrin

One is specifically for migraines.