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I had a bad headache this mrng so i took an excedrin migraine. it worked. does that mean it was a migraine or does it help on sinus headaches also?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Medication: The fact that the Excedrine Migraine helped your headache is in now way confirmation that you have migraine headaches. Need assessment to categorize headache type.

Dr Rhoads agreed

Answered 10/23/2015

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A member asked:

I had a bad headache this mrng so i took an excedrin migraine. it worked. does that mean it was a migraine or does it help on sinus headaches also?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Dr Rhoads agreed

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