Aspirin / caffeine User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)
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Aspirin / caffeine has an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from a total of 88 reviews on Drugs.com. 38% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 39% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Aspirin / caffeine
- Disgr...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- January 8, 2019
BC Original (aspirin / caffeine) for Headache "I am also like other users for year's of BC Powder. I'm not sure who decided to change the packaging but it is horrible! Not only that but there is a weird taste to it. Take it from someone who has been able to take BC Powders with water only for years, now I can barely stomach the taste. Also, the medicine gets stuck, so now it takes almost 3 times to get all the powder out! Change it back!!! This is horrible. I'm currently looking for the old packaging."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 10 years or more
- January 31, 2019
BC Original (aspirin / caffeine) for Headache "I am a long time user of BC Powders. They work great for my headaches. However, the new packaging stinks. Very difficult to use with out wasting some of the product. Please go back to the old packaging. And by the way, there doesn't appear to be 1000 mg in the new stick packs."
- Red
- Taken for 10 years or more
- January 9, 2019
BC Original (aspirin / caffeine) for Pain "I have been taking BC’s for as long as I can remember. I know that I’m not the BC Wizard like my ex (you can add that to the list of reasons for taking) at opening/taking but, I manage...UNTIL NOW! I dislike the new packaging enough to write this review which I never take time to do. I waste as much as I take!!! I hope you convert to original. I even bought a pack of Goodys’s the other day due to this “problem”."
- Yaya
- Taken for 10 years or more
- December 13, 2018
BC Original (aspirin / caffeine) for Headache "I've used BC powder for 20 years but now I'm looking for a new product due to the horrible taste that's now in the new packaging. I even contacted BC powder to ask them where I could buy the old Packaging and if they were going to have the old one so we could have our choice of which one we wanted and I got no response. The new packaging is really terrible and I really hate to change but can't stomach this new stuff."
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- YaYa
- Taken for 10 years or more
- January 3, 2019
BC Original (aspirin / caffeine) for Headache "The new to go sticks suck! I have always poured BC directly on my tongue and chased with water. The sticks make this near impossible to do. The dang sticks are too short, hard to open and leave lots of powder in the stick. I’m rerolling mine. Why tinker with something that ain’t broke? Cater to your long time customers and quit trying to appeal to the masses. We loved you just the way you were."
- Unhappy
- Taken for 10 years or more
- February 2, 2019
BC Original (aspirin / caffeine) for Headache "I have taken BC Power for 25 yrs, and my Father before me. Go back to original packaging, this was NOT a good idea!! You lost a customer here!! Go back and I'll come back. Absolutely hate new packaging!!"
- Faith
- Taken for 10 years or more
- December 4, 2018
BC Original (aspirin / caffeine) for Headache "I can't even begin to tell you how much easier your product has made made my life the last 40+ years. I will not quit taking them because if the effectiveness but the new packaging is terrible. Very hard to get it out. I tap it several times thinking that I have it all and then inevitably as soon as I pull the package away from my mouth it dumps the last of it on my face and clothes. I sure miss the old ones."
- Khay
- June 13, 2019
BC Original (aspirin / caffeine) "I foresee a lawsuit. I just about choked to death trying to get all the powder in my mouth. (And it never does come out completely) Throat was sore for two days where I choked. Been using arthritis strength for YEARS against doctors warnings about stomach conditions.. I also did measurements with both the old and new. We are getting less with the new. Of course."
- Deds
- Taken for 10 years or more
- November 26, 2018
BC Original (aspirin / caffeine) for Headache "I have been using BC powder for years, it is the only med to get rid of my headaches, easy to open the plain white wrap and quick to go in. HOWEVER, the new wrapper makes it impossible to open up, the stick is so hard to tear I had to use scissors or a sharp edge knife so it was not discreet at a restaurant but rather an ordeal! Who in the world decided to make this huge mistake and “fix” something that was not broken and was working beautifully? Also, I have had to take two sticks to get the same relief as the old wrappers, I swear they are much less in quantity per stick wrap. I will switch to Goody’s powder because these new wrappers are hard to open and inconvenient and hold less bc powder. What a mistake on the part of the makers."
- Micki
- Taken for 10 years or more
- December 5, 2018
BC Original (aspirin / caffeine) for Pain "I take BC powders on a daily basis, and I have done so for 40+ years. I take them in place of prescription pain medicines because they just plain make me feel better and I buy them by the 2, 6, and 50 pack. However, like New Coke, this new bc product is not the same, doesn't work the same, and I deplore the packaging. Please, Please, Please, bring back the old product and packaging. Don't mess with perfection."
- loko
- November 18, 2018
BC Original (aspirin / caffeine) for Pain "I have taken this product for many years. This new formula is very bad I suspect for most people who have been taking this product over the years. The old formula was 650 mg. of aspirin and 33.3 caffeine. The new one as they call it, has 845 mg. of aspirin and 65 caffeine. That is way too much aspirin as most people who take this religiously take it at least 2 times in a 24 hour period. With the first time that I took this new formula I because very nauseated, upper stomach pain and had to lie down for awhile. The next time I took one later in the week, the same thing happened."
- Xbcguy
- June 4, 2019
BC Original (aspirin / caffeine) for Muscle Pain "Never fails . Can't just depend on anything anymore. Everything always got to change "for the better". Well not the case here! Taken them for years, easy ,quick and dependable. Now they give me more pain than I started with. Come on people don't make Coke Colas mistake."
- Puddi...
- Taken for 10 years or more
- December 3, 2018
BC Original (aspirin / caffeine) for Headache "Like so many others here I HATE the new packaging. Also like many others I am a third generation user but no more. I dislike the taste of Goodys powders but I figure it will become tolerable eventually, I refuse to buy more B Cs in these new papers."
- Bre
- Taken for 10 years or more
- June 6, 2019
BC Original (aspirin / caffeine) for Muscle Pain "Your new formula is not like the old ones with old packaging. You have lost another customer and I guess it doesn't matter but when people like a product and they buy it don't mess with a good thing. I won't be taking the new ones because the results do not meet my needs to help with muscle pain."
- Angel
- Taken for 10 years or more
- August 28, 2018
BC Original (aspirin / caffeine) for Pain "I have been using this product for many years. I was pleased to see that they finally came in new packaging because much would spill out in the old package. But the new package makes it difficult to get out the powder. I think its because the package is so thin that it gets stuck and you have to lick it to get it out. It was a good idea but its just not working out."
- Anonymous
- April 27, 2019
BC Original (aspirin / caffeine) for Headache "This new packaging is terrible!! I absolutely hate it. It’s not convenient like you think. The medicine gets stuck to the bottom so you have to shake before opening just to open and it is still stuck!! So you then have to tear the packet carefully so nothing spills on your clothes. Most times, I just lick the medicine out! Ridiculous to have to go through all of this! Please bring the old packaging back."
- Misan...
- Taken for 10 years or more
- January 8, 2019
BC Original (aspirin / caffeine) for Pain "I am not sure if some on this page realize Goody's and BC Powder are both owned by Prestige Consumer Healthcare? Here is an address: Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc. Attn: Consumer Affairs 4615 Murray Place Lynchburg, VA 24502 Phone: 866-255-5197 I also, abhor the new packaging. I have contacted Prestige about it, we will see."
- Cartero
- Taken for 10 years or more
- January 15, 2019
BC Original (aspirin / caffeine) for Headache "Now it's my turn. "Go back to old packaging". Just went to Amazon last week. Got the box with 48 packages. 6 in each pack. Everyone, go to Amazon now! Even though BC and Goodys are made by the same company, "we all know" BC works better. Not surprised there is a forum on this subject. Take care everyone."
- Disap...
- Taken for 10 years or more
- January 9, 2019
BC Original (aspirin / caffeine) for Headache "The new packaging is horrible. Like others I have also searched for boxes of the old packaging. Love the product but will be considering another brand. I do hope they will eventually give consumers the option on which they would like to buy."
- Pissed...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- October 1, 2019
BC Original (aspirin / caffeine) "A friend of mine recommended BC Powder about 8 or 9 years ago. I've been buying it in bulk for knee pain, occasion muscle soreness or just when I need a boost of caffeine. The new package is truly horrible. It's like when new Coke came out. Absolute garbage. Please fix this!"
- Anonymous
- September 6, 2019
BC Original (aspirin / caffeine) for Headache "I hate the new package. I have to use scissors to open it and it spills out and then not all of the powder comes out and I have to tear it down the sides. I understand that if people want to put them in their pockets that this would work for them but please at least offer the old package too. People including myself would like the option. I prefer the old package. Much easier to take."
- 1cust...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- April 20, 2021
BC Original (aspirin / caffeine) for Pain "I can tell the formula has been changed since the new packaging and I don't like the new packaging at all. It's a lot harder to try and get all of the powder out of the pack without spilling it. So will you please go back to the old formula and original folded envelope!! Thank you!!"
- Ttaylor
- December 30, 2018
BC Original (aspirin / caffeine) for Pain "I have been taking BC powders for RA for five years. After the new packaging I noticed it simply didn’t work, then thinking maybe I’m suppose to take two of the go powders...I did. Nope it’s not the same. I hate the pocket design, powder get stuck. The paper package really screws up if it’s damp outside, hello it rains in the south, a lot... needless to say when I found a shop with the old packaging, I bought them all.. plan to look at alternative powders. To the marketing and design for BC; suggest an apology and a relaunch “what is Old is New” again PARTY!!!!"
- SAMBO
- January 19, 2020
Anacin (aspirin / caffeine) for Pain "I find Anacin tablets to be the only go to drug that works on every discomfort I have. From simple exhaustion or tiredness, sleep problems, aches and pains, anxiety it is a miracle tablet that works within 15 minutes. I have had stomach problems related to taking 6 or more in 24 hours so refrained from using it for 12 months. Nothing I have found can replace Anacin so now use 2-4 each day. Worth the risk to me."
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BC Original (aspirin / caffeine) for Headache "I have taken BC powders for my headaches for years now and stood by them 100%. I wouldn't take anything else. But since the new packaging, I search for the old style packages and if I can't find any, I won't take anything at all. With the new package, I don't feel like I get it all, I don't like the taste because it takes so long to get it to come out and I tend to take more than I used to because they don't seem to work as well, possibly because I don't get all the powder out of the pkg."