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Magic Johnson

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Freddie Mercury

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I PLAY FOOTBALL AND ME AND MY BOYS PLAY ROUGH! I END UP WITH AN ACHING BODY AND MIGRAINS THAT ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD!! BUT AS SOON AS I POP A EXCEDRIN IT WORKS FOR ME!! MY MIGRAINS ARE SO INTENSE THAT I CANT OPEN MY EYES.
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I have been taking this as needed for years and have never really had a problem. In fact, as one poster said, I actually had really interesting, vivid dreams when I took it. However, I've lately been getting severe restless arms/legs. It came on suddenly, perhaps because I was using Advil PM too much, and is so severe I can't lie in bed, let alone sleep.
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