For 30 years, I took Esgic for my headache pain and it was a great help while we resided in Mississippi. However, since I moved to Alabama in 2020, the physicians (all neurologists) in this area refuse to prescribe it for me. Their reason is that Esgic is habit-forming. Well, that's not unusual for many, many medications. Alabama has some draconian laws about prescribing any controlled substances, but they fail to realize those medications were developed to help patients where over-the-counter meds simply don't provide relief. I, too, am taking Excedrin for my headaches but it just does not always work.