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Health Encyclopedia: Headaches: Cluster Medications

Preventive Medications


Calcium-Channel Blockers

Calcium-channel blockers, commonly used to treat heart disease, are important drugs for preventing cluster headaches. Verapamil (Calan) is the standard calcium-channel blocker used for headache prevention. Constipation is a common side effect. No one taking any calcium-channel blocker should withdraw the drug abruptly, because this can dangerously increase blood pressure. Overdose can cause dangerously low blood pressure and slow heart beats. Drinkin...

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Health Guide

Migraine Headaches Introduction
The pain from a headache does not start from inside the brain. (The brain itself can not feel pain.) Instead, headache pain begins in one or more of the following locations:The tissues... Read more »
Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Medications
...pill (placebo). The most common side effects include headache, nausea, heartburn, flatulence (gas), dizziness, blurred vision, and flushing.Naftidrofuryl. Naftidrofuryl (Nafronyl) is available in... Read more »
Headaches: Cluster: Introduction
Most people are familiar with headaches, the all too common affliction marked by throbbing, piercing, or vise-like pain around much or a part of the head. There are many different kinds... Read more »
Headaches: Tension: Medications
...vision, sexual dysfunction, weight gain, difficulty in urinating, disturbances in heart rhythm, and dizziness. Blood pressure may drop suddenly when sitting up or standing.Tricyclics can have... Read more »
Headaches: Tension: Resources
www.headaches.org -- National Headache Foundationwww.achenet.org -- American Council for Headache Educationwww.americanheadachesociety.org -- American Headache Societywww.aan.com -- American... Read more »

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