Stimulants are medications that increase heart rate, breathing rate, and brain function. Some stimulants affect only a specific organ, such as the heart, lungs, brain, or nervous system.
Some medications are given for their stimulant effect. For example, epinephrine is given during cardiac arrest to make the heart beat.
Other times, stimulants can cause unwanted side effects. For example, pseudoephedrine found in some cold medicines can increase the heart rate.
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New information from the American Headache Society Conference: The use of occipital nerve stimulation (ONS) for the prevention of... Read more »
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This is a study to gather data about the use of occipital nerve stimulation for the treatment of chronic migraine headache. This national study is... Read more »