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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

Is Cymbalta Safe For Pregnant Women?

Health Encyclopedia: Headaches: Cluster Treatment

Treatment for Acute Attacks


Oxygen Therapy

Breathing pure oxygen (by face mask, for 15 minutes or less) is one of the most effective and safest treatments for cluster headache attacks. It is often the first choice. Inhalation of oxygen raises blood oxygen levels and therefore relaxes constricted blood vessels.

Triptans

Triptans are drugs that are usually used to treat migraine headaches. They can also help stop a cluster attack. Injections of sumatriptan (Imitrex) are the standard triptan treatment....

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Migraine Medication, Medicine
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...significant depression. They include fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), and paroxetine (Paxil). Cymbalta (duloxetine) is a new antidepressant that is classified as a selective serotonin and... Read more »
Type 1 Diabetes
...may be particularly beneficial. Unfortunately, tricyclics may cause heart rhythm problems.Duloxetine (Cymbalta) is a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, a newer type of... Read more »
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...and advised doctors to prescribe their patients only small amounts of venlafaxine pills.Duloxetine (Cymbalta) also acts on both serotonin and norepinephrine. The drug was granted FDA approval in... Read more »
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...conditions:Heavy menstruation for longer than 5 daysAbnormal uterine bleeding, such as from fibroidsPregnancy. About 20% of women in industrialized countries have iron deficiency during pregnancy.... Read more »

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