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Health Encyclopedia: Headaches: Cluster Cluster Headaches
- Headaches: Cluster - Cluster Headaches
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Cluster Headaches
Cluster headaches are among the most painful, and least common, of all headaches. The pain can be so excruciating that they are sometimes referred to as suicide headaches." Their signature is a pattern of periodic cycles (clusters) of headache attacks, which may be either:
- Episodic. Attacks occur regularly for 1 week to 1 year, separated by long pain-free periods that last at least 1 month. Between 80 90% of patients have episodic cycles. A significant percentage of people who e...
Expert & Community Posts
06/18/07 #10 - Frequent Migraines, now sharp, shooting pains?
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06/25/07 #2 - Migraines after lifting, orgasm, other activities?
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert...my neck proceeding into a sharp jabbing pain in my head to an intense throbbing pain. I can feel... Read more »
04/23/07 #3 - Migraine and sudden sharp pain during echo cardiogram?
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8/13/07 #10 - Sharp pains on left side of head?
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If we put our heads together, we can make this pain soar away. If we take the time to ponder, we can make this headache pay. The pressure keeps on building. The tears are sliding down my face. ... Read more »Images
Medications
...antihistamines, lying down for 1-2 hours with minimal head movement). Dosage is based on your... Read more »
...antihistamines, lying down for 1-2 hours with minimal head movement). If you are using the... Read more »
...antihistamines, lying down for 1-2 hours with minimal head movement). If you are using the... Read more »
...antihistamines, lying down for 1-2 hours with minimal head movement). If you are using the... Read more »
...antihistamines, lying down for 1-2 hours with minimal head movement). If you are using the... Read more »
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