Many patients report a delay of 1 - 6 years in the diagnosis of their cluster headaches. Migraine-like symptoms (light and sound sensitivity, aura, nausea, vomiting) are major reasons for the frequent misdiagnosis by primary care doctors. In some cases, patients are inappropriately treated for other types of headaches or health conditions (including having sinus surgery).
Cluster headache is diagnosed by medical history, including the pattern of recurrent...
Read moreHeadaches come in all shapes and sizes, from tension headaches caused by excessive stress or even excitement to the devastating pain of... Read more »
Full Question: Is there anything I can do to prevent a cluster headache? Is there anything I can do to relieve the pain while it is... Read more »
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Cluster Headache
Goals of Treatment for Cluster HeadachesThe goals of treatment for cluster headache include: Control of pain in acute attacks Prevention of... Read more »
Cluster headaches are so painful that they've been called "suicide headaches." At this time, the only treatment that's FDA approved for the acute... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Most people have had headaches. There are many different kinds of headaches, and they range from being an infrequent annoyance to a persistent,... Read more »
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Cluster Headache
Based on the knowledge that alcohol is a well-known trigger for headache onset during active cluster periods, scientists in Torino, Italy... Read more »
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Cluster Headache
Headaches are classified as either primary or secondary. Primary headaches are those that are not caused by any disease or other medical condition.... Read more »