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Do Pain Medications Treat Histamine Headaches?
- Headaches: Cluster - Medications
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- Introduction
- Cluster Headaches
- Causes
- Prognosis
- Risk Factors
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 treatment. Inhalation of oxygen raises blood oxygen levels, therefore relaxing narrowed blood vessels.
Triptans
Triptans are drugs that are usually used to treat migraine headaches. They can also help stop a cluster attack. An Injection of sumatriptan (Imitrex) is the standard triptan...
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Pain medications
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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