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How To Stop Dizziness And Cluster 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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Treatment Options for Cluster Headaches
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 »
Smoking Linked to Cluster Headaches
One patient who has suffered from cluster headaches for 14 years says that quitting the cigarette habit effectively stopped her pain. In this article... Read more »
Cluster headaches
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Histamine headache; Headache - histamine; Migrainous neuralgia; Headache - clusterPreventionIf prone to cluster headache, stop smoking. Alcohol use... Read more »
Headaches: Cluster: Treatment
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Managing Cluster HeadachesManagement of cluster headaches focuses on:Acute therapy for stopping an attack while it is happeningPreventive therapy for... Read more »
Headaches: Cluster: Surgery
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Preventive MedicationsCalcium-Channel BlockersCalcium-channel blockers, commonly used to treat high blood pressure and heart disease, are important... Read more »
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