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- Cluster Headaches
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Managing Cluster Headaches
Management of cluster headaches focuses on:
- Acute therapy for stopping an attack while it is happening
- Preventive therapy for stopping or reducing attack recurrences
Treating Attacks
The most effective and best-studied treatments for a cluster attack are:
- Oxygen inhalation.
- Triptan drugs. Usually an injection of the triptan drug sumatriptan (Imitrex), which is FDA-approved for cluster headache treatment. Intranasal formulations of sumatriptan or zolmitriptan (Zomig) are...
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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 »
Zomig Nasal Spray Found Effective for Cluster Headaches
A study to be published in the August 28 issue of Neurology, the journal of the American Academy of Neurology, reports Zomig (zolmitriptan) Nasal... Read more »
Cluster Headaches: The Basics
Cluster headaches are often said to be the most painful of all headaches. They have been described as "boring," bearing, burning," "like a hot ... Read more »
High Dose Verapamil Problematic in Cluster Headache Treatment
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Inhaled Oxygen Shown Effective for Cluster Headaches
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 »
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