Verapamil Migraine Headaches
Cluster headaches are often said to be the most painful of all headaches. They have been described as "boring," bearing, burning," "like a hot poker in the eye," and as "suicide headaches."
Verapamil, a calcium channel blocker frequently used for Migraine and headache prevention – increasingly for cluster headache, was recently studied in high doses for cluster headache prevention.
Study Background
The use of high dose verapamil has become increasingly common for the prevention of...
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From Our Sources
Cluster headaches
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Verapamil Oral Precautions and Side Effects
Source: FirstDatabank Drug
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