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What Is Dhe For Headaches?
Pronounced: (dye-HI-dro-er-GOT-uh-meen)
Uses
Dihydroergotamine is used to treat migraine headaches and cluster headaches. It is not recommended for migraines that affect only one side of the brain (hemiplegic migraine) or the base of the brain/neck area (basilar migraine), or to prevent migraines from occurring.
Dihydroergotamine is an ergot medication that helps narrow widened blood vessels in the head, thereby reducing the throbbing effects of these...
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From Our Experts
How bad does a headache have to be and how often before DHE is...
Full Question: How bad does a headache have to be and how often before DHE is appropriate?Are there any short and/or long term side... Read more »
Can DHE cause hair loss and shrieking sounds?
Full Question: Can DHE cause hair loss and shrieking sounds?My daughter received DHE IV treatment for three days. She left the hospital... Read more »
Pain at DHE injection site?
Full Question: I have recently started self-administering DHE injections. I have found that I have a fair amount of pain at the injection... Read more »
New Video Podcasts from the NHF: What's on the Horizon in Acute...
In observance of National Headache Awareness Week (NHAW), the National Headache Foundation (NHF) has made two new video podcasts ... Read more »
Top 15 Migraine & Headache Question for 8/18/08
Do you have questions about headaches or Migraines? Many of our readers do, and each week, and Dr. John Claude Krusz and Teri Robert answer... Read more »
From Our Sources
MAP0004 Shows Promise for Aborting Migraines
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UPDATE 3-MAP Pharma migraine drug hits all goals in study
MAP's drug, Levadex, showed statistical significance at two hours compared to placebo at relieving common symptoms of migraine: pain, nausea, and... Read more »
Orgasm May Decrease Migraine and Headache Pain
Does the "Big O" cause or stop headaches and Migraine? We've all heard the old joke, "Not tonight, dear. I have a headache." Right? Surprisingly... Read more »
Subcutaneous, Migraine and Headache Glossary
Subcutaneous means under the skin. We sometimes use the term subcutaneous when discussing Migraine medications, particularly DHE-45 and Imitrex... Read more »
Cluster headaches
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Histamine headache; Headache - histamine; Migrainous neuralgia; Headache - clusterTreatmentTreatment does not cure cluster headaches. The goal of... Read more »
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