The data bears it out—oxygen is a cluster headache sufferer’s friend. While inhaling high doses of oxygen has been used as a first-line treatment for this excruciating condition for some time, its benefits were only recently proven in a high-quality, controlled study. The study “confirms…
THE CASE Lynda is a 44-year-old dental assistant who came to The New England Center for Headache in Stamford, Connecticut, with a one-week history of drooping of the right eyelid, a right-sided headache, and a diagnosis of cluster headache made by her family doctor. Her…
Q: My husband has been suffering with chronic cluster headache for almost five years. He has been on just about every medication there is and finally took himself off all but Imitrex® injections and pain medications. We found that the preventive medications didn’t stop the…
Cluster headache refers to the characteristic grouping or clustering of attacks. Cluster headaches may also be known as histamine headache, red migraine, Horton’s headache, and cephalalgia or sphenopalatine neuralgia. The headache periods can last several weeks or months, and then disappear completely for months or…
Q. I suffer with cluster headaches and over the years verapamil has been effective for me. Recently, due to an insurance change, I had to get my prescriptions from a new pharmacy. Unbelievably, the pharmacist would not fill my prescription, saying my dose of 960…
Magnesium (non-prescription) has been utilized in the treatment of vascular headache. It is most commonly recommended as a supplement in the preventative treatment of migraine and sometimes used for cluster headache. Few credible studies are available, but some patients and physicians attest to its helpfulness….
Alcohol, which is consumed in beverages such as liquor, wine and beer, is a chemical called ethanol. Ethanol may cause headaches by several means. First, it is a direct vasodilator; in some individuals vasodilation may cause a headache. Second, ethanol is a natural diuretic; this…
Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania is a typical cluster-like headache usually experienced by females, with multiple short, one-sided and severe head pain attacks. This type of headache frequently responds to non-steroidal-anti-inflammatory drugs, in particular indomethocin.
Zomig® is in a class of medications known as the “triptans.” It is a specific medication for aborting migraine headaches. Zomig® is indicated for the acute treatment of migraine in adults. It is not intended for the prophylactic treatment of migraine and Zomig® has not…
Methergine, the brand name for methylergonovine maleate, was originally developed for the treatment of postpartum bleeding and for improvement in the uterine tone. It is related to the ergot amine medications. In addition to its effects on the uterus, Methergine also causes constriction of the…
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