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acetazolamide
Treatment for Cluster Headache
Acetazolamide, a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, reduces cerebrospinal fluid production and intracranial pressure, which may help modulate the neurological mechanisms underlying cluster headaches. By inhibiting carbonic anhydrase enzymes, it alters pH and reduces neurogenic inflammation, potentially disrupting the trigeminovascular pathway and providing prophylactic relief for cluster headache episodes.
4.1
AVERAGE EFFICACY
2
CASE STUDIES
53
REDDIT COMMENTS
58
REPORTED SIDE EFFECTS
Case Studies
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4.0
A 26-year-old man with cerebral venous thrombosis presented with cluster-like headaches that showed dramatic response to oxygen therapy and resolved after anticoagulant treatment, suggesting venous stasis as a possible mechanism for cluster headaches.
oxygen therapyanticoagulantantibioticsacetazolamidecorticosteroidcalcium channel blockersvalproate
Cluster-like headache and idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a case report
5.0
A 28-year-old woman presented with cluster-like headache symptoms and asymmetrical papilloedema that was found to be caused by idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), successfully treated with acetazolamide and dietary changes.
acetazolamidecorticosteroidoxygen therapytriptandietary modification
Reddit Comments
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scleritishelp
2.0
I was on a trial of indomethacin but it did nothing for my headaches. the only thing that has brought slight relief at least to my eye ( i have the headaches and right eye pain as well) was Daimox. I was curious, in between the severe headaches do ...View more
IndomethacinAcetazolamide
Reported Side Effects
None
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qrseek
4.0
No, I didn't get resolution of my symptoms until I got a blood patch. It actually took two patches, and then my symptoms shifted slightly and they found I had intracranial hypertension which likely caused the leak in the first place. Taking acetazola...View more
Blood patchAcetazolamide
Reported Side Effects
General side effect
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curlysquirelly
4.0
They are treating it with Diamox. They actually initially misdiagnosed me with glaucoma because my optic nerve was swollen and my eyesight was rapidly declining. She (neuro-opthalmologist) finally put two and two together with my migraines and stuff ...View more
AcetazolamideCarbonic anhydrase inhibitorsAntiepilepticsAmphetamines
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ResearchMoreResearch
4.0
Yeah, like other people are saying this kinda dings as similar to my IIH experience. In fact you can even have both IIH & migraines. When I got IIH the first time it started triggering migraines non-stop. I had all my normal migraine symptoms on to...View more
KetamineAcetazolamide
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