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birth control

Treatment for Cluster Headache

Hormonal birth control, when used for Cluster Headache, helps modulate neurohormonal pathways that may contribute to headache triggers by stabilizing estrogen and progesterone levels. By regulating these hormonal fluctuations, birth control can potentially reduce the frequency and intensity of cluster headache episodes through neuroendocrine modulation and suppression of ovarian hormone cyclicity.

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AVERAGE EFFICACY

CASE STUDIES

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REDDIT COMMENTS

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REPORTED SIDE EFFECTS

Case Studies

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Reddit Comments

Relevant_Lime

4.0

This is why I don't trust doctors that use always/never statements. When I got to a gyno, she said "pills don't seem to be working for you, and progesterone birth control might be better. Let's try you on those pills and if you do good with that, we'...View more

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Reported Side Effects

General side effect

jenncatt4

3.0

In case it's relevant, it's really dependent on a few different things - the aura thing is only because oral oestrogen carries a slightly higher risk of stroke if you have an aura diagnosis, so you usually have to stop the combined pill (the mini pil...View more

Birth control

Reported Side Effects

Cardiovascular risk

PoppyRyeCranberry

4.0

Just wanted to jump in this thread because I also have a primary trigger related to my blood sugar and two of the things that were critical to prevention for me were suppressing my cycle with continuous combo birth control and metformin to regulate m...View more

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PoppyRyeCranberry

5.0

I have a huge menstrual trigger and also used to get triggered by barometric pressure changes. I prevent the menstrual migraines by suppressing my cycle with continuous dose combo bc (other women on the sub do it with progestin-only bc), and my pres...View more

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