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Treatment for Cluster Headache

Caffeine combined with other analgesics acts as a central nervous system stimulant that enhances pain relief and reduces cerebral blood vessel constriction in cluster headache treatment. Its mechanism involves competitive antagonism of adenosine receptors, promoting vasoconstriction and augmenting the analgesic effects of companion medications while potentially reducing headache intensity and duration.

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No-Somewhere5747

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I've been in remission for the last 2 years. The attacks came back last week, and I'm out of oxygen, so I just down a large red bull with a cold towel on my head, usually abort them within 15 minutes. I'm also on verapamil 360 mg per day. I only take...View more

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Main_Mess_2700

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## I’m new here what non medication things help you! For context I was diagnosed with migraines as a child and have had them all my life. When I hit puberty they got worse as I get hormonal migraines twice a month that will last days. In my 20s I sta...View more

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13Lilacs

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Ginger helps me, as does ice cold foods. Try a frozen coffee and some strong ginger beer like Grace. If it's too strong mix it with some sparkling water like San Pellegrino or Perrier.

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princesslanguage

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I’ve also heard that triggering a brain freeze can help reset the muscles in your head. For me the best way is with a Costco frozen coffee or smoothie.

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