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migraine medication

Treatment for Cluster Headache

Sumatriptan, a selective serotonin receptor (5-HT1B/1D) agonist, acts by causing vasoconstriction of cranial blood vessels and inhibiting neurogenic inflammation in cluster headache treatment. It rapidly reduces pain intensity by binding to receptors in the trigeminal system, thereby interrupting the neurological cascade associated with headache pathogenesis and providing quick symptomatic relief.

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Reddit Comments

nicoke17

3.0

I’m not a doctor but they doesn’t sound like CH. I get several different types of head pain. I get migraines and have experienced a time where my migraine abort meds were causing tension headaches and in return causing migraines. I was stuck in that ...View more

Migraine medicationDietary modifications

Reported Side Effects

Headache

kfisch7

3.0

My migraine meds made the clusters wacky (used to get multi-day migraine episodes). I have some tricks I use. Pressure points, benadryl (my savior some days), and walking (pacing or whatever I can stand) until the worst is over. I usually can get ...View more

Migraine medicationAcupressureExerciseSupplements

Reported Side Effects

Headache

Herodotus_Greenleaf

3.0

Balance. Take care of yourself, bring abortives, and make sure you’re not isolated. I find runs help me in those times more than other exercise, so I often start doing quick runs around the neighborhood.

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PressureBeneficial88

2.0

Same, I’m a 24F and I mentioned cluster headaches to my previous neurologist after trying every migraine medication in the book with no relief. That neurologist said I “couldn’t possibly even imagine what that pain is like,” diagnosed me again with m...View more

Migraine medicationOpioids

Reported Side Effects

Drowsiness

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