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propranolol

Treatment for Cluster Headache

Propranolol is a non-selective beta-blocker that reduces neuronal excitability and modulates sympathetic nervous system activity, potentially decreasing the frequency and intensity of cluster headache episodes. By blocking beta-1 and beta-2 adrenergic receptors, it reduces vascular reactivity and neurogenic inflammation, which may contribute to its prophylactic effect in cluster headache management.

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Suitable-File1657

4.0

Mine only do a little bit now that I’m on verapamil and propranolol

VerapamilPropranolol

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spring--time

4.0

When I was fifteen and walking in my garden it was the first attack. It was spring so I thought it was sinusitis. I made myself believe I was having sinus infections each spring for many years. Then I had my first bad cycle in winter, I banged my hea...View more

Nerve blockVerapamilFlunarizinePropranolol

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apple12422

4.0

This doesn’t sound like my experience, my headaches are much shorter but I also take propranolol as a preventative, so that might be why

Propranolol

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BallsackMcGirkin

5.0

1) At the age of 15, 20 years for now from which 5 years I have been absolutely cycle free and from 15y to 25y it was misdiagnosed as chronic migraines. 2) My cycles went seasonally, mostly during the fall and sometimes during the spring time. My ne...View more

Smoking cessationAlcohol avoidancePropranololDietary modificationExerciseCaffeineCold therapySumatriptanOxygen therapy

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