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rescue medication

Treatment for Cluster Headache

Sumatriptan, a selective serotonin 5-HT1B/1D receptor agonist, is the primary rescue medication for acute cluster headache treatment. It rapidly constricts cranial blood vessels and inhibits pro-inflammatory neuropeptide release, providing fast pain relief and reducing the intensity of cluster headache symptoms through its vasoconstrictive and neurotransmitter-modulating properties.

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Interesting-Toe-2183

3.0

My Gatorade has to be grape. Then there’s too much caffeine, a hot bath, peppermint oil, then emergency meds if it doesn’t let up.

ElectrolytesCaffeineHeat therapyPeppermintRescue medication

Jazz_Kraken

4.0

I work through a lot of pain and have since I was 14 years old. I can do almost anything with a severe migraine. Sometimes I collapse on the floor of the bathroom or used to to make it happen. Now my rescue meds help it not get to that point. It ha...View more

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Paddling_Pointlessly

4.0

Nothing out of the ordinary. My doc just worked with me to put a cocktail together over time. Unfortunately, it's all rx. The preventatives have reduced the number of migraine days. The rescue med def works but I have to use it sparingly because I've...View more

Preventive medicationsRescue medication

Reported Side Effects

Rebound headache

KeyLimePie1845

2.0

Everyone here has provided great insight into migraines and how they affect each person. It is not a one size fits all illness, which can be the hardest to understand. I've had "headaches" since I was 11 years old, but was formally diagnosed with c...View more

IbuprofenPreventive medicationsRescue medicationCgrp inhibitors

Reported Side Effects

Suicidal ideation