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Treatment for Cluster Headache

Sodium supplements, particularly sodium chloride, may help manage cluster headaches by modulating electrolyte balance and potentially reducing neurogenic inflammation. The proposed mechanism involves sodium's role in maintaining nerve cell membrane potential and potentially influencing neurotransmitter signaling, which could mitigate the intense, trigeminal nerve-mediated pain characteristic of cluster headaches.

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MorbidFnLydia

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## What at home “remedies” work for you? Hi! I’m (46f) currently in the beginnings of a cycle and have previously been on Verapamil and O2 treatment for CH. I lost my insurance and was unable get a new script for the preventative, and since it’s a ho...View more

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Naharavensari

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1. Lay in room temp tub,in complete darkness, covering my head with just enough room to breathe. 2. Give myself an 'ice cream headche' 3. Drink pickle juice 4. Press my eye socket into a hot pad with extreme pressure.

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Current_Nebula8172

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100% agree. If it still in the creeping up on me phase a huge ice cold caffeine beverage plus really spicy and msg/sodium laden food or snacks can beat it back.

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Other-Cantaloupe4765

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I never have success with heat. It can make it worse, depending on the cause of the migraine, because heat will dilate your blood vessels instead of constrict, and if your meds are triptans (ie vasoconstrictors) heat will work against them and make t...View more

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