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Treatment for Cluster Headache

Sumatriptan nasal spray is a selective 5-HT1B/1D receptor agonist used for acute cluster headache treatment. It acts by constricting cranial blood vessels and inhibiting pro-inflammatory neuropeptide release, rapidly alleviating severe pain and associated autonomic symptoms through central and peripheral mechanisms.

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biddily

5.0

I had just had a stent installed in my head three months previously for IIH, and went to neuro-optho for a checkup. Guy starts talking about how BAD stents are. How they aren't a solution. How since they don't help all people with IIH they shouldn't...View more

Stent

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biddily

3.0

Hi. I went thru five neurologist before I got a proper diagnosis. So. Intracranial Hypertention 101. You don't need pappillademia to have IIH. It's a sign you have IIH, but without it it doesn't mean you don't have IIH. MRIs don't see cerebral spi...View more

StentSurgical interventionCgrp antagonistAntiepilepticsVenlafaxinePropranololBotoxNerve blocksOmeprazole

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Gastroesophageal refluxElectrolyte imbalance

biddily

4.0

It depends on what's causing there to be too much CSF in your head. There's a few different treatment options, some work better than others depending on the cause of the IIH, but it's nearly impossible to FIND the cause, so it's basically working you...View more

AcetazolamideAntiepilepticsPhysical therapyPropranololVenlafaxineStentCgrp antagonistAspirinBotoxLidocaine

biddily

4.0

I suffer from SEVERE anemia, and IIH. My blood oxygen level is a bit low, cause my iron level is, uh, non existent. I get an iron infusion periodically. I had a collapsed cerebral spinal fluid vein in my brain. it caused all the cerebral spinal f...View more

IronStent

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