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verapamil

Treatment for Cluster Headache

Verapamil is a calcium channel blocker that acts by inhibiting calcium influx into cells, which reduces neuronal excitability and vascular smooth muscle tone. In cluster headache treatment, it stabilizes cerebral blood vessels and modulates neural pathways, effectively preventing the frequency and intensity of cluster headache episodes. Its primary therapeutic effect involves reducing the inflammatory and vasodilatory processes associated with cluster headache pathogenesis.

3.5

AVERAGE EFFICACY

CASE STUDIES

1049

REDDIT COMMENTS

1308

REPORTED SIDE EFFECTS

Case Studies

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Reddit Comments

More-Chemistry-4229

3.0

## Questions I had episodic cluster headaches for around 15 years. Always one attack at night that lasted for two hours, some evenings I had 2 but not often. Spring and fall. I just came out of 6 years of remission ugh but these headaches are compl...View more

Oxygen therapyVitamin dVerapamil

Reported Side Effects

General side effect

Tom_161

3.0

Works for me. But it’s a highish Dosis and will take a week at last to show a difference so don’t expect a fast and they are gone. I also have oxygen. Currently building up verapamil again as it’s back with a vengeance

VerapamilOxygen therapy

Reported Side Effects

General side effect

Randomsynthguy

5.0

Yup, 240mg a day usually keeps the attacks at bay for me. When an attack happens, I still have verapamil nasal spray as backup. Kills the attacks in about 10 minutes, but makes me really sleepy and gives me heavy limbs. I'll take it over the pain eve...View more

Verapamil

Reported Side Effects

DrowsinessFatigue

WatchMcGrupp

4.0

My brother in christ, I have been taking off my socks for the last fifteen years with rings around the ankles. When anyone first notices it, they think I've got a serious condition. "Nope, just using verapamil to stave off the beast."

Verapamil

Reported Side Effects

Swelling

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