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Cluster Headache Treatment

Post a new topicby contentuser on Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:38 am

Cluster Headache Treatment



Treating cluster headache involves addressing the severe, sometimes unbearable, pain during the headache, and disrupting or shortening the cluster episode. Acute treatment medications are similar to those used for migraine and include the following:


Sumatriptan, which can be given in injectable or nasal form for rapid onset. The other oral triptans may also be effective.
DHE (Migranal)—Delivered as a nasal spray, can have a rapid onset. DHE is al...Read the full article
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