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what is the best treatment for cluster headaches?

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Cluster headache: Management of a cluster headache can be abortive or prophylactic. Sometimes, both methods are indicated in the same patient. An effective abortive treatment uses oxygen or sumatriptan or DHE. The treatment of choice for the prevention of both episodic and chronic cluster headache is verapamil.

Question 2

what is the treatment for vascular headache?

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Visit to your MD: All headaches are not due to aneurysms , if your doctor suspects it is, he will order tests including mra to rule out.

Question 3

what is the best treatment for migraine headaches?

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Depends: It depends upon how often you have them. If they are only occasional then drugs like imitrex (sumatriptan) are very good at preventing a migraine if you take it very early at onset of a headache. if the headaches are very frequent then a preventive medication may be more helpful if taken every day. There are several classes of medicines to prevent migraines. Your doctor can help you decide if that is needed.

Question 4

what is the best treatment for ice pick headache?

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Primary Stabbing HA: Primary Stabbing Headache (or ice pick headache) usually just lasts a second and is so brief that patients don't want medicine. They just want to know that it isn't a tumor, etc. If you're having them often, you might want medicine, the most established is indomethacin, but it has side effects. If your headaches are longer than a second, it might be cluster headache or something else.

Question 5

i have cluster headache, what's the best treatment?

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See a neurologist: Short of a good neurologist you will likely not get better and will suffer.

Question 6

what's a simple, cheap treatment for my cluster headache?

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Ibuprofen: The first line treatment for this type of headache is ibuprofen.

Question 7

which treatment works the best and fastest for tension headache?

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Nsaids: Nsaids and relaxation technique are the first line of treatment for tension headache. If is not responding to therapy or getting worse see your pcp.

Question 8

what is the best medicine treatment for chronic tension headaches?

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Reduce the stress: Medication without life style changes is not a first approach.  The most important thing you can do is reduce the stress.  Cognitive behavioral therapy is an effective approach.  Exercise is an important tool as is eating a balanced diet and avoiding as much caffeine as possible and getting an appropriate amount of sleep.  If these approaches do not help, speak to yoiur physician about medication.

Question 9

please describe the most efficacious treatment for migraine headaches?

Accepted Answer

Depends: I have seen weather related migraine headaches respond to b2 as well as high dose injectable b12, and magnesium.

Question 10

what are the usual causes and treatment for headache at the base of the skull?

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Several but commonly: Commonly a headache starting at the base of the skull or neck is a tension-type headache. They're often throbbing in character & range in severity from mild to severe. Typical otc meds can help(i.e. Tylenol, (acetaminophen) aleve, etc), but appropriate dosing & precautions should be followed. Prevention/treatment approaches include stretching, exercise, massage, stress-reduction, stress-management. See doc 4 more.

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