What's the best way to treat a cluster headache?
I'm a 22yr old female and I get all kinds of headaches except migraines (thank God). I know how to handle my tension headaches and my hormonal headaches, but these darn cluster headaches defeat me every time. The best treatment I've found so far is caffeine. It tempers the pain a little but I still can't bend over or sneeze without being blinded by pain.
I can't take most pain medicine because of the heart medication I'm on, which is just as well since they don't do anything for my headaches. But I've tried them all anyway, Excedrin, tylenol, even oxycontin (just makes me high), and the like. Any suggestions on how to handle these bad boys?
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1. Talk to your Dr. There are several different kinds of medicines made specifically for these types of headaches, and your Dr. can probably find something you can take. The medicines treat the cause to stop the pain.2. The most commonly used preventative treatment is sumatriptan. This is an injection, you need to see your GP for this.
Breathing pure oxygen is also said to really help with the pain of cluster headaches. Best this is to speak to your GP regarding all of your headaces. You can then get them investigated fully.
