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Suggest Treatment For Severe Cluster Headache
I am going through cluster headaches episodes for 2 weeks now. Is there any medications that can be taken sbefore I go to sleep so I do not wake up 3 times a night from sound sleep with these headaches. A doctor has put me on topiramate before if I got one at night I would take an Imitrex or a sumatriptan succ and pain would stop in 15 to 20min and I would sleep through the night. I am not finding that with the topiramate 50mg.
Tue, 23 Feb 2016
Hi Dear ,
As per your query you have feeling of throat obstruction with history of cluster headache . Well there can be many reasons for symptoms you mention in query like abnormalities in the hypothalamus cluster , consumption of alcohol can quickly trigger a splitting headache or medications such as nitroglycerin. I would suggest you to eat healthy and do mind relaxing exercises like meditation and yoga , drink plenty of water and take ibuprofen or acetaminophen for pain . Consult neurologist for proper diagnosis and treatment . Doctor may order CT scan or MRI along with other neurological examination . Doctor may prescribe triptans , octreotide , local anesthetics , dihydroergotamine or ergots . Nerve blocks are also helpful.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
As per your query you have feeling of throat obstruction with history of cluster headache . Well there can be many reasons for symptoms you mention in query like abnormalities in the hypothalamus cluster , consumption of alcohol can quickly trigger a splitting headache or medications such as nitroglycerin. I would suggest you to eat healthy and do mind relaxing exercises like meditation and yoga , drink plenty of water and take ibuprofen or acetaminophen for pain . Consult neurologist for proper diagnosis and treatment . Doctor may order CT scan or MRI along with other neurological examination . Doctor may prescribe triptans , octreotide , local anesthetics , dihydroergotamine or ergots . Nerve blocks are also helpful.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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