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One of the medications your doctor may prescribe for migraine is Methergine (a brand name), otherwise known as methylergonovine maleate. Usually used for postpartum hemorrhage (bleeding), you may wonder how this medication is used for migraine, particularly migraine prevention. Methylergonovine maleate is known as a ergot psychedelic alkaloid. You may be familiar with more common [...]
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Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a treatment that is showing great promise when it comes to treating cluster. Unfortunately, many people know very little about it. DBS is probably most well known as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease, though it’s used for a variety of conditions, including cluster headache. Though much of the mechanism of [...]
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More research is needed to investigate peripheral nerve blocks and trigger point injections for headache treatment, say researchers in the USA. Last month the journal Headache published a review of the research on nerve blocks and trigger point injections for various types of headache, including cluster headache and migraine. The results were generally positive – [...]
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You might have heard of capsaicin – the "active" ingredient in hot peppers – as a pain causer but also a pain reliever. How can that be? And, could it be useful to fight a migraine? Here’s the short story. Capsaicin is a proven pain-reliever. However, the evidence that it will specifically fight migraine is [...]
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Hanging out on Twitter, I see a lot of talk about "cluster headache". Some people actually know what they’re talking about. But I suspect most do not. Some seem to casually mention that they have a cluster headache today. Some mix up terms completely, saying things like cluster migraine. Or they say they have a [...]
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