what are the symptoms and treatment of cluster headaches?

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1. karannk says:

   November 7, 2009 at 12:38 pm

   The typical symptoms of a cluster headache are severe pain, usually starting around one eye. There is also redness and tearing of the eye. This lasts for 15min to 3hrs. Symptoms occur frequently for weeks to months at a time followed by periods of no headaches at all – hence the “cluster.” During each cluster period, the eye symptoms stay on the same side, but may switch to the other side during the next cluster period. Symptoms also tend to occur around the same time each day during the cluster period. These headaches are fairly uncommon, with a prevalence of only 1%. Men are more often affected than women. Treatment is classically with 100% oxygen inhaled by nasal cannula. Medications which have been studied and found effective include: Imitrex, Zomig, and Octreotide.