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2. The 6 most common headache types — and when to see a doctor

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   The three most common types are tension headaches, migraines and cluster headaches, according to Cohen. "Tension headaches are among the most frequent types and are what most people consider a ...

3. How to get rid of a headache - AOL

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   People are more likely to get tension headaches if they work too much, don't get enough sleep, miss meals or use alcohol, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. "Migraines are a lot ...

4. Sumatriptan - Wikipedia

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   Sumatriptan is effective for ending or relieving the intensity of migraine and cluster headaches. [9] It is most effective when taken early after the start of the pain. [9] Injected sumatriptan is more effective than other formulations. [10] Oral sumatriptan can be used also in the treatment of post-dural puncture headache. [11]

5. Triptan - Wikipedia

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   The drugs of this class act as agonists for serotonin 5-HT 1B and 5-HT 1D receptors at blood vessels and nerve endings in the brain. The first clinically available triptan was sumatriptan, which has been marketed since 1991. Triptans have largely replaced ergotamines, an older class of medications used to relieve migraine and cluster headaches. [3]

6. Cluster headache - Wikipedia

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   Cluster headaches may occasionally be referred to as "alarm clock headache" because of the regularity of their recurrence. Cluster headaches often awaken individuals from sleep. Both individual attacks and the cluster grouping can have a metronomic regularity; attacks typically strike at a precise time of day each morning or night.

7. Headache - Wikipedia

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   Abortive therapy for cluster headaches includes subcutaneous sumatriptan (injected under the skin) and triptan nasal sprays. High flow oxygen therapy also helps with relief. [11] For people with extended periods of cluster headaches, preventive therapy can be necessary. Verapamil is recommended as first line treatment. Lithium can also be useful.