Of all the preventative medicines available across the United States, the drugs known as beta blockers are probably the most frequently prescribed. The "beta" refers to receptors on the blood vessels known as beta receptors. Beta blockers prevent the chemical...
Calcium channel blockers have assumed a significant role in the prevention of migraine and cluster headaches. MECHANISM OF ACTION The beneficial effects of these agents are attributed to their ability to inhibit the movement of calcium ions across the cell membranes....
by C. Philip O'Carroll, M.D. The following is Dr. Lee Kudrow's personal account of a cluster headache, perhaps one of the most harrowing examples of pain that a human being can suffer. Few pains can incite such feelings of rage, panic and thoughts of self-destruction....