Learn about headaches
Does your head hurt? Most people get headaches at least once in awhile, but not all headaches are the same. How you treat a headache depends on the type of headache you have. Our topics will tell you all you need to know about the different kinds of headaches and give you tips on how to treat and prevent them.
For more information, browse our headache topics or start with these:
- Headaches
- Migraine Headaches
- Tension Headaches
Migraines: Identifying and avoiding triggers
Should I take medicines to prevent migraines?
More Information
Medications
- Beta-blockers for migraine headaches
- Calcium channel blockers for cluster headaches
- Calcium channel blockers for migraine headaches
- Ergotamines for cluster headaches
- Ergotamines for migraine headaches
- High-flow oxygen inhalation therapy for cluster headaches
- Lithium for cluster headaches
- Seizure medicine to prevent migraine headaches
- Triptans (serotonin receptor agonists) for migraine headaches
- Triptans for cluster headaches
Credits
| Author | Merrill Hayden |
| Editor | Katy E. Magee, MA |
| Associate Editor | Michele Cronen |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine |
| Last Updated | November 21, 2007 |
| Author: | Merrill Hayden | Last Updated: November 21, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine | |
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