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Preparing for a cycle

Plan ahead: a doctor, oxygen at home, a diary, a plan for the night.

  • Find a neurologist who knows cluster headache before a cycle starts.
  • Discuss prevention (usually verapamil) and a “bridge” for the first days.
  • Get oxygen at home: a cylinder or a concentrator with a mask.
  • Keep your attack medicine by the bed.
  • Keep a diary: time, severity, what helped.
  • No alcohol during a cycle.
Tell family and work. When people understand what is happening, night attacks are easier to bear.

Sources

  • EAN guideline, 2023
  • May A. et al., Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2018