All 3 patients had two additional atherosclerotic or nonatherosclerotic risk factors for stroke, suggesting that vertebral artery hypoplasia combined with other conventional risk factors may provide an optimal background for brainstem ischemia.
Category B anti-headache medications include Tylenol (acetaminophen); Reglan (metoclopramide), which is used for nausea but also may relieve a mild headache; and over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as Advil and Motrin (ibuprofen) or Aleve (naproxen) only during the first and second trimesters.
Medicines that prevent cluster headaches during a cluster period. Medicines that prevent cluster headaches during a cluster period include: Corticosteroids, such as prednisone. These medicines are used to stop cluster headaches for a short time. These medicines give you some relief from headaches while preventive medicines start to work. Corticosteroids are not used as preventive medicines long-term because of bad side effects.