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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
Money is the key to all treatments and cures.
I suffer from Cluster Headaches, which are neurological headaches that are absolutely excruciating, 10x more painful than migraines in which "clusters" occur every day at the same exact time of day, for weeks or months on end.
But since only about 200,000 people worldwide afflicted, there's been very little research, let alone, cures or treatments, because there's no money in doing so.
Such is life.
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That's one of the reasons why orphan drug status was expanded and protected beginning in the early-80's, but it's also been abused by companies, especially after drugs come off patent.
However, the most common treatment for cluster headaches is verapamil, which is cheap and plentiful (but does have some issues with drug interactions and impact on heart rhythm and BP). It's not a godsend, but it does have efficacy for many.
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