Studies
In 2006, an interview was performed that may suggest alternative forms of treatment. Substantial anecdotal evidence suggests that serotonergic psychedelics such as psilocybin, LSD, and LSA (d-Lysergic acid amide) can abort cluster headache periods and extend remission. Dr. Andrew Sewell and Dr. John Halpern at McLean Hospital in Boston have investigated the ability of low doses of psilocybin to treat Cluster headaches. These researchers examined medical records of 53 patients who had taken psilocybin and reported that the majority of them found partial or complete relief from cluster attacks. A clinical study of these treatments is being developed by Dr. Halpern and colleagues at Harvard Medical School, McLean Hospital. The non-hallucinogenic 2-Bromo-LSD (BOL-148) has also been found to be effective against cluster headaches in some patients, despite lacking the other effects of related serotonergic psychedelic drugs.
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