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===Triptans=== The other primarily recommended treatment of acute attacks is subcutaneous or intranasal [[sumatriptan]].<ref name=EFNS/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000786.htm |title=Cluster headache |publisher=MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia |date=2012-11-02 |access-date=2014-04-05 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405112718/http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000786.htm |archive-date=5 April 2014 }}</ref> Sumatriptan and [[zolmitriptan]] have both been shown to improve symptoms during an attack with sumatriptan being superior.<ref name=Law2013>{{cite book |doi=10.1002/14651858.cd008042.pub3 |chapter=Triptans for acute cluster headache |title=Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |issue=4 |pages=CD008042 |year=2013 |last1=Law |first1=Simon |last2=Derry |first2=Sheena |last3=Moore |first3=R Andrew |volume=2018 |pmc=4170909 |pmid=20393964}}</ref> Because of the vasoconstrictive side-effect of triptans, they may be contraindicated in people with [[ischemic heart disease]].<ref name=AFP2013/> The vasoconstrictor [[ergot]] compounds may be useful,<ref name=EM2009/> but have not been well studied in acute attacks.<ref name=Law2013/>
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