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Headache, drugs and sleep.

Alexander D Nesbitt1, Guy D Leschziner2, Richard C Peatfield3

  • 1Headache Group, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK Surrey Sleep Research Centre, University of Surrey, UK Sleep Disorders Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, UK alexander.nesbitt@kcl.ac.uk.

Cephalalgia : an International Journal of Headache
|July 24, 2014
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Headache medications can significantly disrupt sleep patterns. Understanding these effects is crucial for managing both headache and sleep disorders effectively.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Pharmacology
  • Sleep Medicine

Background:

  • Headache and sleep mechanisms are intricately linked physiologically.
  • Treatments for headache disorders can cause sleep disturbances due to drug pharmacology or unmasking underlying sleep issues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the sleep and circadian effects of common headache medications.
  • To focus on abnormal sleep function resulting from headache treatment.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted literature searches using MEDLINE, PubMed, and Cochrane databases.
  • Utilized generic drug names and terms related to headache treatment and sleep effects.
  • Included pre-clinical evidence where relevant.

Main Results:

Keywords:
NREMREMSleepcircadiancluster headachedrugsheadacheinsomniamelatoninmigrainepolysomnographyrestless legs syndromesomnolence

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  • Common headache medications can significantly impact sleep physiology.
  • The precise direction and nature of sleep alterations require further characterization.

Conclusions:

  • Medications for headache disorders have a considerable impact on sleep.
  • Further research is needed to understand and manage these sleep effects, potentially leveraging sleep's benefits for headache management.