Case Report

Sleep-Related Headache Following Metformin Use: Hypnic or Toxic?

Volume: 12 Number: 1 April 30, 2025
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Sleep-Related Headache Following Metformin Use: Hypnic or Toxic?

Abstract

Headache is among the most frequently encountered symptoms in clinical practice. Occipital neuralgia is characterized by sudden, sharp, electric shock-like pains in the distribution area of the occipital nerve. In this report, we present a 54-year-old female patient who developed occipital neuralgia-like symptoms shortly after the initiation of metformin treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus. The symptoms resolved following the discontinuation of the drug. This case is discussed in light of the literature to highlight a potentially rare headache pattern triggered by metformin. This case describes an unusual form of headache possibly associated with metformin therapy. It underscores the importance of considering uncommon side effects of commonly prescribed medications, such as metformin in differential diagnoses.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Clinical Sciences (Other)

Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

April 30, 2025

Submission Date

March 22, 2025

Acceptance Date

March 25, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 12 Number: 1

APA
Kaygisiz, S., & Gul, T. (2025). Sleep-Related Headache Following Metformin Use: Hypnic or Toxic? ODÜ Tıp Dergisi, 12(1), 14-18. https://doi.org/10.56941/odutip.1663213
AMA
1.Kaygisiz S, Gul T. Sleep-Related Headache Following Metformin Use: Hypnic or Toxic? ODU Med J. 2025;12(1):14-18. doi:10.56941/odutip.1663213
Chicago
Kaygisiz, Sukran, and Tuba Gul. 2025. “Sleep-Related Headache Following Metformin Use: Hypnic or Toxic?”. ODÜ Tıp Dergisi 12 (1): 14-18. https://doi.org/10.56941/odutip.1663213.
EndNote
Kaygisiz S, Gul T (April 1, 2025) Sleep-Related Headache Following Metformin Use: Hypnic or Toxic? ODÜ Tıp Dergisi 12 1 14–18.
IEEE
[1]S. Kaygisiz and T. Gul, “Sleep-Related Headache Following Metformin Use: Hypnic or Toxic?”, ODU Med J, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 14–18, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.56941/odutip.1663213.
ISNAD
Kaygisiz, Sukran - Gul, Tuba. “Sleep-Related Headache Following Metformin Use: Hypnic or Toxic?”. ODÜ Tıp Dergisi 12/1 (April 1, 2025): 14-18. https://doi.org/10.56941/odutip.1663213.
JAMA
1.Kaygisiz S, Gul T. Sleep-Related Headache Following Metformin Use: Hypnic or Toxic? ODU Med J. 2025;12:14–18.
MLA
Kaygisiz, Sukran, and Tuba Gul. “Sleep-Related Headache Following Metformin Use: Hypnic or Toxic?”. ODÜ Tıp Dergisi, vol. 12, no. 1, Apr. 2025, pp. 14-18, doi:10.56941/odutip.1663213.
Vancouver
1.Sukran Kaygisiz, Tuba Gul. Sleep-Related Headache Following Metformin Use: Hypnic or Toxic? ODU Med J. 2025 Apr. 1;12(1):14-8. doi:10.56941/odutip.1663213

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