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Caffeine use disorder and analgesic dependence in medication-overuse headache: insights into an underrecognized relationship

  • By

  • Rehab Magdy

  • Amr Hassan

  • Mona Hussein

  • Alaa Elmazny

  • Osama Yacoub

  • Mohamed Abdelghaffar

  • Nourhan Abdelmohsen Taha

  • Ahmed Essmat

  • May M. Fayez

  • Nahla Merghany

  • Anas Elgenidi

  • Ahmed Dahshan

  • July 13, 2026

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    The study involved 482 patients with primary headache disorders, with 33.2% meeting criteria for medication-overuse headache (MOH).

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    MOH patients exhibited significantly higher headache burden, psychological distress, and caffeine consumption compared to non-MOH patients.

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    Heavy caffeine consumption was more prevalent in MOH patients, with 23.8% of them classified as heavy users versus 9.3% in non-MOH.

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    Caffeine use disorder scores correlated positively with headache days, acute medication days, and psychological distress measures in MOH patients.

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    The study suggests that caffeine use disorder may be a clinically relevant factor associated with analgesic dependence severity in MOH patients.

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Caffeine use disorder and analgesic dependence in medication-overuse headache: insights into an underrecognized relationship

  • by Rehab Magdy, Amr Hassan, Mona Hussein, Alaa Elmazny, Osama Yacoub, Mohamed Abdelghaffar, Nourhan Abdelmohsen Taha, Ahmed Essmat, May M. Fayez, Nahla Merghany, Anas Elgenidi, Ahmed Dahshan

  • July 13, 2026

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