Migraine Headaches Support Group

Migraine is a neurological disease, of which the most common symptom is an intense and disabling episodic headache. Migraine headaches are usually characterized by severe pain on one or both sides of the head and are often accompanied by photophobia (hypersensitivity to light), phonophobia (hypersensitivity to sound) and nausea.

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casamom 03/20/2014

Has anyone heard of using riboflavin for migraines? I started taking it and noticed a reduction in the number of migraines. I then stopped it (ran out and didn't get more for a while), and the headaches came back. I wasn't sure if it had really helped or if it was a coincidence, so I am back on it now, and I actually think it's really working. I'm almost afraid to say that...and I will need more time, but I may be on to something. I have days when I feel like I'm on the verge of getting one, but it's controllable and never develops into one of my usual ones. Has anyone else tried this?

deleted_user 03/20/2014

I get Riboflavin (B2) in my daily vitamin (25 mg). It does say that when you go into larger doses you can get diarrhea and increased urine and you can get an orange color urine. here's the site:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/957.html

Magnesium is also good for migraines, but Magnesium is also an ingredient in some laxatives. So I have to be careful with Magnesium because it gives me diarrhea. I have a time release calcium and D3 that has magnesium and that way I can get all 3 time release and it doesn't give me diarrhea.

http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-998-MAGNESIUM.aspx?activeIngredientId=998&activeIngredientName=MAGNESIUM

deleted_user 03/22/2014

Rriboflavin, magnesium, and coq10 are all said to make migraines decrease. I'm taking magnesium to help with mine and it works but I still have to be on a prescription for mine. I tried coQ10 and it made mine worse. Havent tried riboflavin besides in a daily multivitamin but its supposed to help :)

deleted_user 03/23/2014

None of them make my migraines decrease, but I do take them.

casamom 03/27/2014

I have to say I think it's official!! The riboflavin is actually working!! I woke up the other day with a migraine, started thinking about taking the imitrex, and seriously by the time I was up for a bit it went away!!! I can't believe this. I've been taking magnesium for a long time now, I don't know if it's the combination or not, but the riboflavin is working!!! I've had migraines for 36 years which have become progressively worse, and with the exception of imitrex have had no relief whatsoever... so I am SO excited for the possibility of continued relief with something so simple!! :-) :-)

geobrian 03/28/2014

What dosage of B2 are you taking daily?

casamom 04/02/2014

Geobrian...I take 300 mg a day. The recommended dose is 400mg a day, but so far I've been doing well with 300.

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