High doses of Vitamin B-2 (riboflavin) may help prevent migraine headaches, a European study reports in the journal Neurology. The beneficial effects in reducing migraine frequency appeared after a month of daily doses of 400 mg, and increased over the next two months, researchers said.
The 400 mg daily dose is 200 times the recommended daily allowance of this vitamin. “If you are considering taking this supplement,” our pharmacy consultant says, “please speak with your physician and pharmacist about adding this to your daily regimen. Like medications, vitamins also can have side effects.”
Most multi-vitamin products contain small amounts of riboflavin, says NHF’s pharmacy consultant. Excess riboflavin is not stored in the body, but is excreted in the urine, she explains. Especially good sources of Vitamin B-2 are eggs, lean meat, milk, broccoli and enriched breads and cereals.
The executive chairman of the National Headache Foundation adds, “We need longer and larger studies before we can recommend the use of Vitamin B-2 in this dosage.”
I have had migraines over the last 35yrs. I have taken many medications that some helped and others not so much. But each medication that has helped started at the lowest does and increased to a higher does. Each time I received a new pain in my head, doctors just wanted to increased meds. I changed Dr and this Dr was new out of school and asked me to try B2 at 400mg. I slowly came off Meds as I was taking the B2. My Migraines stopped and I am still taking the B2 and no Medications for the migraines. unforturely I started to get headaches again due to a bad accident which I now receive Injections.
thank you for sharing. Im suffering from migrain nearly 21 years with daily migraine.