What vitamin/mineral defeciencies cause migraines? What supplements can help migraines?

Answer 1

What causes Migraines

A variety of triggers can precipitate an attack in those susceptible to migraines. These initiators include certain foods, stress, lack of sleep, changes in the weather, bright light, fluctuations in blood sugar levels, liver problems, dental pain, hormonal swings that occur with the menstrual cycle or the use of birth control pills, environmental chemicals, and exposure to cigarette smoke. Migraines run in families, and women are more susceptible than men.

Supplement Recommendation

Calcium/Magnesium -
Dosage: 400 mg magnesium and 100 mg calcium twice a day.
Comments: Take with food; sometimes sold in a single supplement.

Feverfew -
Dosage: 250 mg every morning.
Comments: Standardized to contain at lease 0.4% parthenolide.

5-HTP -
Dosage: 100 mg 3 times a day
Comments: Don't use longer than 3 months without doctor's okay.

Riboflavin -
Dosage: 400 mg every morning.
Comments: Best used for chronic migraines. Also called vitamin B2.

Vitamin C -
Dosage: 1,000 mg 3 times a day.
Comments: Reduce dose if diarrhea develops.

Pantothenic Acid
Dosage: 400 mg twice a day.
Comments: Take with meals.

Answer 2

well, caffeine is like a drug,(not that it will kill you like crack or something) in your brain if you drink caffeine every day, your body starts to build up chemicals that give you that good awake feeling, when you do not drink caffeine your body goes throw withdraw symptoms(like if you try to stop drugs but not as bad) and when those chemicals in you brain get low you body who is used to them, starts to hurt and you feel like crap, that is why you get a migraine from not drinking coffee, that is your body telling you, hay you gave me caffeine every day, why did you not today. So how do you make that go away you drink more caffeine, and then those chemicals in your brain build up again, and you feel good again, it is the same way as if you are addicted to drugs, did you ever notice that the more days that you drink coffee the more you need to wake up the next day.

Answer 3

It is all relative to the individual. My migranes ar caused by sinus problems or exposure to MSG, I also used to get cluster migranes that were the result of an injury in a car accident. The best answer I can give you is to talk to your doc, and pay attention to what you are doing prior to a migrane. Good luck.

Answer 4

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