Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) has been used for migraines for more than 50 years. But the amount of riboflavin needed to reduce headaches is much more than you get in any multivitamin. A 1997 Belgian study found it took 400 mg of riboflavin to reduce the frequency of migraines. But it was reduced by 67 percent! Riboflavin can be effective, but it doesn’t work overnight. Give it at least a three-month trial. When it's combined with magnesium and feverfew, it may work more quickly.

A "Magic Trio"
Alexander Mauskop, MD, director of the New York Headache Center in New York City, and author of a book on migraines, tried feverfew, magnesium, and riboflavin (Vitamin B2) both individually and together. He found that this trio outperforms any one nutrient. His supplement, called MigraHealth, can be ordered by calling 800-548-8686.

Dr. Mauskop used this triple therapy on thousands of headache patients over 15 years. He talks about it in great detail in his book, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Migraines (Warner Books, 2001). Like many other combinations, there appears to be a synergistic activity in this formula between the three nutrients that causes them to work better together than alone.

Start treatment early
Up to 60 percent of people with migraines get a warning up to a day before the headache begins. It’s called a prodrome, and its symptoms include depression, food cravings, fatigue, yawning, and urinary retention. Pay attention to how you feel prior to a migraine. If you have a migraine prodrome, you can begin treatment before you have a full-blown migraine. By acting quickly you could even prevent its onset.

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