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(Message started by: JenniferD on Feb 23^rd, 2006, 10:30pm)

Title: New Headache stuff on Fox
Post by JenniferD on Feb 23^rd, 2006, 10:30pm

from headachefree.com

Seeing the need for a non-pharmaceutical product that helps reduce migraine suffering, HeadacheFree was developed by a neurologist specializing in headache care. HeadacheFree is a daily multivitamin uniquely formulated with ingredients, including magnesium and riboflavin, clinically proven to help reduce migraine suffering. It's gentle, safe, effective and natural headache care.

its a combo of magnesium and riboflavin, cant remember the dosage, but said its working really well on migraines. Will follow up with addl info when I find it.

ok, here's more.....
HeadacheFree is the product of a board-certified neurologist's desire to find a safe and effective way to help patients pro-actively manage migraine headache, every day, without over-reliance on prescription or over-the-counter drugs. HeadacheFree contains the FDA recommended amounts of daily vitamins and minerals. Plus HeadacheFree contains two ingredients - vitamin B2 (riboflavin) and magnesium - that have been clinically proven to reduce migraine headache suffering.

In separate clinical trials, vitamin B2 has been shown to significantly reduce migraine frequency, severity, duration and the incidence of nausea; magnesium has been shown to significantly reduce migraine frequency and drug consumption for symptomatic treatment of migraine. Combining these ingredients with a multivitamin makes HeadacheFree a complete dietary supplement formulated to provide the optimal health and wellness benefit for the headache-prone - all from just two tablets a day.

and:

Riboflavin
A 3-month double-blind placebo-controlled study of 55 people with migraines, revealed that riboflavin can significantly reduce the frequency and duration of migraine attacks.1 This study found that, when given at least 2 months to work, a daily dose of riboflavin (400 mg) can produce dramatic migraine relief. The majority of the participants experienced a greater than 50% decrease in the number of migraine attacks as well as the total days with headache pain. However, a larger and longer study is needed to follow up on these results.

1. Schoenen J, Jacquy J, Lenaerts M. Effectiveness of high-dose riboflavin in migraine prophylaxis. A randomized controlled trial. Neurology. 1998;50:466–470.

Magnesium
Preliminary research in a group of women (mostly premenopausal) showed that supplementing with magnesium (usually 200 mg per day) reduced the frequency of migraines in 80% of those treated.1 In a double-blind trial of 81 people with migraines, 600 mg of magnesium per day was significantly more effective than placebo at reducing the frequency of migraines.2 Another double-blind trial found that taking 360 mg of magnesium per day decreased the number of days on which premenstrual migraines occurred.3

Title: Re: New Headache stuff on Fox
Post by Lizzie2 on Feb 23^rd, 2006, 10:34pm

Sounds like migralieve, which has magnesium, riboflavin, and feverfew.

The one thing about Migralieve is that the recommended dosages for magnesium and riboflavin are far higher than those in migralieve, and it ends up being cheaper to buy the components separately than in the form of that supplement.

Feverfew can also be dangerous for some people as it has the ability to prolong the clotting time. Can cause problems in the event of needing emergency surgery and other such things. I personally can't take feverfew.

I've written a few things on magnesium and riboflavin and prevention of migraine and cluster - a few years ago - I think they're valuable, although I did stop them after time because I just didn't see results and was getting tired of the expense and added pills.

I did, however, recently buy a B100 complex which has a significant amount of riboflavin in it. Going to give those B vitamins another shot... ;)

Thanks for sharing this!
Carrie :)

Title: Re: New Headache stuff on Fox
Post by JenniferD on Feb 23^rd, 2006, 10:38pm

Carrie, they (fox news) did say it can take up to 3 months to start seeing results, but those that did see results, saw a 50% reduction in the severity of the migraines.

crap, my puter is f'in up. sorry.

Anyway, I have to wonder how this may affect CH; can it reduce the severity of ch? I am certainly willing to try it, beginning months before my "scheduled" start time for my cycle.

here's to hoping,
Jen

Title: Re: New Headache stuff on Fox
Post by Lizzie2 on Feb 23^rd, 2006, 10:43pm

That's cool. The migralieve worked the same way. I know a lot of people did get success from it. I have chronic daily migraine (well...new daily persistent headache, but for me, it's the same thing), and I try to give everything I try at least a good 3 months, but sometimes 6. But it's not that just the mag and B2 didn't work for me - only one or two things ever actually had any impact on that headache type!

Migraine is theorized to be a disease of mitochondrial energy deficiency which is why success is believed to be seen with magnesium. I'd have to pull up my research on it again to refresh, but I always found it pretty interesting!

I am starting the B complex back up mainly because of the lack of energy I have, and B12 especially is known to aid in energy. I also had bought iron for the anemia and that particular supplement contains some folate and B12 as well.

Just haven't begun trying them again yet - but a good 3 months is a good general rule! :)

Carrie :)

Title: Re: New Headache stuff on Fox
Post by JenniferD on Feb 23^rd, 2006, 10:49pm

on 02/23/06 at 22:43:58, Lizzie2 wrote:

I am starting the B complex back up mainly because of the lack of energy I have, and B12 especially is known to aid in energy. I also had bought iron for the anemia and that particular supplement contains some folate and B12 as well.

I do know for a fact that B complex does amazing things for pms.........um, as you know I have NOT been taking my vitamins LOL. But it does have a lot of positive effects on mood, stress, energy, those damn backaches & headaches associated with pms. Maybe a good high dose combo prior to onset of a cycle may have some results as well.

Let's keep diggin' baby!

Title: Re: New Headache stuff on Fox
Post by floridian on Feb 24^th, 2006, 1:30pm

Jennifer,

have you checked out my page at med-owl.com? Lots of info on supplements there. CoQ10 has also shown to beneficial for migraine, also on the mitochondria theory. And clusterheads have low levels of choline.

http://www.med-owl.com/clusterheadaches/tiki-index.php

Title: Re: New Headache stuff on Fox
Post by mynm156 on Feb 24^th, 2006, 1:48pm

Sure would be nice if it were that easy for us too!

Title: Re: New Headache stuff on Fox
Post by floridian on Feb 24^th, 2006, 2:01pm

on 02/24/06 at 13:48:49, mynm156 wrote:

Sure would be nice if it were that easy for us too!

For some of us, it is.

"A study of patients with cluster headache found that 41% obtained 'significant clinical response' to intravenous magnesium. Those patients who started the study with low blood magnesium levels were more likely to experience relief, suggesting that magnesium deficiency can trigger or make some people more susceptible to CH. "

Magnesium isn't a silver bullet, but it can help many clusterheads. And I am willing to bet that some of the other things that help with migraine also help with CH. But nobody has gotten around to testing them ... no profit in a 4 cent vitamin capsule that anyone can manufacture; not much profit in a 'rare' disease.

Title: Re: New Headache stuff on Fox
Post by BMoneeTheMoneeMan on Feb 25^th, 2006, 1:18am

on 02/23/06 at 22:49:16, JenniferD wrote:

But it does have a lot of positive effects on mood, stress, energy, those damn backaches & headaches associated with pms.

Let's keep diggin' baby!

I have over 100 PMs sitting in my inbox, and i dont even know how many i have in my outbox, but I have never gotten backaches or headahes from sending or receiving any PMs.

Migraines are WEIRD!!!
BMonee