Seeking HealthRiboflavin, Vitamin B2, 400 mg Riboflavin, 4 mg Active Riboflavin-5-Phosphate, Energy Supplement, Vegetarian (60 Capsules)*

I have been dealing with slightly "atypical" (my aura can last for hours as can facial tingling) migraine with aura on and off in frequency for about 25 years and I've either found most meds not helpful, or I cannot take them because they exacerbate other medical problems I have (such as trigger my Crohn's disease or raise my blood pressure). I went to a new neurologist who said high dose riboflavin can greatly decrease migraine in some people. I went online and did my own research and I'm convinced it is true.My doctor said it can take 3-4 months for riboflavin to reach its full effectiveness, which is great news for me because I've had a decrease in the number of migraines get, and their intensity, already after 3 weeks. I suppose it could be a random coincidence that I have had less migraines, but I do not think so, because I consistently get them the week before my period, but this month I did not. I have not had any auras. I have had a bit of breakthrough pain but it is mild, not moderate to severe. I have not needed to reach for a painkiller. Before the riboflavin, I'd feel a slight amount of headache pain with movement even when I wasn't having a full-fledged migraine, about half the days of the month, but now, the majority of the 3 weeks since I've taken the riboflavin, I've had no pain at all. I had forgotten what that felt like and had thought some headache pain when I move was normal!I have the MTHFR A1298c homozygous mutation (and others), and I know many of the B vitamins in high doses are supposed to be helpful for those, but it's B12 and folate you hear about most. I wonder if the riboflavin treatment is more likely to be helpful for people who have MTHFR and/or similar mutations? None of my doctors know anything about MTHFR and I don't know if there is research on this anyway, but I'm curious.At first I thought this was expensive, but 60 pills last 2 months, so that's actually $10/month which is not much more than it would cost to buy the cheaper 100mg bottles from other companies. Oh, and this turns my urine bright yellow but I don't care.

My sister told me that 400mg. daily of B2 could possibly help prevent migraine headaches. I've suffered from Migraine headaches and have tried about anything to slow/stop them. I bought a bottle of 100mg. of a different brand which meant I had to take 4 capsules a day. Since I already take other supplements, I sometimes feel like I get a meal or two each day just in supplements so anytime I can reduce the number of pills each day is a good thing. I found this Seeking Health brand on Amazon and am happy to only take one of these each day. The capsule is not so small but is worth a bit of added size to only take one IMO. I had something very unusual happen when I finished the first bottle (different brand) of B2. I've suffered from ringing in the ears for almost 3 yrs. After 25 days of 400 mg. B2 the ringing stopped for almost 3 days!! I was in shock because I'd had it non-stop for almost 3 yrs. Granted it came back but there have been times when it is so much more quite. I've been turning the tv volume down a lot.The B2 supplement was the only new supplement I had started so I know it is the reason. The jury is still out on help for migraines as I've not taken it long enough. I'm very happy with the quality of the Seeking Health B2.

My son's neurologist prescribed him 400 mg of riboflavin a day to reduce the occurrence of migraines. Most supplements have only a tiny fraction of that amount, though we did find 100 mg capsules at a local compounding pharmacy. Obviously this had my son taking four a day. When that dosage worked out well for my son, my husband wanted to try it. Then we were going through 8 capsules a day. We were going through those bottles at the pharmacy pretty fast, plus my husband didn't like trying to keep up with four pills a day (which they were both taking 2 in the morning and 2 in the evening.)We decided to try these 400 mg capsules which seem to work just as well, taking them once a day, as it was dividing the dose up. The capsules are a little bigger, as you would expect. The size didn't cause husband or son any significant problems and they quickly got used to it.

I have been diagnosed with "chronic migraines" with no explanation of why I get them, or any solution to prevent them entirely. I have been prescribed combinations of daily prescriptions as preventatives combined with emergency reactors since the age of 14. Three years ago I also started receiving Botox injections every 3 months. I still have debilitating migraines 2-3 times per week, and have frequent trips to the emergency room. I started taking 400mg of Riboflavin about 60 days ago. As a result I have been able to cut out one prescription from my daily routine completely, I am weening myself off another, and have an average of 1-2 migraines per week. This week I am on day 8 without a migraine, which is pretty spectacular. If I could supplement all of my toxic prescriptions with vitamins I would do it in a heartbeat. Not all treatments work the same on every person, but this has worked great for me. I am working closely with a Neurologist, and advocate strongly not to change any regiments without consulting your physician first.

My last B2 vitamin had such a strong scent that it made me gag when I would even open the bottle, and when I would put it my mouth I was gagging the whole way down. I take the B2 as part of my migraine treatment, so I needed an to try other B2 vitamins that didn't make me want to hurl first thing in the morning.These fit the bill. No taste at all. No smell at all.Most exciting thing - neon pee. After a week of drinking lots of beet juice and eating beets so as not to waste my beets - neon pink pee for a random work drug test.

Riboflavin 5'-Phosphate is a more readily usable form of B2 than riboflavin. It is an important cofactor for the activation and conversion of other B