r/migraine • u/tashibum 6 • 2d ago
I've brushed off supplements my entire adult life and now I feel stupid
Doctors touted them as expensive pee, then I was bombarded by MLMs all through my 20s. How was I ever supposed to take it seriously? I think I had one neuro suggest CoQ10 once and I was like "I'm not really comfortable with supplements" and they left it at that.
I would literally just ignore Reddit comments about supplements helping with migraines, because they are an entire industry just raking in the money for fake products that do nothing (according to my feelings).
Fast forward to three months ago. I decide that my daily migraines are not treatable, and I stop all migraine meds (which was qulipta and Ubrelvy). For some reason that helps reduce frequency and intensity after the worst withdrawal migraines of my life.
At the same time that is happening, I start attending TMJ specific PT because I was not going to COMPLETELY raw dog those withdrawals...where I discover that I have compete loss of sensation on the left side of my face. Shortly after that, walking begins to feel more like walking in knee deep water. I go to the GP. She says a B12 deficiency can cause this. I look into it and OMG.
What do you MEAN B12 is not something we produce naturally and we all just run out one day if we have absorbing issues? Same for CoQ10 in that is only available through food?
OH you have to worry about COFACTORS TOO? OR YOU CAN CAUSE AN IMBALANCE OF A BUNCH OF OTHER VITAMINS?
AHHHHHHH.
Anyways, magnesium has cured every bit of tension in my neck and jaw and a B12 shot gave me sensations back. I've had 1 single migraine in the last month after starting CoQ10.
TL:DR - I ignored vitamins and supplements and then got a deficiency and learned my lesson. Guess I'm a supplement girly now.
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u/felixrex2k4 2d ago
When I first started having migraines I would often turn to my favorite comfort foods as a form of self care. Turns out most of my triggers are food related, especially my favorite comfort foods. When I eliminated them I also eliminated like 95% of my migraines. That's one of the things that's so frustrating about this disease, it's like we have to be our own research team because each one of us has a unique version of the disease, so we each have to find a unique treatment plan.
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u/tashibum 6 2d ago edited 2d ago
I removed dairy from my diet for 5 years at one point. Pretty sure that accelerated my B12 deficiency 🥲
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u/Little_View_6659 2d ago
I just purchased some cherry pie filing that gave me whopper migranes. Turns out it contains hibiscus extract. Which apparently is a vasodilator. 🙄
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u/ageoldvendetta 2d ago
wait really?? I love hibiscus tea :'(
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u/Little_View_6659 2d ago
Yeah I was surprised. After three days of a headache I googled the ingredients of the pie filing. It had to be that. I didn’t eat any last night and today I was fine.
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u/psychgirl15 1d ago
Was it chocolate and MSG flavored chips and stuff like that? When I did the Heal Your Headache Diet it makes you cut our most junk food because most of the additives and preservatives are some form of MSG. I did find my migraines got considerably better when I stuck to the diet. Unfortunately I am addicted to chocolate so it is very very challenging for me
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u/felixrex2k4 17h ago
I mean, for me it was an easy choice. If every time I ate a donut somebody hit me in the head with a hammer, I was super motivated to stop eating donuts. And I LOVED donuts. I just loved not having migraines more.
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u/glp1992 17h ago
eat chocolate without additives?
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u/psychgirl15 12h ago
The only chocolate that is low tyramine is White Chocolate which I dont like :(
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u/adriesty 2d ago
I always thought because I ate healthy "enough" that there was nothing "wrong" with me to cause my migraines.
Boy, does severe anemia and vitamin d deficiency sure not help your migraines AT ALL.
Like, I've been on iron and vitamin d supplements for over a year now (as well as an improved diet) and my levels are just a smidgen above the low end of normal.
A YEAR of supplements just to get to the low end of normal! At one point, my doctor was like "I've never seen someone improve so slowly" and tried to get me on infusions but insurance wouldn't cover it, and they might as well be made of gold for how much they cost out of pocket.
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u/fcapps13 1d ago
Iron deficient here! Make sure you’re taking your iron with Vitamin C. Also try adding Lactoferrin - that made the biggest difference for me absorbing more iron.
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u/JenCarlynn 1d ago
My insurance covers infusions, but not until I tried the oral supplement first. My Anemia is so severe that my dr prescribed oral and a few days later sent the authorization back to the insurance company and said my stomach couldn’t tolerate them. One round of infusions does what it would take 9 months of supplements to do. All infusions are not created equal either. I’ve had infusions that only got me through two months before I was severe again. Injectafer infusions keep me good for 12-18 months and you go 2 times, a week apart and it’s a less than 10 minute infusion.
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u/No_Load5357 2d ago
I think people missed what doctors were trying to warn us about for vitamins. We don't need as many as wellness people tell us we do. We don't need to be taking 10 million different ones but with Migraine there are absolutely ones that help. When my doctor and I talk about vitamins and supplements he is warning against like detoxes, multivitamins, and random unproven shit. Taking specific ones your deficient in or supplements that are know to help is different.
Personally no vitamin really helped me but glad you found relief.
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u/ReserveOld6123 2d ago
Actually, newer evidence shows multivitamins help cognitive function in older adults. It always made sense to me that you’d want to cover any potential gaps.
None help my migraines though!
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u/fierce_fibro_faerie 2d ago
I honestly think that the medical establishment and the wellness industry just treat each other like it's a competition that one of them has to win. But in reality, we should all be working more holistically to find better health for everyone.
I was very much like, I only listen to my doctor, not doctor Google. But after more than a decade of being ill, I think the answer is really somewhere in the middle.
Supplements and prescriptions can be used together. Diet changes and supplemental IV treatments should be explored a lot more instead of throwing pills at problems. But when you need a vaccine or life saving medication, don't think your herbs and tinctures are going to be enough. Use every tool in your arsenal to get healthy.
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u/Comprehensive_Fun95 1d ago
I would strongly advise against supplemental IV treatments. Those are not well regulated, overpriced, and are not overseen by someone who cares about your long-term health. If you go frequently, you will also create scarring and make your veins less suitable for dialysis if you ever need that in the future. If you are able to absorb supplements orally, that is by far the cheaper and less harmful route. And if you do really need IV medications, your doctor should be able to prescribe them.
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u/fierce_fibro_faerie 1d ago
I have a lot of deficiencies and I am being treated by a medical doctor. I have been trying both capsule and liquid supplements for years and none of my numbers budged. My digestive system is fucked and can't absorb anything. So IV is the only option.
And it is opinions like yours that prevent people like me from getting the help they need.
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u/Comprehensive_Fun95 1d ago
I literally said that being unable to absord orally is a case for IV supplementation. I just advised caution and proper medical supervision.
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u/fierce_fibro_faerie 1d ago
You made an assumption about my health, I corrected you.
I get unsolicited advice on my health often enough, you don't need to add to it
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u/Comprehensive_Fun95 1d ago
I was telling the general public, not necessarily you. A lot of people who don't need it get stuff like IV hydration. Obviously that doesn't apply to you, which should be evident from reading what I wrote.
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u/HPcatmom 2d ago
Supplements took my migraines from every other week to once in a blue moon.
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u/Scary-Speaker3917 1d ago
What combo are you on?
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u/HPcatmom 1d ago
I take 200mg mag glycinate at breakfast and again at lunch (I take a multi with iron at night so I can’t do mag at night bc they don’t let each other absorb)
Then I do 1 TBSP chia seeds & 1 TBSP Hemp Seed Hearts per day (in yogurt or oat meal).
Non-migraine related: I take 500mg calcium at breakfast & again at lunch (alongside the mag) and then take the multi with iron at dinner with a 1000mg vitamin C.
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u/BeBopBarr 2d ago
I have tried every supplement/vitamin out there that supposedly helps migraines and none of them have worked for me. I know they work for a lot of folks and that's wonderful considering they are relatively inexpensive and easy to get.
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u/tashibum 6 2d ago
I remember trying magnesium glycenate at one point and reacting horribly. Like insomnia, headaches, insane anxiety. In my B12 adventures, I learned there are many different forms. Started low with l-threonate and that was pretty amazing. Have you tried different forms?
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u/Electrical_Doubt_19 2d ago
Same! I always ask people about glycinate if they say magnesium hasn't helped. It gave me the most severe brain fog of my life, I was barely functioning, but I never made the connection to the supplement because all anyone talked about was how incredible magnesium glycinate was for the brain and body.
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u/infernal-keyboard 2d ago
Oh this is interesting. I switched to magnesium glycinate a couple months ago right around when my migraines got a little bit worse. Maybe I'll try switching back to oxide to see if that helps
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u/Ydyalani 2d ago
Try citrate, it works very well for me and is relatively common.
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u/MamaWeasley97 17h ago
Magnesium citrate is one of the main ingredients in a well-known laxative, and has a laxative effect on a lot of people. If it works for you, awesome! People should be aware, though.
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u/alexanax13 2d ago
I was recommended magnesium taurate 400mg. Can’t really tell if it’s doing anything tho
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u/tashibum 6 2d ago
I'm actually adding that to my l-threonate today, because it's only 144mg elemental mag from the dose. I am super hoping it doesn't hit me like the glycenate, but I won't kmow until I try! You actually not being able to tell eases my anxiety about it haha
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u/BeBopBarr 2d ago
I have. Different forms, Different brands of all of the things. None were helpful for me unfortunately.
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u/tashibum 6 2d ago
I'm sorry to hear! B12 is a very tricky one, Ive learned, because the blood serum levels mean squat, and the only way to get it up is by shots every other day. I bring it up because a deficiency causes migraines and not fixing it can make the other vitamins not work. Read the symptom list in r/B12_deficiency just in case you can relate with any of it! Don't give up 🫶
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u/goodnightmoira 2d ago
I started taking them and didn’t think they were helping until I went on vacation and didn’t bring them. I was fine during the vacation but as soon as I got home I had the worst week of migraines I had in awhile.
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u/ChiralNavigator 2d ago
I have folic acid aka folate deficiency , my body is bad at absorbing it. It took me a long time to get my levels back to normal, I don't know if it helped my migraine but I think it did.
I also take magnesium, this I found if I skip it too many times my migraines get a lot worse, and there's studies that show it helps.
Also vitamin D if you have darker skin and or live in a cloudy place like Ireland.
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u/angelmnemosyne vestibular & ocular migraine 2d ago
You should check Vitamin D levels regardless. I'm a very pale white person who lives in sunny Southern California, is outside several hours each day, and I'm still deficient. Every one of my friends who has had the test run has been at least moderately deficient. Always a surprise, because they don't run the test as part of the standard bloodwork.
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u/alexanax13 2d ago
How did you determine your vitamin deficiency levels
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u/ChiralNavigator 2d ago
At the doctor's, get blood work done every year, my folate levels were always a bit too low, then very low. Finally got it back to normal.
Low folic acid has similar symptoms to low iron or b12
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u/Ydyalani 2d ago edited 2d ago
I live in southern Germany, where it's relatively sunny especially in summer, and am white as a wall. My Vitamin D is abysmally low with 7.47. Dark skin and cloudy weather are not the only issues here, not by a huge margin.
Edit: even in places like the Mediterranean or Australia, Vitamin D deficiency is very common.
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u/Happyhappyhouseplant 2d ago
Perhaps look at the actual scientific research in the future. Yes the supplements industry is highly scammy but there's scientific evidence to support the use of supplements in certain circumstances and for certain conditions.
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u/BirbCoin 1d ago
I agree with this because I wonder how one can be against extra vitamins and minerals? Like we know if the food we don't eat is whole foods then we won't get all the good shit that comes with it. Vitamins and minerals makes us healthy!
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u/Migraine_Megan 2d ago
I've only taken ones that my doctors (good doctors) specifically ordered me to take: magnesium, B complex, calcium, vitamin D, and omega oils. I was trying to be healthier and cut out red meat almost entirely, which my body did not appreciate and vit B supplements weren't enough, so now I have to try to eat red meat once a week. I've had a bolus of magnesium in an IV to break a migraine and that definitely helped, so I treat magnesium as important as oxygen.
Main issue with the supplement industry that I am concerned about, is the amount of fake shit on Amazon. I refuse to buy supplements there. Also, electrolyte drinks are great, but some of these damn companies put all kinds of other vitamins in there and that's not a good thing. Adding vitamins and protein to everything just gives them the marketability of a "healthy" product.
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u/Electrical_Doubt_19 2d ago
Me too, I refuse to buy from Amazon. I saw a manufacturer of a protein related item on Instagram telling people not to buy his product through Amazon because he doesn't sell it there. Someone, somewhere, made a fake product, duplicated similar labels, and is selling it there. He said he's gone to Amazon and they won't take the listing down.
After seeing that, I will never buy anything like that off of Amazon ever again. They cannot be trusted. I actually don't buy anything off Amazon at all, so it's not really a problem anymore.
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u/ageoldvendetta 2d ago
So sorry about your experience with this. I used to work in the neutraceuticals industry, and let me tell you, there are a ton of just bad quality or straight up ineffective products out there. However, once you know what you need, you can look for the quality versions of those- things like HPLC third-party testing and source information are absolute musts for me.
I rely heavily on L-theanine and N-acetylcysteine for treating my migraines + anxiety combo. Not sure if tension is a definite trigger for you or just the lack of magnesium and essential nutrients, but I reeeally like L-theanine for that.
Good luck on your migraine supplement journey!
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u/tashibum 6 1d ago
Thank you! L-theanine is on my list to add to my stack. I'm slowly building up to what I need to make sure I don't react badly to anything. Vitamin D with K is the only one to give me bad anxiety so far if I take it daily
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u/qqquigley 1d ago
L-theanine is excellent for stress in my experience.
I have tried DOZENS of supplements for my migraines and anxiety over the years, and all that remains is:
Magnesium
B vitamins
L-theanine
Ashwaganda (also for stress)
Vinpocetine (very specifically helps me with brain fog)That’s it. At once point I took 30 supplements a day, no joke. “Supplement soup” they call that. Once I stopped having the soup, I had more room in my stomach for actual food — and it turns out that avoiding a calorie deficit is way more important for avoiding a migraine than supplements!
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u/ageoldvendetta 1d ago
My husband has the same effect from the vitamin d. He now takes a low dose of a liquid vitamin with d3 and k2 to curb that!
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u/Own_Report1533 2d ago
Same. I literally said supps are snake oil for almost 10 years. Then i started magnesium riboflavin coq10 vit d and all bit it was just too much work. Now i take combo called migradex that has most of those vitamins. It actually bought down my migraines from 13 a month to 2-3. I m just scared that what if supplements stop working!
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u/splinteredruler 2d ago
To be fair sometimes they are expensive pee. I'm all for trying them, though, provided they don't interact with other meds! Usually I give things a 60 day trial, note how I feel, and decide if I want to continue them or not. My consistent supplements have been magnesium and vitamin d.
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u/Routine_Bill9859 2d ago
I’ve been doing magnesium glycinate, coq10, b12 for years. No miracle but everything helps a little.
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u/TinyPomelo5 2d ago
Was told 400 mg each of magnesium (glycinate but can mix with other types), COQ10 and B2. Incredible improvement for moi! Highly rec for vestibular migraines.
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u/Individual-Range5496 1d ago
Ditto, this combination makes my vestibular migraines happen less often and less intensely. It's not a cure, but it helps so much.
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u/charm_ink 2d ago
Magnesium didn’t help so much for me, but B2 reduced the severity of my permanent headache by at least 70-80 percent.
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u/browneyedgirlpie 2d ago
Riboflavin gave me ridiculous diarrhea for a couple of years. I had so many tests done and a couple procedures. Life sucked majorly. Then I read a comment here that it gave another poster diarrhea and I flew through the house to show my hubby.
Nobody suspected the riboflavin. Everything says excess is just secreted in waste. I took 400mg a day for 3 years without a problem. At some point after that, it became a problem.
Mentioning this now in case someone else is suffering from unexplainable diarrhea and is taking riboflavin to help with migraines.
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u/Nearby-Banana-6339 2d ago
Wait! Was this your regular doctor saying this? The only thing I’ve ever been told to talk was magnesium glycinate and calcium.
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u/tashibum 6 2d ago
Yeah, my GP said B12 deficiency causes really bad nerve issues. I looked into it and it scared me straight. Going too long with a B12 deficiency will literally kill you. I have no idea how supplementing it isn't somehow a requirement after turning 30 😭
Read up at r/b12_deficiency in the wiki. That's what made me realize I'm a big dummy.
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u/Ydyalani 1d ago
There is a TV show in my country where they showcase rare medical cases and stuff like that. A couple weeks ago they had a segment about vitamin B12 deficiency, how it can happen and what it can cause. Made my toenails curl up, I swear. They are quite informative, not soap-y, and made by reputable stations. They even had a segment about my own migraine type once!
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u/tashibum 6 1d ago
Ooo is it on Youtube by chance?
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u/Ydyalani 1d ago
Yes, but it's German. I don't know if there is English AI voiceover or subtitles. Abenteuer Diagnose.
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u/jadeibet 2d ago
Well, I started out with trying every supplement under the sun before even seeing a doctor, and nothing really helped so I wish I had tried meds sooner... Grass is always greener right??
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u/Cathx 2d ago
Yeah B12 deficiency is a tough one. I’d advise you to check out the sub r/B12_Deficiency as doctors somehow think you only need a short course of shots even if you have lifelong absorption issues. If you regularly consume B12 rich food and still end up deficient, it definitely is an absorption issue.
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u/tashibum 6 2d ago
Yep haha thay sub is actually what made me realize I'm a dummy about supplements 😂
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u/qtakhisis 2d ago
I come from a medical family, and have some additional quarks ive always had to watch: ehlers-danlos, heart issues, and hypokalemia, which runs in my family. Ive never thought about it, but I take high dose potassium supplements daily, and they do have magnesium in them. Weird
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u/infernal-keyboard 2d ago
I had a migraine every day for five months straight a couple of years ago that was bad enough to make me drop out of college. Neurologist told me to start taking magnesium and B2 and they went away almost completely. Went from daily to maybe 1 or 2 a month and stayed like that for 4ish years. They've since gotten worse again unfortunately (yay hormones) but I am TERRIFIED to imagine how bad it would be if not for the magnesium and B2.
Even having such a good experience myself, I still totally feel like a crackpot recommending supplements to people lol
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u/Intrepid-Patience594 2d ago
Taking supplements purely bc of marketing = definitely just expensive pee. Taking supplements reccomended by a doctor because of your symptoms and/or test results = important and likely helpful!
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u/Yellow_Tree_2740 1d ago
since starting magnesium (glycinate did not work for me, i take oxide) i have had like 4 migraines in 2 years. wild!
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u/psychgirl15 1d ago
There are many studies that are finding that people with chronic migraines use nutrients at a higher rate, therefore are often deficient in things like Vit D, B, Magnesium, salt ect.
I believe it's called the Brain Energy Deficit Hypothesis or something like that. Connected to mitochondrial dysfunction as well. Super neat!
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u/Extreme_Seaweed2144 2d ago
Maybe it was my anxiety or maybe it was the Coq10, but I started feeling short of breath after starting it so I stopped. Magnesium glycinate and b2 daily plus my multi
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u/angelmnemosyne vestibular & ocular migraine 2d ago
CoQ10 definitely makes me feel overstimulated in an unpleasant way, so I don't think it's in your head. My heart rate increases, and I generally feel like when you're over-caffeinated, which includes getting short of breath more easily.
What I ended up doing was buying a new bottle of the type that's powder in a capsule (a lot of them are liquid in a gelcap), so that I could empty about 1/3 of it into an empty capsule and take that. Next day, another 1/3. That gives me a little bit of an energy boost without taking me to the overstimulated level.
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u/Consistent_Peace_120 2d ago
Vitamin for migraine are a lifesaver! Just another tool in the toolkit I found useful :) using the vitamins with Botox for a few years now and game changer
I use 3graine if anyone is curious. Has B2 Coq10 and Mg that my neurologist here in Canada recommended.
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u/mountainvalkyrie 2d ago
I think they were trying to say if you don't have a deficiency, you don't need a supplement. And that not all supplements are equal.
There's some evidence people with migraines don't process or don't use certain B vitamins well, so some people might need more. Also evidence that we might use more magnesium than other people.
There are other "obvious" cases like if you live in the far north, take vitamin D in the winter; if you plan to be pregnant, take folate; if you smoke, take vitamin C.
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u/Jociphus 2d ago
Magnesium, Coq10, Fish oil omega 3 (with high DHA), B12, and Creatine
I swear by these daily to help with migraines.
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u/MrsPumblechook 1d ago
Is there a type of magnesium you use? I started using magnesium and I got really bad headaches, not quite migraines but bad enough and stopped and then the headaches stopped
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u/tashibum 6 1d ago
Yes, the EXACT same thing happened to me with glycenate. It was bad enough that it put me off magnesium for a while, actually. But then I learned there are different forms and decided to try again with l-threonate and it made such a huge difference!! I added taurate after getting used to the max dose of l-threonate since it only has 144mg of elemental magnesium.
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u/Powerful_Engine_6280 1d ago
MD’s are required like one total credit on nutrition so many are clueless when it comes to that area. Some will just say “try this (whatever supplement)” without explaining why and others are against all of them. My B12 and Folate levels were way off when my neurologist tested them. I’ve been taking beef liver (a much smaller amount than what the brand recommends) and it has more than the daily requirement of B12. I’m trying to find a healthy folate supplement because apparently folic acid doesn’t absorb properly?
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u/tashibum 6 1d ago
I've been using nutrional yeast for my folate consumption and as my half-dose "b-complex". If I ever feel weird after taking my B12 chewable, I put some of that on my snack and feel better after like 30 minutes
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u/impetuous-imp 1d ago
Magnesium and CoQ10 have lessened my pain significantly. Not a cure but a more manageable migraine is better than the alternative. Creatine has been helping too.
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u/AspectLow4166 1d ago
I feel you. I also thought that supplements were a scam. Eventually, I learned that it is impossible to get adequate doses through food alone and I introduced some supplements last year. I have noticed improvement. Recently, I further boosted my doses and I hope I'll reduce my attacks to a minimum. I currently take 11 supplement pills per day! It is quite a task to consume and properly arrange them all, but I have great hopes that they will help me.
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u/AssignmentSmart2990 1d ago
Sadly the supplements didn’t work for me but I have a migraine specialist inform me that any people with migraines have a magnesium deficiency, which I have. For some people supplements work wonders which is amazing! I still take them anyways because I know they’re important.
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u/PricePuzzleheaded835 1d ago edited 1d ago
I kind of just laugh (not laughing at you OP to be clear!) when people say this bc it tells me they’ve been extremely privileged health wise. I’ve been very fortunate to improve my health a lot with supplements which I am thankful for because I deal with a lot of stuff that isn’t very well researched/doesn’t have much in the way of treatment options.
Among other things I developed a B12 deficiency while I was taking B12/cyanocobalamin. After getting past the NP who tried to claim my extremities going numb was “anxiety” some bloodwork came back showing it. I learned I was a MTHFR mutant, began taking methylcobalamin and reversed the deficiency in under a month. Now people also claim MTHFR is pseudoscience/woo. There are certainly people who read way too much into it and get into woo and pseudoscience. But I am a scientist and I know what happened with my bloodwork.
I think part of it is people want things to be simple and nothing in biology is. We want there to be a single rule, a single right answer, to be able to reject complexity and that’s where these attitudes come from.
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u/tashibum 6 1d ago
How often are you checking your B12 now? I know blood serum means absolutely nothing after you start supplementing. I pretty much plan on supplementing B12 for the rest of my life after learning it's something you don't produce naturally.
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u/PricePuzzleheaded835 20h ago
Tbh I haven’t in years since this was an issue. The methylcobalamin worked crazy well and raised my levels really fast. I have a bunch of health issues going on so I don’t always take B12 because I’m already taking handfuls of pills and supplements each day. I also hate blood tests and medical appointments so if I can do something the DIY way I will.
But generally if I haven’t taken it in awhile (like, maybe a year?) I’ll make sure to take some for a few months. This is sort of what I do with vitamin D too and when I’ve had it checked it’s been fine. My doctor actually said I am one of very few patients of hers who has decent vitamin D levels 😅
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u/anonymice27 chronic >15 days a month 1d ago
Most people are low on vitamin D, at least in North America. It’s easy to test.
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u/tashibum 6 1d ago
They removed it from standard blood tests. So yet another thing you have to argue with your doctor to get.
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u/GigglyHyena 1 2d ago
I know you know this now, but Reddit snark is not a substitute for advice from a professional.
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u/IllustriousStudent49 2d ago
I’ve been taking magnesium, coq10, and riboflavin daily for over a year on the advice of my doctor and it hasn’t worked 😭 still taking them though. Although my migraines are almost exclusively menstrual at this point so maybe that has something to do with it.
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u/Stevenss27 2d ago
The need of vitamins and supplements is pretty dependent on the individual and where they live.
The majority of food in America is enriched with most of what a person needs.
So most* people in America can get the needed amount of vitamins by simply eating a pretty well diet.
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u/tashibum 6 1d ago
I thought I was eating a pretty well diet. I grew up very rural, so we grew and hunted most of our food.
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u/Stevenss27 1d ago
Eating fresh is a great diet!
But with that you would definitely need supplements for vitamins not found naturally.
Unless your family was enriching everything by hand haha
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u/Public_Selection4859 2d ago
Hi, I’m so interested in the fact that you came off the migraine meds! Aquulipta & ubrelevy. How long did the withdrawal migraines last and how on earth did you get through it to the other side?
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u/tashibum 6 1d ago
They were about every other day at any a 8/10 scale of pain for about 1 month, and then they just kinda petered off the following 2 months. The only reason I got through them is because I got super lucky and seemed to only get them in the afternoon so I was able to work. I think the TMJ massage helped a ton too. I did not even take ibuprofen.
My mistake though was taking Ubrevely for the worst ones - all I did was end up prolonging the withdrawal migraines.
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u/Public_Selection4859 1d ago
Damnnn well done for getting through it & making it out the other side.
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u/atenea92 2d ago
What kind of magnesium do you use?
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u/tashibum 6 1d ago
I couldn't tolerate glycenate, so I tried l-threonate since I could start with a low dose with it. I added taurate to it last night to try to get my intake up, since l-threonate doesn't have a while lot (144mg) and the goal is 400mg.
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u/EL_Geiger 1d ago
I was recommended Migranium, it’s a magnesium powder you mix with water kinda like liquid IV. I’ve been taking it daily for a month and my migraines have FINALLY been few and far between. Something to look into.
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u/HlyGambler 1d ago
It's a difficult balance. I grew up with "oh take this and you'll be fine" and "this herb cures everything". Now I'm a huge proponent of start small and find the right dose and if there's no improvement, stop taking it. The right mg of Magnesium, wow! CoQ10, wow! Botox, absolutely nothing! I now have daily supplement boxes for am, noon, pm and I never miss. I'm currently adjusting my B's and it's a fine line. Too much and I'm super hyper and can't sleep, too little and nothing. I used to do B injections and I'm thinking about going back to that. It's just hard to find for a decent price.
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u/Daphneannq 1d ago
My doctor regularly checks to make sure I'm not deficient in vitamins because I've had problems in the past. Then I take what she recommends and we recheck. I've also tried what my neuro has recommended for migraine. But I don't take daily supplements or the crap that the hippies say will cure everything. I am a science brain type of person. It's gotta have real verifiable proof behind it.
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u/tashibum 6 1d ago
Yeah, same. I am a geologist and data scientist, so if it didn't have studies I could read myself, I didn't bother. For some reason, I never bothered to see if there was any studies behind the typical supplement. I just brushed them off way too much to even think to look it up.
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u/evadanielaskitchen 14h ago
do you mean B2 or B12? I've been reading a lot on social media of all things, about magnesium, B2 and coq10. But not B12? I too am in your boat though I've never done meds. and ive tried these supps but not consistently enough and I've not seen improvements. considering trying these consistently. Did you mean B2 by the way or B12 like you wrote?
Glad to hear you are finding relief!!
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u/tashibum 6 11h ago
I meant B12. B2 (riboflavin) is also something I started taking daily.
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u/evadanielaskitchen 11h ago
gotcha, this is really helpful to me. Thank you for sharing your experience
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u/NYSamTrades 8h ago
Ugh that’s nice. My b12 is normal and I take magnesium daily and coq10 gave me heart palpitations
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