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Reviewer: Sormy13, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Consumer)
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After surviving a four day Migraine, I had to find help I could afford. No Doctors. No Prescriptions. WebMD and Mayo Clinic both said B2. Most reviewers here and on Amazon take 400 mg a day. I say start small. I take 200 mg (2 pills) a day on first break with FOOD. Food prevents upset stomach associated with taking vitamins. I also drink it down with Emergen-C. That's all! After a week
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Reviewer: Westielucymom , 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month
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Seems effective in preventing my migraines, which is fantastic!! Problem is I have had looser stools and horrible gas.
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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Consumer)
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Reviewer: NurseeHA, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years
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2 yrs ago, I started B2 (Riboflavin 400mg) twice a day for chronic migraine & hemiplegic migraine conditions, upon the recommendation of Headache Specialist MD. It has been extremely helpful for the facial & extremity parasthesias (numbness & tingling) that accompany the headache syndromes. Migraines reduced in frequency & intensity by 30-40%. I can tell the difference if I run o
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Reviewer: olga K_, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months
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I have being taking it to prevent my migraine headaches for about two months now. It significantly reduced the number and intensity of my headaches. Recently however I started having problems sleeping at night (often wake up during the night) and instead falling asleep during the day. I am not sure if that is a side effect of B2 or if that is something else; I am wondering if anybody else who is
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