The good news, taking riboflavin has no serious adverse effects! 

Several studies have shown that taking high doses of riboflavin may cause diarrhea, polyuria (excessive pee), and yellow-orange urine. But these side effects are not signs of a serious medical condition.

Although riboflavin is safe for most people, you should consult your healthcare provider if you’re pregnant or breastfeeding before taking them.

As mentioned, it’s impossible to measure how much riboflavin is in the food you eat. If you want to prevent migraines, you need to increase the intake of riboflavin. 

Based on one study, participants were asked to increase their vitamin B2 intake to at least 400 mg daily. The participants noticed that they experienced fewer migraine attacks each month. 

Nowadays, riboflavin is still recommended for preventing migraines because there are no serious adverse effects. 

“Riboflavin 400 mg once a day — may be effective in reducing migraine frequency and intensity for some people.” - NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) GD150

Many have claimed that riboflavin is a “miracle cure'' for other conditions, however, there is no solid scientific proof to back this up. Riboflavin or vitamin B2 keeps the skin healthy, helps prevent cataracts, and keeps your vision good. 

You might also find numerous research about how riboflavin can help neurological conditions such as tremors and PD.

However, here are the officially allowed claims:

• Riboflavin contributes to the normal functioning of the nervous system

• Riboflavin contributes to the maintenance of normal mucous membranes

• Riboflavin contributes to the maintenance of normal red blood cells

• Riboflavin contributes to the maintenance of normal skin

• Riboflavin contributes to the maintenance of normal vision

• Riboflavin contributes to the normal metabolism of iron

• Riboflavin contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress

• Riboflavin contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue

Yes! The National Institute of Clinical Excellence recommends doctors and hospitals try riboflavin supplements to reduce the frequency and intensity of migraines.

The amount of vitamin B2 you should get depends on your age and sex. According to the National Institutes of Health’s RDA, healthy adults are recommended to take at least 1 mg daily.

Most people get vitamin B2 from the food they consume, but there are dietary restrictions or medical conditions such as veganism or thyroid hormone deficiency that can put people at risk of vitamin B2 deficiency.

Riboflavin is an important component of two coenzymes, flavin mononucleotide and flavin adenine dinucleotide. These coenzymes play an important role in energy production, metabolism, cellular growth, function, and development. 

Riboflavin helps increase the number of mitochondria in the brain cells. Mitochondria is known as the energy-releasing “batteries” in every biological cell. The increase of energy given by riboflavin seems to help reduce migraine attacks. 

Taking riboflavin with other preventive or acute migraine medications is considered safe. Consult your healthcare provider before taking any other supplements.

Scientific researches suggest that it takes two months to measure success. Most of our supplements are recommended to take for a minimum of 6 weeks or 42 days.

In that time period, you will be able to tell the effect of riboflavin on your migraine. A few of our customers mentioned that they see the results quicker, but this will depend on your general health, metabolism, age, and whether you have any other illness or not.

Taking additional supplements that contain riboflavin will show results faster.

Nowadays, there are studies about the link between gut bacteria and the brain. Whilst the subject is evolving and this is called psychobiotics. If you have a modern diet in an urban environment, this can cause harm to your gut bacteria and affect brain health.

It may be a great decision to try probiotics along with riboflavin. Our strongest probiotic is 20 billion formulas that help feed positive bacteria in the gut.

Riboflavin is considered safe even when taken at very high doses. It is one of the nutritional supplements that flush through your system quickly. However, the National Institute of Clinical Excellence does NOT recommend pregnant women take 400 mg of riboflavin as research is limited.

Your healthcare provider will be able to prove a better approach to your migraine headaches. 

But, we have some good news! 80% of pregnant women noticed a drastic decrease in the severity and frequency of migraine attacks in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. Particularly, women who have migraine headaches associated with periods and migraine without aura.

Yes! Scientific studies have shown that riboflavin reduces the severity and frequency of migraine headaches.

Yes. Most people are familiar with the benefits of vitamins A, C, and E, however, most are not aware that riboflavin is a great antioxidant. It helps your body deal with damage from “free radicals'' that have been associated with wrinkles, early onset aging, and more serious conditions like cancer and heart disease.

Did you take riboflavin supplements for a few months and haven’t seen an improvement with your migraine?

One of the possible reasons could be you lack other important supplements that work synergistically to improve your migraine headaches.

We strongly recommend taking riboflavin with:

• Magnesium (2/4 caps per day)

• CoQ10 (at least 300 mg daily)

• N-acetylcysteine (NAC) - a precursor to the energy-providing antioxidant glutathione that is widely associated with good brain health

• L-Tryptophan - helps with the production of melatonin and serotonin

Yes. Most people are familiar with the benefits of vitamins A, C, and E, however, most are not aware that riboflavin is a great antioxidant. It helps your body deal with damage from “free radicals'' that have been associated with wrinkles, early onset aging, and more serious conditions like cancer and heart disease.

A 2016 study showed that personality change, fatigue, and even brain dysfunction could be caused by low levels of riboflavin. 

It’s also a known fact that migraine sufferers have lower levels of serotonin compared to those who don’t have migraines. Serotonin is called the happiness hormone. Low levels of serotonin affect mood. 

With this in mind, we came up with Migrasoothe-Pro which has L-tryptophan which boosts serotonin levels to help migraine sufferers.