Migraine and magnesium

[MrsOlf]

I've conducting a very unscientific experiment after reading a few bits of research on magnesium deficiency and migraines. Mine started in puberty and have become more hormone related, particularly after stopping breastfeeding DD2 a year ago. I get a migraine in the 48 hours before my period starts everytime.
Apart from thus month that is. I've been taking 300g magnesium a day all month and no migraine at all. Wow. Obviously this is only once (but on my own with DDs as DH been away for 2 weeks and still another week until he's back and lots of work on, both of which would usually make my migraines worse and more frequent.)
I did check my plan with the GP who said there was no risk to me taking the magnesium.
Anyone else tried this? Could it be just a fluke?

I've seen a migraine nuerologist & she recommended taking 500mg of mag a day, even though I wasn't deficient, she also advised taking 300mg riboflavin ( B vit but right now I forget which 1 - ironically thanks to the weather fiighting a damned migraine

its apparently been proven in studies to work & I do find it helps, though no cure in my case, but I'm lumbered with chronic migraine, so grateful for anything that helps at all :)

this site is good for info ..

That's a really useful site - thank you.

My sister suffers from chronic migraine (as does my Dad and my uncle) so I have a huge amount of sympathy for you. Twice a month is enough for me, thank you...

Thanks :) - Thankfully I don't get the real doozies I used too pre it becoming chronic- so I can still function, its much more aura symptoms for me these days, with headache, but not as bad as I used to get it.

I don't like that you have to pay to join the site, as it will exclude some people, but it is a good site & lots of free info on it too - it was given to me by my Migraine Nuro, & I think she is involved with running it - she has an unusual name - the same one as one of the site organisers/drs, so its very likely her & if so even better as she can give real
medical advice too