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Are Migraines a Warning Sign for Stroke?
Here’s a fact that the pharmaceutical companies will try to keep from hitting the mainstream media. Daily supplements of vitamins B6, B12, and folic acid were found to reduce the frequency, severity and disability of migraine headaches twofold.
The study conducted by researchers at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia found that the B vitamin combination lowered levels of the amino acid, homocysteine, which can be elevated in some people and lead to migraines.1 Previous studies have found that elevated levels of homocysteine increase the risk of stroke and other coronary arterial diseases.
The Australian study tested 52 migraine sufferers with auras who were given either a placebo or a supplement combination of 2 mg folic acid, 25 mg vitamin B6 and 400 mcg of B12. After 6 months, the vitamin group had a 39% reduction in homocysteine and a reduction in the frequency of migraine disability from 60% to 30%. No changes were observed in the placebo group.
For the 28 million Americans who experience frequent migraines and rely on pain medications, this news couldn’t be better.
A study published in 2003 estimated that at least two-thirds of migraine sufferers who were prescribed triptans, the most popular migraine medication, delayed or avoided taking them and risked even more severe and longer-lasting headaches.
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