February Update

It's early to update, really, since my period hasn't started yet. But it is so remarkable to me that migraines haven't been an active part of my life these past few months. My body no longer in a panic, I'm even starting to lose weight!

I think I had a headache a week or so ago (ovulating) but nothing much to report. I don't remember even taking medication for it.

I don't think it is the Vitamin B-2 that has helped me. I am still taking it and will finish the pills I have before talking to my neurologist and then discontinuing them. This isn't to say that the B-2 treatment didn't work for those in the study and won't work for another person; I just don't think it made an impact on me.

My migraines did dramatically decline one month after starting the Butterbur at 75 mg/day. I will wait a few more months of consistantly not having migraines before I discuss with my neurologist getting off of this herb.

You see, I'm still a bit of a skeptic. I have left a lot of room in my reasoning that it is just my body going back to wherever it was, before July 2007, before the migraines began. I'm not so sure it is the Butterbur...but it is significant enough and timely, that I will continue this treatment. After all, it doesn't harm me.

I do hope all out there who suffer will be agressive with their neurologist (again I repeat, if you are not seeing a neurologist who has a specialty in headaches--see one!!!) and researching from good sources (and not just anecdotal ones--like this blog!) different treatments.