Hi from a newbie

Lowering blood pressure may be the mechanism by which many things help us… I realized coq10 at 400mg has this same effect! I took my blood pressure yesterday on it and it was much lower… I just don’t want to go too low. I also came across an article that high dose B2 lowers blood pressure so I wonder if this is simply why they make me feel better?! Less pressure on her head nerves - that would be why high tyramine foods and low barometric pressure affect MAV sufferers because they generate head pressure (tyramine expands blood vessels) . I think getting to an even lower weight may further help by reducing blood pressure . St. John’s wort also acts as an SSRI so that changes the way the brain receives pain signaling … Pitozfen might also have a similar action in another type of way - since it’s a serotonin antagonist (SJW inhibits reuptake of serotonin, which seems beneficial for MAV and migraine generally). Calcium channel blockers such as gabapentin (which also is an anti-epileptic) also change the way the nerves receive pain signaling but for a different reason. A neurologist informed me that magnesium at high doses blocks pain receptors ( by interfering with calcium uptake by nerve cells) so that’s why it’s useful for any migraine including Mav. I’m so glad you’re feeling better!!! A relief to feel somewhat more normal isn’t it? Liv

http://www.nutritionexpress.com/article+index/vitamins+supplements+a-z/vitamin+b/showarticle.aspx?id=1717

http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/supplement/coenzyme-q10