The owner of a natural store told me to take b-2, calcium, and magnesium for my migraines but I get sick...?

Question

And a multivitamin all at one time in the morning with breakfast. Well, every time I do I throw up. And I am not taking too much. Just what is reccomended on the bottle. So how can I take it without getting sick?

Answer 1

Are your migrains classic, hard to look at light, sparkles in front of your eyes before the pain hits?

Talk to the doctor they got meds that work great and you only have to take them when you need them.

Vitamins will make you throw up if your sensitive.. try taking chewables it metabolizes slower than the pills.

Answer 2

It's the B-2.  Some people can't tolerate it.  I can't either.  That and zinc make me throw up. Anyway try ButterBur instead...that's works best for me! Take it everyday to keep migraines away

Answer 3

Eat your breakfast before taking the vitamins and minerals.  Does your breakfast have some natural fat in it ?  like olive oil, or flax seed oil.  Fish oil, a good brand .   Some vitamins work best on a full stomach with some oil.  Nuts are also a good source of natual fats,  I did not say animal fats they are not good for you.  Peanuts and cashews are not included in the list of good nuts.

Answer 4

If you're getting sick from that, it sounds like one of two things... either you're allergic to one of the ingredients or you're taking them near the end of the meal when you're basically full already and those just push your stomach over the top (pardon the mental image).

If you are taking it at the end of the meal, try taking it when you first start eating. If that's not the case, then you're apparently allergic to at least one of the ingredients. The best way to find out which one you're allergic to would be to stop taking all of them and then try one at a time (on different days) to see which one you get the reaction from. Good luck!

[edit]: While there is a possibility that you could throw up from eating something while you have a serious migraine (because of the nausea), it sounds like you've thrown up your pills on numerous occasions and I doubt you have a major migraine every morning right after you wake up. Because of that, I doubt it's happening while you have a migraine that bad (which is why I didn't address that).

Answer 5

Right. That's why people go to medical school for 4-8 years. So they can recommend treatments that don't make people throw up.

Your natural food store mgr is likely a high school grad. Not someone you want medical advice from.