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Vitamin B2 - Riboflavin - Cheap supplier

My brother wants to find a cheap source of Vitamin B2 - Riboflavin.

Requires it just on its own and not part of a B complex multivitamin

He has heard that 400mg taken daily is very beneficial for the prevention of migraines.
He has reduced the number he gets significantly by changing his diet but still has one every 3 to 4 weeks.
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  • Ted_Hutchinson
    Ted_Hutchinson Posts: 7,142 Forumite
    quoia wrote:
    My brother wants to find a cheap source of Vitamin B2 - Riboflavin.

    Requires it just on its own and not part of a B complex multivitamin

    He has heard that 400mg taken daily is very beneficial for the prevention of migraines.
    He has reduced the number he gets significantly by changing his diet but still has one every 3 to 4 weeks.

    I'm afraid I don't have a cheap supplier of B2 but checking on the validity of his claim I came across this Vitamin B2 interference with TDx drugs-of-abuse assays. which he should know about if ever asked to participate in a drugs test while taking the B2.
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  • quoia
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    I'm afraid I don't have a cheap supplier of B2 but checking on the validity of his claim I came across this Vitamin B2 interference with TDx drugs-of-abuse assays. which he should know about if ever asked to participate in a drugs test while taking the B2.

    Thanks for that - I'll let him know.

    Re prices - best I know of at the minute is Holland & Barrett

    100 tablets of 100mg is £4.99

    Since he would need 400mg a day that works out at 25 days worth.
    Basically 20 pence a day.
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    ‹(•¿•)› Those that understand binary and those that do not!


    Veni, Vidi, VISA ! ................. I came, I saw, I PURCHASED
    (11)A104.28S94.98O112.46N86.73D101.02(12)J130.63F126.76M134.38A200.98M156.30J95.56J102.85A175.93
    S LOWER CASE OMEGA;6.59 so far ..
  • Ted_Hutchinson
    Ted_Hutchinson Posts: 7,142 Forumite
    migraine thread from Health board.

    May have some useful stuff in it. The Migraine Association mention B2 as a preventative measure so it may be worth giving it a try.
    My weight loss following Doktor Dahlqvist' Dietary Program
    Start 23rd Jan 2008 14st 9lbs Current 10st 12lbs
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