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It's worth getting checked for Vitamin D deficiency.

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I'm a bit loathe to post this in case it jinxes things, but I've been treated for vitamin D deficiency for 7 weeks now and have been headache free. The longest for about 5 years by a long way.

I'm a silly bugger because when my sister got diagnosed with vitamin d deficiency with similar joint pains to the ones I'd been getting I just bought the supplements and took them (I work in nutrition so know the correct amounts) and didn't bother my doctor with asking for a test as I just thought it was pretty unlikely.

So anyhow vitamin d deficiency is pretty common, easy to treat and there is some literature on links with migraines so it well worth getting checked out.

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Yes, yes, yes!

And, vitamin D3 is better than D2. I live in Florida and still have to take 50,000 units a week. My daughter, in Boston, who does not get migraines, also has to take vitamin D, but not as high a dose. Also check your B12 and potassium at the same time, why not!

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Frodo

Thanks for posting this. I've taken D3 for a while and it definitely helped my immunity - before that I caught every infection around and had long recovery times. I think it helps the migraine a bit, but still have it weekly.

Do you take anything with the D3? Some people now are recommending a supplement that comes with Vitamin K but I'm not sure why or how this would help.

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