re: Butterbur: who has tried this??

I have not tried Butterbur. Has anyone had any relief with this? Thanks.

I tried it with no relief. I got VERY gassy with it. But some people have had great success with it.

Sherri has tried it and seems to be doing really well. Someone else has too, cant remember.
My neuro has recommended me to try it, but have had some stomach issues so waiting for that to settle.
Dr Robbins thinks it is pretty good I think.

Pen

I take 150mg (3x 50mg) of Petadolex a day, which is the purified active ingredient from butterbur. I've been taking it for 5 weeks or so now. I think it's been very successful for me: I've noticed some decrease in the frequency of my migraines, but what is more noticeable is that they don't get nearly as bad when I do get them and they last for significantly shorter amount of time (half a day versus 72 hours).

I say give it a try.

I intend to try it soon as I can, but am a bit dubious about the gastic effects as I have IBS.
Seems to effect a few people, but by no means all. I just dont need any more upset stomachs.

Hi: I've just found one product at a store I shop from. It has 75mg of 15% extract with feverfew extract. Would you let me know if this sounds similar to the one you're taking? (I realize your capsules are 50mg) Also, it is $23.89 for 60 capsules. (Canada) Is that pretty much what you pay. Thanks.

Gigi,

The product I take doesn't have feverfew in it - it's just the Petadolex. It's Weber brand. Here is a link:

http://www.petadolex.com/v2/default.aspx

-Jayme

I have Swansons which is 75mg and Dr Robbins said to me on Twitter was absolutely fine.
Then he said on here, he would make sure, but he never came back.

It is a fraction of the cost of the others and best to check it out yourself I guess.
It is certified free of the bad stuff and is compared to Petadolex.
There are 3 reviews on their page.

http://www.swansonvitamins.com/Search?keyword=butterbur&doSearch=true&ntt=&n=0&ntk=Level1&x=0&y=0

P

Thankyou soooo much for the link! I just ordered 3 bottles. It came to approx. $24.00 US. (about 26.00 or so Canadian I believe) I had to pay extra shipping as I am in Canada. After all of this I got 3 bottles for the price of 1bottle had I ordered it here! Thankyou! You just saved me a lot!

I would suggest looking at Pen's link. You would save a lot of money! Thanks for your information. Gail

I ship in from Swansons to Canada as well...been on it for a while now....def decreased the severity of my migraines.

Well worth a try.

I have zero side effects from it, even if I take it on an empty stomache or with something carbonated.

Thanks for the positive input. My fingers are crossed.

jwar wrote:I take 150mg (3x 50mg) of Petadolex a day, which is the purified active ingredient from butterbur. I've been taking it for 5 weeks or so now. I think it's been very successful for me: I've noticed some decrease in the frequency of my migraines, but what is more noticeable is that they don't get nearly as bad when I do get them and they last for significantly shorter amount of time (half a day versus 72 hours).

I say give it a try.

I take it as well. I also take Migrelief, which is a Feverfew/B2/Magnesium supplement. I have been taking both for about 6 months. I'd say it's definitely reduce the frequency of my migraines, and make most of them easier to treat. I was able to verify this when I had to take a month off the Petadolex at one point during that 6 months because I couldn't afford to get it. I definitely had an increase in migraines that month.

The one thing with these supplements is I think you really have to give them time to work. I think you need to wait a couple of months at least to gauge their effectiveness.

Good news. Any side effects for you?

P

pen wrote:Good news. Any side effects for you?

P

I really haven't noticed a thing from it. I was a little worried when I read posts on here because as with a lot of others on here, my stomach isn't in the best shape from years of meds. It doesn't seem to upset my stomach at all.

One note though, this is mainly just opinion and regurgitating stuff I have read online, but I think if you are going to try it the actual Petadolex brand is the best bet. It being a more refined product could be why I see a lack of side effects or stomach issues.