Vitamin B12 for Migraine
Water-soluble vitamin required for red blood cell formation, myelin synthesis, and DNA production; deficiency, common in older adults and vegans, causes fatigue and neurological symptoms that supplementation corrects.
The connection
Recurrent severe headaches, often with nausea, light sensitivity, and visual disturbances.
Also known as: Methylcobalamin, Cyanocobalamin
Vitamin B12 × Migraine: at a glance
Every published result for this pair, extracted and audited.
Vitamin B12 / Migraine: publication years
What this means: Counts describe research quantity, not treatment effectiveness or certainty.
| Category | Publications (count) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
Vitamin B12 × Migraine: the evidence base
Hand-selected PubMed studies, linked to the originals.
Ordered by strength of evidence, then result direction.
01Differences in Ferritin, Vitamin D, and Vitamin B12 Between Fibromyalgia Patients and Healthy Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisIsmail O, et al. · Musculoskeletal care · 2025PMID 39832803 ↗02Associations between Diet and Cognitive Function in Stroke Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysisAmanat S, et al. · Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2025PMID 40355028 ↗03A Systematic Review of Symptoms of Pernicious AnemiaSeage CH, et al. · Food and nutrition bulletin · 2024PMID 38987871 ↗04B vitamins and prevention of cognitive decline and incident dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysisWang Z, et al. · Nutrition reviews · 2022PMID 34432056 ↗05Vitamin Supplementation and Dementia: A Systematic ReviewGil Martínez V, et al. · Nutrients · 2022PMID 35268010 ↗06Medical Cannabis for the Treatment of Migraine in Adults: A Review of the EvidenceOkusanya BO, et al. · Frontiers in neurology · 2022PMID 35711271 ↗Community experiences
Contributors volunteered; this does not establish treatment effectiveness or population incidence.
Reported changes
No publishable community breakdown is available. This does not establish that no reports exist.