User Reviews for folic acid

I object to this survey itself. The ARTICLE says it's about methylfolate. But Methylfolate & Folic acid do not work the same in the body at all. If someone has the gene for MTHFR, then folic acid will only exaccerbate the condition - and the treatment is methylfolate. You disregard my stars, per se, but if you are a patient, research s'more. I got this info FROM MY MD, who has taken me OFF folic acid, and put me on METHYLfolate, in a pretty high dosage. He said that folic acid can actually weaken my medical conditions, where METHYLfolate will help to heal it.Read More Read Less

So my heart dr Sid that folgrad reduce my plaque by 58% Wow! Unheard of. I will continue..

There is a large difference between L-Methylfolate and Folic Acid. Folic acid is Synthetic and has to go through a 4 step process to be used by the body where as L-Methylfolate is already in the form used by the body. Those with the MTHFR mutations will have a difficulty processing the synthetic folic acid into the usable form. It's incorrect of this site to state that they are the same thing because they are quite different as my own health story proves.

I take folic acid because of my medication for my Rheumatoid Arthritis. The arthritis makes me have severe fatigue. I no longer have a lot of joint pain and I now have more energy and can stay awake longer. Definitely helped immensely with the fatigue. I take about 400 mcgs a day. Works great!

NOT to be taken with Zeloda (capecitabine).

Deplin, a MERCK subsidisary, markets 5-MTHF Methyltetrahydrofilic Acid, as a prescription food drug. Excellent. 5-MHTF is what B9 turns into. Be careful. Talk to a DR. Some supplements have 400 micrograms to 2 milligrams. Extreme caution with higher doses. Talk to ob/gyn regarding pre-conception-pre-natal vitamins. Talk to primary physician for senility protection. See Cereofin (sp) from Pam Labs about. If you have the methyltetrahydrafoliate reductase gene this could really change your lifeRead More Read Less

I have urethral syndrome and I have had constant symptoms since being on pregvit, ? if the high mg of folic acid or anything else in the vitamin is effecting my bladder. I have OB and urology apt in near future to rule out if the 5mg of folic acid has caused my chronic urethra synd. symptoms.

Pretty good treatment...overall I'd recommend.

I have had no side effects

I have to take it at night, because I get to tired and I also wake up very tired.

I have hypothyroidism and my metabolism is slow. I took folic acid hoping it would help. I work out 4 to 5 times a week and it is still difficult to get my metabolism to burn at a higher rate. What is shocking is that I have learned that folic acid feeds cancer cells and helps them to grow. The surgeons are using it to help them during surgery. They mix the folic acid with a glowing dye and give it to the patient. When the body processes the vitamin it goes directly to the malignant cancer cells like a magnet. The cancer tissue lights up with a glow, and the surgeon can see the difference between the healthy tissue and the bad, therefore making it possible to get all the cancer cells during surgery. There needs to be an awareness of the impact that some vitamins can have on the body.Read More Read Less

I conceived a baby that had a fatal neural tube defect called, Anencephaly. To prevent it from happening again in subsequent pregnancies, my doctor prescribed me 4 mg of folic acid, which is the equivalent of 4,000 mcg. Typical dose for pregnant women is between 400-1,000 mcg, so I was taking much more to prevent neural tube defects. I was told to start the folic acid 3 months before getting pregnant and to continue taking it throughout my first trimester. I have had three healthy children after taking the high doses of folic acid.Read More Read Less

Maximum dose of paroxetine was insufficient, and deplin somehow made the same dose work better to control the depression. No side effects as would be with another prescribed enhancement medication.

i has prevented me from having the side effect of methorexate.