How much folic acid do you need daily when your lacking it?

angiemedic56 should be extremely careful what she says as a little knowledge is an EXTREMELY dangerous thing.

Ideally most patients with a defficiency should be helped to improve their diet.

If you have a proven folic acid deficiency the recommended replacement dose is 5mgs daily! Sometimes 5mgs three times a day is given for the first month. The RDA of folic acid is only 400 micrograms, ( 0.4mgs)

Folic acid is available over the counter in 0.4 mg tablets for preconceptual use. 100mgs/ day would be 250 times the RDA !

I used to work with rheumatoid arthritis patients as their clinical research coordinator. I conducted long term trials for medications that were already on the market. My doctor would prescribe folic acid to all of our patients because the RA medication lowered the folic acid levels.

My patients would take 100mg a day of folic acid in order to stay healthy. You can usually buy it over the counter. You may want to have lab work done at your doctor's office to make sure you need it, and if so, how much daily.

Hi,you should go & ask your doctor.Good Luck

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