My prenatal vitamin contains 1mg folic acid - but everything I read seems to suggest that the more the merrier, especially if you have a chronic medical condition.
How much are you ladies taking? Should I take more?
Sorry I just want to point out you have the dosing wrong, otherwise people might rush out get too much! Never take over 1mg unless a doctor or midwife says so, I only take so much due to bmi.
(Copied from internet as explains better then I would!)
A woman of childbearing age needs 400 micrograms of*folic acid*every day. But she should not take more than*1*milligram (1000*mcg*=*1 mg.) daily unless your doctor or health care provider tells you so.
That'll teach me not to ever use the 'preview post' feature! It must've auto-corrected or something as I definitely typed 0.4mg (knowing that there is 1,000mcg in a mg)... Stupid iPhone, lol!
The prenatals we are given at our midwife appointments here contain 400mcg. They aren't prescription and are automatically given as part of your booking in appointment to all women regardless of weight etc.
I take 2,000 MG. I have a copy of MTHFR so my body doesn't process folic acid properly. My prenatal has 1,000 mg of it and then I take a separate dose of 1,000. It is per my Dr.
Yeah I think a lot of people seem to be confusing mcg and mg. There's a thousand-fold difference between the two numbers.
1000 MCG or 1 mg is the absolute max anyone should take without drs supervision, and 5mg (5000mcg) is the max I have heard any Dr ever prescribing.
So I'm taking 5mg folic acid - 1mg in my prenatal and then I take another 4mg on my own. It's not prescribed by a doctor, but she doesn't want to see me until I'm 8 weeks along so I've made this decision on my own.
I have read NOTHING to suggest that more folic acid is harmful - other than excess folic acid might mask B12 deficiency but I also had a B12 level done recently and I know I'm definitely not deficient.
Anyways, it can't be harmful if they tell women who are at higher risk for neural tube defects to take 4-5mg. And the ranges of folic acid that is recommended vary so much from country to country, in Canada most prenatal vitamins contain 1mg but I guess in the UK the standard is 400mcg.
If you know your B12 level then I wouldn't be concerned about higher doses of folic acid.
The only other thing to be aware of with folic adic/folate is whether you have a MTHFR gene mutation.
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.