Guest guest Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 Hi All, I am not on folic acid and I wondered why it is good for us? You can get it over the counter or at a health food store? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 I get mine in 1 mg strength OTC at the drug store. Many stores only carry 400 mcg and 800 mcg strength as OTC. It is one of the B complex of vitamins and many people get enough if their diet contains enough green leafy vegetables. However, Methotrexate depletes folic acid in our bodies so if we take Methotrexate we are likely to need a supplement of Folic Acid. It also reduces the side effects of Methotrexate. Here's a link to one of many internet articles on folic acid deficiency. http://www.chclibrary.org/micromed/00048590.html God bless. ----- Original Message ----- From: Rheumatoid Arthritis Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 8:42 AM Subject: folic acid Hi All,I am not on folic acid and I wondered why it is good for us?You can get it over the counter or at a health food store? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 Here is some good info on folic acid: http://vvv.com/healthnews/folate.html You can get it over the counter. Hugs, Jacy jacymail@... www.geocities.com/mtn_rose -------Original Message------- From: Date: 02/05/05 09:43:01 Rheumatoid Arthritis Subject: folic acid Hi All,I am not on folic acid and I wondered why it is good for us?You can get it over the counter or at a health food store? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Can I ask why you dont take the folic acid on the days that you take the methotrexate. I thought that would be the most important day to take it. I seem to forget to take it but I do make sure the the day of and after I take my methotrexate I take it. Just curious. From: Sharon Wertz <sbwertz@...>Subject: Folic AcidRheumatoid Arthritis Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 11:40 AM I take 1200 mcg a day. My multivitamin has 400 mcg and I take 2 400 mcg tablets every day except Tuesday. I don't take it on the day I take my methotrexate, just the 400 in the multivitamin.Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 I take 1 gram of folic acid every day. That's what my dr gave me. Vicki From: <angelac71@...>Rheumatoid Arthritis Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 2:29:32 PMSubject: Re: Folic Acid Can I ask why you dont take the folic acid on the days that you take the methotrexate. I thought that would be the most important day to take it. I seem to forget to take it but I do make sure the the day of and after I take my methotrexate I take it. Just curious. From: Sharon Wertz <sbwertz (DOT) com>Subject: [rheumatoid_ arthritis] Folic Acidrheumatoid_arthriti sgroups (DOT) comDate: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 11:40 AM I take 1200 mcg a day. My multivitamin has 400 mcg and I take 2 400 mcg tablets every day except Tuesday. I don't take it on the day I take my methotrexate, just the 400 in the multivitamin.Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Just FYI. Use Leucovorin 8 hours after your MTX. It works miracles with after effects. Use folic acid as a regular dietary supplement included in a multivitamin. I love centrum chewables. They have 100% of the essential nutrients your body might need in addition to your diet. Deborah On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 4:29 PM, <angelac71@...> wrote: Can I ask why you dont take the folic acid on the days that you take the methotrexate. I thought that would be the most important day to take it. I seem to forget to take it but I do make sure the the day of and after I take my methotrexate I take it. Just curious. From: Sharon Wertz <sbwertz@...>Subject: Folic AcidRheumatoid Arthritis Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 11:40 AM I take 1200 mcg a day. My multivitamin has 400 mcg and I take 2 400 mcg tablets every day except Tuesday. I don't take it on the day I take my methotrexate, just the 400 in the multivitamin.Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Folic Acid depletes a little of the Methotrexate so some doctors recommend skipping Folic Acid the day of taking Methotrexate or even the day after. Most doctors feel the slight loss of Methotrexate is less significant than the substantial decrease in side effects by taking Folic Acid every day. The amount of Methotrexate prescribed allows for this depletion by Folic Acid. At least this is what I have heard. God bless. From: Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 12:30 PM Rheumatoid Arthritis Subject: Re: Folic Acid Can I ask why you dont take the folic acid on the days that you take the methotrexate. I thought that would be the most important day to take it. I seem to forget to take it but I do make sure the the day of and after I take my methotrexate I take it. Just curious. Messages in this topic (5) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 My doctor told me the same thing that Harold posted. He suggested not taking any folic acid supplements, but he said not to worry about the amount in a daily multi-vitamin. Jean > > Folic Acid depletes a little of the Methotrexate so some doctors recommend > skipping Folic Acid the day of taking Methotrexate or even the day after. > Most doctors feel the slight loss of Methotrexate is less significant than > the substantial decrease in side effects by taking Folic Acid every day. > The amount of Methotrexate prescribed allows for this depletion by Folic > Acid. At least this is what I have heard. God bless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Sharon, I'd never heard you just shouldn't take folic acid on the day you take your methotrexate. I'm going to ask my RA dr about it. Jean > > I take 1200 mcg a day. My multivitamin has 400 mcg and I take 2 400 > mcg tablets every day except Tuesday. I don't take it on the day I > take my methotrexate, just the 400 in the multivitamin. > > Sharon > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 > > > *Can I ask why you dont take the folic acid on the days that you take > > the methotrexate. I thought that would be the most important day to take it. I was told that it can inhibit the action of the MTX if you take it at the same time. What is important is keeping a level of folic acid built up all the time. I take it six days a week and never have mouth sours. I just didn't want to risk inhibiting the MTX. Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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