Vitamin OD

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-31-2003
Vitamin OD
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Sun, 08-24-2003 - 10:40pm
Ok, I was wondering if I'm ODing on vitamins!! I'm taking a prenatal vitamin. The bottle says to take one if you're a woman and to take two if you're pregnant or breastfeeding. But I looked at the amt of vitamins I'm getting for taking two and it says 800 mg of folic acid, don't I only need 400? Everything I've read says 400. (I've been taking two for about a week now, before I was only taking one, but I feel like its creating issues with my bathroom habits, if you know what I mean!)

Camille
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Registered: 08-20-2003
In reply to: sailorswfe
Mon, 08-25-2003 - 7:34am
Hi. I started taking GNC folic acid and it says to take 400 mg before pregnancy and 800 mg when pregnant. On the table it states that 400 is only 50% RDA anyway so 800 mg is fine.

Hope this helps!

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Registered: 07-28-2003
In reply to: sailorswfe
Mon, 08-25-2003 - 10:35am
Hi Camille,

I am sure I posted the same response to you last week. I currently take a GNC multivitamin with 400mcg's of folic acid and an additional GNC folic acid 400mcg's. I did this for my first pregnancy too. You should have a minimum of 400mcg's and a max of 1,000mcg's (equivalent to 1mg).

I had an gyn visit in the beginning of August and my doctor asked me if I was taking folic acid and I told him exactly what I was taking and it was fine. I have been taking the extra 400mcg's since April now.

Good Luck!!!

-Donna

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Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: sailorswfe
Mon, 08-25-2003 - 10:44am
Sounds like your fine in with regards to the folic acid. I think the only vitamin you really need to pay attention to is vitamin A. It has been known to cause birth defects when taken in quantities over 10,000 IU's. I do think however that most prenatal vitamins have changed their format from vitamin A to beta carotene which is fine.

Heather

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Registered: 03-31-2003
In reply to: sailorswfe
Tue, 08-26-2003 - 9:23pm
Thanks for the responses!! I was just worried that I was getting conflicting information and I didn't want to screw up my chances when I was trying to do something good! So I'll keep taking both vitamins!

Camille
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