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Vitamin OD
| 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
Camille



Hope this helps!
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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