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November 29th, 2015, 08:32 PM #1
Folic acid question
I bought Megafol today from Chemist Warehouse ($3 for bottle of 100 tablets .5 mg). I stocked up and bought a few bottles. So am I right in thinking I should take 4 of these tablets per day, with dose spread out? That would be 2000mcg of folic acid, which I think is recommended for older Mum's? Thanks in advance for replying.
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November 29th, 2015, 11:58 PM #2
I am currently on Megafol 5 and it is a 5mg tablet, there are also 100 in the bottle... I am thinking its the same thing but you may have misread the quantity in each tablet. But I was told by the pharmacist to only take half a tablet a day and that would still be 2500µg (micrograms). Make sure you check if they are 0.5mg or 5mg. the usual recommendation for pre pregnancy folic acid is only something like 800µg so if the tablets are 5mg you are taking heaps more than that.
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November 30th, 2015, 12:09 AM #3
Missiz - hi. No I didn't misread the bottle Hun. It's called 'Megafol 0.5' and each tablet contains 0.5 mg folic acid. It says on the back that the recommended daily dose is one tablet per day, which would be 0.5mg or 500mcg. So I was understanding if I took 4 per day it would be equivalent to 2.0 mg or 2000mcg. I think the ones you have Missiz are a higher strength folic acid, hence why you were advised to just take half a one per day.
2008 2010 2012 August 2015 at 10 weeks and CP June 2016 2019. My longed-for baby girl (DD2) arrived into the world safe and sound on 13th June 2019 . We named her Lucia Anna Catalina. I still can't believe she is here and often have to pinch myself. I am one VERY blessed Mumma. She also has a dimple like her big sister.
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November 30th, 2015, 12:48 AM #4
ok no worries, just wanted to check because mine is so similar. what you are planning to do with spreading the 4 tablets over the day should work well and be a total of 2mg yea i do have a higher strength but I didnt realise you could get them in different amounts for the megafol
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December 1st, 2015, 12:31 AM #5
I didn't realise either Hun. Lol! Soooo tricky. I'm not sure how I will take them. I wonder if I can take 2 in the morning and 2 in evening? How are you taking them?
2008 2010 2012 August 2015 at 10 weeks and CP June 2016 2019. My longed-for baby girl (DD2) arrived into the world safe and sound on 13th June 2019 . We named her Lucia Anna Catalina. I still can't believe she is here and often have to pinch myself. I am one VERY blessed Mumma. She also has a dimple like her big sister.
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December 1st, 2015, 07:59 PM #6Swaying Advice Coach
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Good catch missiz always good to doublecheck, much appreciated.
Yes 4 per day with dose spread out over the day. take thru first tri and then gradually wean off by spacing doses further and further apart.!!! Questions?? Check out the NEW and improved Complete Index !!!
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December 2nd, 2015, 04:48 AM #7
because mine are such a high dose, I am already only taking half a tablet and they are so darn tiny!! so I am just taking that in the mid morning sometime. The only other way I could think of spreading my dose over the day is to break it into quarters, but it could end up just powder in my hands lol
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December 3rd, 2015, 03:03 PM #8Swaying Advice Coach
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That is what I hate about the Megafol 5, Missiz!! It's really hard to split it up and then you just pee most of it out anyway. I don't get why they make it that way. Just keep doing what you're doing.
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I'm not sure if anyone really knows the answer to that.
I wouldn't bother with splitting the pills any more than that. If you're concerned about it you could get the smaller dose and take during the middle of the day but then that puts you taking really quite a lot. I'd just stick to the one pill halved.!!! Questions?? Check out the NEW and improved Complete Index !!!
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