Re: to much folic acid?

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At Tue, 18 Apr 2000, pamela wrote: >
>At Mon, 17 Apr 2000, Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. wrote:
>>
>>At Mon, 17 Apr 2000, Denise wrote:
>>>
>>>Hello,
>>>I'm not to clear on this topic and I appreciate your response. Here's
>>>another ? for ya. Can I be ingesting to much folic acid and would it
>>>harm the baby if I took it along with my prenatal vitamin? My 1st
>>>appointment is the 28th with my OB/GYN should I stop taking the extra
>>>folic tablet and wait and see what he says, or continue until then?
>>>Thanks so much for you help,
>>>Denise
>>
>>Presuming average weight, the standard folic acid in the prenatal
>>vitamin should be enough. No one recommends more than 0.4mg
>>(400mcg.)for a normal weight person with no family history or personal
>>history of neural tube defect.
>>
>>I thought prenatal vitamins that were RX (not otc type) had 1mg (1000mcg) folic acid per tablet..????
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>
>>Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
>>Great Neck, New York
>>
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>>and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship.
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>>and/or interventions.
>>
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>>
>>**Thank you for your understanding ;-)
>>

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Thanks, Kim

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