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Folic acid added

CherylMc
CherylMc
My pdoc added 1mg of folic acid to 225mg of generic Effexor. Should I take the folic acid at the same time as the Effexor?
wildflowers44
wildflowers44
Hi, I know your post is a few months old, but I wanted to reply because I have recently learned that my genes make me unable to convert folic acid to its usable form. I am assuming you learned the same thing and that is why your doctor suggested adding the folic acid.

I am wondering if you have had any success. I have been reading about it, and it sounds hopeful. I hope that it has helped you.

And you have probably figured it out by now, but I thought I'd add my two cents anyway - I don't think it matters when you take the folic acid, but I would still ask your doctor just to be sure, if you haven't already.