Folate

[Av42]

Hi , as I have posted previously I have been managing very well on my three monthly jabs and have been feeling my normal self 90% of the time . Three weeks ago I had my jab but then developed a heavy cold . Cold has mostly gone now but I’m feeling pretty rubbish. Just wondered if maybe my folate levels could have dropped as after a blood test in May where I discovered it had gone up to 16 I stopped taking my 400 ug supplements and just take my multi vitamin which has 200 in . Was previously taking both . Just wondered if this could making the difference ? Any idea gratefully received.

[fbirder]

200 mcg a day is the recommended dose for adults who aren't likely to be getting pregnant. So it's unlikely you are deficient.

[Av42 in reply to fbirder]

Ok thanks . Maybe my cold is affecting me still .

[deniseinmilden]

If you are OK on 3 monthly jabs then you could well be OK without extra, especially if you have plenty of folate from your diet, but it won't hurt to try one tablet a day or every other day for 2 or 3 weeks. If you feel better with it and worse if you cut it out again you can be fairly sure that you will benefit from a low level of supplementation.

If you establish that it does make a difference, you could experiment with how often suits you best. We are all different and maybe once every say 3 days, or 5 or once a week would be best for you.

Bear in mind that your levels may have dropped and you might need a higher level to start with to get back on track but once you have got your levels up you can space out your dose more, just to maintain things.

[Annkapp]

Whatever form of Folate is in your multi and what form was the 400 ug? That can make a difference.