how much methyl folate to take per day I found a brand that doesnt upset my stomach

[JesusMercy60]

good morning all, well i'm so blessed the other day I was led to a methylfolate that does not bother my stomach. I have found that when I tried it my brain felt so much better. so now that I can take it I was wondering how much I should take, I inject everyday twice a day then one at night 1 ml. so should I take 400 or 800 mcg?

[wedgewood]

If you are eating a diet that contains a good quantity of fresh fruit and vegetables, then 400 mcg would certainly be adequate. Green-leaved vegetables and citrus fruit are particularly high in folate . Fruit and veg have the advantage of providing other additional vitamins , minerals, trace elements and fibre .

I can’t express the huge advantages of fresh fruit and veg highly enough .

Best wishes .

[JesusMercy60 in reply to wedgewood]

good morning and thank you all for your help, so my blood work recently was at 2 for folate but I do have the gene for trouble processing folate mthfr, but i never really thought that it mattered my homocystienand mma was always great so I was told by my hemo dr that I was methylating and noproblems, but I had tried this methyl folate that was leading me to a blessing because I felt so much better in my brain and nerves so I learned that it does make a difference with the methyl folate . I tried it before but with other brands and I had horrible stomach issues and anxiety with it but this one works so smooth Jesus is so good to me. this one works.

[Myoldcat]

My specialist wanted my level to be high - around 17ug/L - while injecting every other day; I think to ensure good usage of B12 in the early days of repair. I need to determine how much is needed now, a year in. I did run out of high strength 5mg folic acid a few months ago and really noticed the return of twitching and general weirdness.

[Bellabab in reply to Myoldcat]

Not surprised - as it works hand in hand with B12 and there is no science based evidence that it will harm you.

[Myoldcat in reply to Bellabab]

I'm currently taking 5mg on injection days and awaiting blood tests in Feb/March to see where levels are.