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Good morning everyone, I hope you’re all well 😊 I’m just wondering if anyone is having issues with Accord since it changed from Actavis please? I’m having terrible morning nausea and dizziness, initially I thought it was down to taking folic acid for low folate but I completed my 4 month course a few weeks ago so it can’t be that!

I contacted the company last year and they assured me all the ingredients are the same as before.

I’ve been suffering with increased migraines and sudden onset right sided head pain since last October/November and the nausea/dizziness since January. I am still waiting for a diagnosis, I have an appointment with neurology on the 17th of June. There’s a possibility of it being occipital neuralgia which can cause these symptoms but I’m just trying to rule other things out.

All suggestions and advice very welcome 🤗

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Shazy-B

Some people have, some haven't. I've been taking Actavis for many, many years and since it changed to Accord I haven't had any problems.

If you look to the right of the screen opposite your opening post (on a PC) you will see "Related Posts" where members have discussed this before, you might find something useful there.

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What are your most recent thyroid results

Perhaps you need to review dose

How long since last tested

Important to regularly retest vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12

Low B12 can cause dizziness

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Shazy-B in reply to SlowDragon

These were my results from last October I don’t think I’ve had it checked recently.

B12 results October 2020
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I encourage you to report ALL side effects and bad experiences with ALL medicines including vaccines and diagnostic testing kits. In the UK, use the Yellow Card reporting system to inform the MHRA about any medicine issue you experience - or even suspect.

If in doubt, shout!

This post says more.

🟨 Making Yellow Card Reports 🟨

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There are other routes outside the UK. For example the USA's FDA has a reporting mechanism. Within the EU, the European Medicines Agency handles reports for centrally licensed products - each country handles its own for nationally licensed products.

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initially I thought it was down to taking folic acid for low folate but I completed my 4 month course a few weeks ago so it can’t be that!

Suggest you try daily vitamin B complex

Folic acid doesn’t suit everyone

supplementing a good quality daily vitamin B complex, one with folate in (not folic acid) may be beneficial.

This can help keep all B vitamins in balance and will help improve/maintain B12 levels too

Difference between folate and folic acid

chriskresser.com/folate-vs-...

Many Hashimoto’s patients have MTHFR gene variation and can have trouble processing folic acid.

thyroidpharmacist.com/artic...

B vitamins best taken after breakfast

Thorne Basic B contains folate, but is large capsule (can tip powder out if necessary)

Igennus Super B is good quality and cheap vitamin B complex. Contains folate. Full dose is two tablets per day. Many/most people may only need one tablet per day. Certainly only start on one per day (or even half tablet per day for first couple of weeks)

IMPORTANT......If you are taking vitamin B complex, or any supplements containing biotin, remember to stop these 7 days before ALL BLOOD TESTS , as biotin can falsely affect test results

endo.confex.com/endo/2016en...

endocrinenews.endocrine.org...

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