Hi! I am on Mtx 15 mg. weekly and on Folic Acid 2 mg. daily. I would like to know if it is better to take 2 mg. of Folic Acid at once or to take 1 mg. in the morning and 1 mg. at night? Thanks for your replys!!Paul, my rheumatologist and pharmacist independently said it does not matter. You can even take 6-1 mg. Folic Acid tabs the day before, 6 the day of and 6 the day after MTX. I take folic acid 5mg twice a week, usually the day after MTX and then midway through the week.I'm on metherexate and I don't tolerate the 7.5 mgs very well. I take 4 folic acids daily. I found the higher dosage ameliorates the side effects.I take 800 mcg a day. My doctor told me not to take more than
that because folic acid can reverse the effects of the
Methotrexate.
I don't know if that is of any use to you, but that is my understanding.
That is an interesting point AZ--I think that it merits further research...if any one can find any info on this please pass it on. I am only on 1 mg daily. I have started to notice an increase in hair loss, but I have also been thinking I need to increase my dose of MTX but I am not sure with my hair comming out. I dont know how the folic acid would play into this.
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