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if I am not longer taking the mtx??  I am on 3mg of folic acid daily but I stopped the mtx back in Feb I continued to take the folic acid thinking it was good for me but I am on SOO many drugs, anyone see any harm in stopping it?  My rheumy won't take phone calls unless you are literally dying and then they tell you to go to the er.  Yeah, I know I need a new rheumy but I see the pain doctor next week and hoping to get somewhere with her instead. micheleb39240.4379513889Hi, good for you to be able to get off of the MTX, it was my understanding that we take the folic acid because taking MTX depleats it (and whatever it does) in our system. So it seems to me you don't need it unless something else you are taking also depleats it? Other may be more knowledgeable though. Sarah Lynda

Michele,

We had an article in our newspaper yesterday that said for some people too much folic acid wasn't good. Especially when it comes to colon cancer. It said that it was ok as long as the colon is free of microscopic cancer cells but that once cancer starts, folic acid may feed it's growth. Just a thought.

Yes. You can stop it. Your pharmacist would be an excellent resource for questions like these also when your doctor's office can't be bothered.

They won't even let you pose the question to a nurse there? I'd definately look for a new doctor if that's the case. Who exactly do they think they are? That's rediculous!

I would imagine you can stop the folic acid.  The mtx stays in your system about 6-8 weeks after stopping it.  Yeah, I absolutely HATE my rheumys office.  Will search out a new one after I talk tot he pain doc next week.  My next appt with her is mid august but she gave me a years worth of humira so I really don't HAVE to see her for anything.

You know, I am going to go through my drugs, I have bottles of stuff, the folic acid, some mtx injectable still sealed, imuran, asulfadine (sp?) and will have some cymbalta left as well and a bunch of gabepnetin.  I know we are not supposed to give it to others but I don't want to throw it out.  PM me if anyone would be interested in any of it, I'll just ship it out still in the bottle so you know for sure what it is, no charge to anyone who needs it.  Too many of us struggle with expenses to waste the stuff.

I took MTX for I guess two years without even taking Folic Acid. I didn't really have any bad side effects and I told my doctor I didn't want another pill to have to take. He said it was fine.

I started having some problems in my legs likely due to Humira but he suggested trying folic acid and seeing if that helped.....and I just never stopped. What's one one pill at this point, right?

Peace & Love....Neasy

It's unlikely you need as much as you've been prescribed for use with MTX. The amount you can get in the OTC folic acid or the kind that's mixed in with a daily would be about as much as you'd need.

You can take too much and it's not realy good for you then. You might want to question your doctor about a proper dose without MTX.

You might want to question your doctor about a proper dose without MTX.

Very true Lovie...thank you for mentioning that.
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