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Can I Take Multivitamin Containing Folic Acid With Folic Acid,methotrexate And Vit B 12?

i take methotrexate10mg weekly and take folic acid[liquid form] 6ml daily except on the day i take the methotrexate i have also started taking vit b12 for tiredness can i take multivitamin containing 800mcg of folic acid or will that take me over the limit because of my methotrexate. surinder
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Hi,
This is a commonly asked question. There is no harm in taking excess folic acid especially when you are taking methotrexate (i guess you are using it for rheumatoid arthritis).
You can continue taking it.
All the best.
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Can I Take Multivitamin Containing Folic Acid With Folic Acid,methotrexate And Vit B 12?

Hi, This is a commonly asked question. There is no harm in taking excess folic acid especially when you are taking methotrexate (i guess you are using it for rheumatoid arthritis). You can continue taking it. All the best.