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Can Taking Folic Acid And B-complex Be Safe For Homocysteine ?
hiii i would like to ask some thing about homocysteine.iam 26 yrs male having this as a genetic problem and discovered 6 yrs back.taking 10mg of folic acid tablet and bcomplex tablet daily.after one year test it was found normal.last year test shows little higher level 5 points upper than the normal.please advise me should i continue this medicine or to take any other.iam using alcohol 2 or three times in a month.
Thu, 31 May 2018
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If it has responded to folic acid then you should continue folic acid only. You may discontinue b complex. You should try to reduce the dose of folic acid to 5 mg and see the response. Also, get Vit B12 tested. Hope this helps you and get back if you have any doubts.
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If it has responded to folic acid then you should continue folic acid only. You may discontinue b complex. You should try to reduce the dose of folic acid to 5 mg and see the response. Also, get Vit B12 tested. Hope this helps you and get back if you have any doubts.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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