5 mg folic acid

[worldwidetravel2017]

Hey
Do any of you take 5 mg of folic acid ?

Has it made any of you itchy ?

I read this today -
When taken by mouth: It is likely safe for most people to take folic acid in doses of no more than 1 mg daily. Doses higher than 1 mg daily may be unsafe. These doses might cause stomach upset, nausea, diarrhea, irritability, confusion, behavior changes, skin reactions, seizures, and other side effects.

^ im on 5mg folic acid - could that be making me itchy

5mg due to current weight current BMI

Prescription

As per Tommy's baby charity advice etc

I took it with my first pregnancy and didn’t notice any side effects. I would contact your midwife if you’re feeling itchy as she might be able to suggest something.

@worldwidetravel2017 I'm on the 5mg prescribed by my doctor for about a month now. There's also folic acid in my conception vitamins so I'm taking more than 5mg in total and no side effects.

Oh interesting, i had to take 5mg folic acid and i did have super itchy skin on my legs! I assumed it was just normal pregnancy weirdness but come to think about it, it did stop once i stopped the 5mg at around 16w? Could be correlation rather than causation though. How many weeks are you, OP?

Im not currently preg but on 5mg folic acid due to weight / bmi
I had glandular fever last year
And i have a CFS diagnosis

Have abnormalities on liver
& being looked at re liver disease / liver criosis or liver cancer

I get itching etc

Sorry - forgot to @ you here -
@CrispAppleStrudels

Thanks for replies guys i appreciate it

Ah right sorry! Liver conditions can also cause itchy skin though so you might have trouble separating that from the folic acid. If its bothering you, can you go back to the GP and ask their advice?

Hoping that the outcome of your tests is a positive one 🙏

So sorry to hear that @worldwidetravel2017 The best of luck with all of your investigations. It might be worth letting your team know about the itching in case it is a side affect of something else. Fingers crossed everything will be ok x

Thanks guys
Had private gp this am
Have nhs gp this eve