High folic acid, "normal" B12....help?
Hey Vitamin gurus, I need some help. Just got my 5 year labs drawn, everything looks good except my ferritin (no surprise), but this time my folic acid was quite elevated (>24.8, reference for my lab is >5.8) and my B12 was 784. Do I need to worry?
Any input would be appreciated :)
thanks
Penney
I wouldn't be worried but would not take any extra folate beyond what's in a regular multi. So I would not take a B complex and would make sure you're not using a multi that has a large amount of folate (B9) like some do.
As far as B12, anything over 550 is OK but ideally it would be around 1000, so I would increase your B12 supplement a bit.
Kelly
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And that's an OK dose of B9. That's not a massive dose of it.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
