Folic acid for Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency User Reviews

• Med...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 19, 2020

"I started taking folic acid 400mcg in the morning as prescribed by the gynecologist for before pregnancy. After 2 days, I stopped as it gave me insomnia and agitation, followed by anxiety, tiredness, and irritability because of not sleeping. It's been 2 days since I've stopped, and my sleep is still not back to normal. Very bad experience and totally unexpected... also rather uncommon, according to what I see on the internet."

• Sal...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 5, 2025

"I started taking this to help with once-weekly methotrexate doses for an autoimmune disease. The side effects of the methotrexate subsided after a month, but the side effects from folic acid have been so disruptive that I have had to stop both. The main problem was enormous amounts of gas and bloating followed by, of course, enormous amounts of flatulence. To the point it kept me awake all night. I tried dividing up the tablet into smaller and smaller doses, but then I was miserable all the time, instead of once a week. Looked into injections, but they also cause flatulence. Looked at other types of folate supplements, but they also cause flatulence. My treatment has ground to a halt while my rheumatologist looks into alternatives. A shame because the methotrexate seemed to be working."

• Eaz...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 12, 2022

"Folic acid makes me anxious and foggy-headed."

• the...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 15, 2016

"I almost died, but now I take folic acid to grow my hair."

• Liz...
• October 3, 2022

"Got better, felt better, more symbiotic, felt lighter."