Posted by OldSchool on February 1, 2002, at 14:54:42
In reply to Prozac and Folic Acid, posted by IsoM on February 1, 2002, at 6:14:52
> I just read, in case anyone is interested, that folic acid can increase the efficacy & reduce the side effects of fluoxetine (Prozac®). Which makes me wonder if it may also work similarly with other SSRIs?
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> (from Coppen A, Bailey J. Enhancement of the antidepressant action of fluoxetine by folic acid: a randomised, placebo controlled trial. J Affect Disord 2000;60:121–30.)
>Im skeptical of this. Remember you dont need much Folate to be healthy. Multivitamins typically only have 400 mcg, even the B-100 complex you buy at the health food stores only contain 400 mcg of folic acid, while containing 100 mg of each of the other B vitamins. And note thats micrograms of folic acid, not milligrams. The only person for whom a folic acid supplement would probably make any difference in would be someone who was folate deficient to begin with.
Its also easy to overdo folic acid, thats why vitamin supplements dont generally contain more than 400 micrograms of this B vitamin.
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