Brand of Folic Acid

Just another question (!)
Which brand of Folic Acid are you using?

as have had two brands now. The first I think was Red Seal (supermarket) and you only had to take two and they were easy to take. I just brought Microgenics (health shop) and you have to take three and they start dissolving and are just yuck. I have brought 2 containers of them also which means I am stuck with them for a long time yet!

I've started taking Elevit which has 800mcg of folic acid in it ($104.95 for 100 tablets from the pharmacy - take 1 per day) and so far it's agreeing with me! Usually vitamins send me completely hyperactive! This stuff seems to be well recommended.

I got mine prescribed the and the doctor said to just ask for them at the pharmacy when I needed a top up. From memory, they cost about $13 for 90 tablets when I went in to get the second lot (first lot was cheaper as I had a prescription then). But they don't have any other vitamins in them.

Mine are little yellow ones and they dissolve really fast too, not too pleasant.

Damn it i was going to buy that Elevit stuff cos its sounds good on tv but $100!!! Might wait till i get preg before i fork out that much. Ill stick with my heatheries womans multi and an extra folic acid tab or two until they run out.

Wow, I really didn't think Elevit would be that much! I keep saying to DF I should go and get some for when we begin TTC, but I just can't afford that. Will be the el cheapos for me I think.

meow wrote: I think it's just branding and marketing, nothing wrong with the prescription pills. I took them when I was pregnant, and I have a lovely little girl to show for it

Exactly! My OB tried to con me into Elevit so I bought a 3 mth supply of them only to be told by my uncle who is the president of the Charter of Natural Health Practitioners that it's a crock - aside from the folic acid everything in the Elevit is the same as the generic brands, and it is way cheaper to go with a cheaper brand + extra folic supplement.

So I did that, and managed to grow two giant babies (well giant for 37-weeker twins )

I'm using Apo-folic which are little yellow pills. 120 for about $15 and 800mcg so you only need one per day.
My friend used these when she was TTC and pregnant and is using them again now she's trying for number 2.

My Dr reckoned that Elevit while good was expensive given the alternatives which are also good. However I may consider switching onto it once I'm pregnant.

you can buy elevit in smaller amounts 30s i think for about $29

Having worked in a health shop, I've come to believe that the cheap ones, e.g. Red Seal, are just as good as Elevit. As Meow wrote, with elevit your extra $ just goes to their advertising campaigns. I can't remember exactly, but I think with Red seal you pay less than $5 for 60 - take 2 a day to get your 800mg.

sorry ladies but can i ask a question here-how far before ttc should u start taking folic acid??or do u start as soon as u start ttc??
when i was pg with tash i was on the ones the doc prescribed and only $3 for a script with a com ser card