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Aprilfools 
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Posted: 10 January 2008 at 11:03am |
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Every time I take mine I feel sick. Does anyone else get this?
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ElfsMum
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Posted: 10 January 2008 at 11:16am |
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is it part of a prenatal or just folic acid? i got this when i took it in a prenatal so switched to just the folic acid i got from the chemist(800mg i think) and was fine..
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Posted: 10 January 2008 at 11:37am |
I did with the first brand I took, can't remember the name of it sorry... am now taking APO Folic Acid (?? again my memory fails me completely  ) and I don't feel nauseous with that one... but yeah, it can be a side effect.
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Posted: 10 January 2008 at 12:17pm |
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Might go and chat to the chemist again then and try a different one. What about Elevit? What's so special about that one? I see it advertised everywhere but the chemist I go to stopped selling it quite some time ago so I never tried it.
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Posted: 10 January 2008 at 12:21pm |
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its got all the other vitamins in it as well.. like iron etc...makes some people sick though...APO folic acid is just folic acid(thats what i took) its bout 30$ a month for Elevit and about 10 for 3 months for APO.. personal choice really..
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Posted: 10 January 2008 at 3:52pm |
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I'm on elevit - its quite expensive, but I'm not taking any other vitamins and its got lots of good things for you for life in general!
I notice it when I don't take it - cos my iron levels are usually low and it has an iron supplement in it too - just makes it easier to take everything in one swallow!
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Posted: 10 January 2008 at 5:58pm |
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I'd take Elevit but find I can't stomach the tablet when I'm pregnant - it's quite big.
I took APO folic acid tabs no probs - quite a small tablet too
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Posted: 10 January 2008 at 6:33pm |
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Do you take the tablet with a meal? I found that one time I had a tablet without anything to eat first thing in the morning and that made me feel sick (with first pregnancy). I now always take my Elevit with my breakfast.
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Posted: 12 February 2008 at 9:09pm |
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Im on Elevit and have not felt sick at all, mind you could be cause im not pg and ttc#1
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Posted: 12 February 2008 at 9:27pm |
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I'm taking the 5mg APO folic acid, prescribed by the doctor, it's 90 tiny pills for $3. My iron count etc is always really high, so there's no way I need to take an iron supplement so I don't need the elevit. I can't eat a lot of the natural foods with folic acid in them, therefore the higher dose for me.
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Posted: 12 February 2008 at 10:27pm |
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I just took the same folic acid as Kawwww did and it was fine, Elevit is WAY to expensive for me and DF, I am on Iron pills now anyways. And just eating well(well trying to lol)
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Posted: 13 February 2008 at 12:18pm |
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Im taking 8mg APOfolic.. al my other vit levels are fine so figured id just go with the folic acid..
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