Posted by mrtook on September 7, 2011, at 9:26:56
In reply to How can Deplin be considered safe???, posted by sac on September 3, 2011, at 8:33:41
"...supposedly one 7.5 tablet is equivalent to taking something like 66 folic acid tablets....."
It's a little more complicated than that. For someone with the genetic deficiencies that Deplin targets you would need ~66 folic acid tablets to equal the effect of taking one 7.5mg Deplin. For someone without the genetic deficiencies it is more like 7.5mg Deplin == 1 folic acid tablet.
Does that make sense? You are basically taking a shortcut in your metabolism so you *don't* have to take a particularly high dose of folic acid. (Note...my numbers are just for an example, I don't know the exact equivalencies but the general idea is correct)
I take deplin, but I might need to drop it as my insurance doesn't cover it and I am not sure if it is doing $100 /month worth of good.
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