PMC 6632124
Keeping up with your daily caloric needs is important while taking this drug, and if not achieved can make you feel sluggish
Benjamin Krasne, M.D
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For good reason: while high levels of folic acid have health risks of their own, low levels of vitamin B9 have been associated with cancer, stroke, heart disease, and birth defects
It typically comes out of nowhere making this condition even more frustrating to deal with