Hi all,pls I need to know if one can start taking folic acid without doctor's prescrition and if yes what's the dosage?

Hi all,pls I need to know if one can start taking folic acid without doctor's prescrition and if yes what's the dosage?

@SMG007 Yes, folic acid is essential for every woman of childbearing age, I think the dosage is 400mcg daily.

@mstia,tnks,dat means I can just buy over d counter n take right? But d ones I saw here were 5mg

@SMG007 yeah, the one I use is 400mcg, and that's what I was asked to buy.Baby dust @ all.

@mstia and all,pls is it ok for one to take vitamins like WELLWOMAN that has upto 400 mcg of folic acid and assume she is taking the recommended amount of folic acid? Thank for all ur informative contrbutions,God bless and baby dust 2 all.

champs:

Where can one get Soy Isoflavones in Nigeria? Ready to try something new next cycle.

A friend of mine was asking me to buy it from her, think she sells it. l didnt buy because l was on medication then.

udoka2:

A friend of mine was asking me to buy it from her, think she sells it. l didnt buy because l was on medication then.

Thanks, do you know how i can get it from your friend and how much it is sold for?

called her now, she said N3,300.  she is in lagos, call me on this number ++++, l will give u her number, and you arrange how to get it.  l have told her to get one for me, let me use it too.

udoka2:

called her now, she said N3,300.  she is in lagos, call me on this number ++++, l will give u her number, and you arrange how to get it.  l have told her to get one for me, let me use it too. 

Thanks,I got your sms.

@eff-7 welcome
@smg007 folic acid is good it should be started up to 3 months prior to ttc
Well all if nothing happens within the next two months im gonna ask my family to send me coenzyme q 10, its suppose to renew the cells in the body and make a wome's reproductive abilities go back like 10 years so if your in your 30's you will have the fertility of someone in their 20s.

agiboma:

@eff-7 welcome
@smg007 folic acid is good it should be started up to 3 months prior to ttc
Well all if nothing happens within the next two months im gonna ask my family to send me coenzyme q 10, its suppose to renew the cells in the body and make a wome's reproductive abilities go back like 10 years so if your in your 30's you will have the fertility of someone in their 20s.

Thanks for the input. I am in my 20's so maybe i don't need the CoQ10 yet. Too many things to try when one is TTC. Did you still help to check for the Instead softcups?

champs:

Thanks for the input. I am in my 20's so maybe i don't need the CoQ10 yet. Too many things to try when one is TTC. Did you still help to check for the Instead softcups?

I have not had the time to go to the medical supply store, i will try to make out time next week as it is far away from my house. Dont worry ill get back to you on that

@champs
l know u will receive it today. let me know how u are using it, l am not using it for this cycle though am on my period now, want to go a cycle without any medication. l will use it with preseed and cyclogest when am ready for it.

champs
l have read from your profile.
l read you use it like clomid, day 2-6, or 3-7 or 5-9, same dosage. if you take 50mg of clomid, you will take about 80 -120mg of it. l was looking at the one supplied to us, l dont seem to understand, its like it contains 5g, not very sure shaa. because if thats the case 5g =5000mg.

udoka2:

@champs
l know u will receive it today. let me know how u are using it, l am not using it for this cycle though am on my period now, want to go a cycle without any medication. l will use it with preseed and cyclogest when am ready for it.

Check my response on my profile,don't why anti spam bot banned and refuse to display my response,it was not offensive.

Thanks,hopefully i will receive the Soy Isoflavin today. I don't know what to make of this cycle,i am suppose to be on CD19 but bled the last 3 days.When i went for scanning yesterday, the heamorraghic cyst i had earlier has resolved itself and still have one follicle @ 19mm waiting to ovulate.

This is intersting.Pls I beg to differ,what is the soy Isoflavin supposed to do an alternative to clomid?Its okay but I believe it will consumed sparingly as excessive consumption of soy products has been linked to thyroid problems.

Unless when absolutely necessary all medications should be stopped when ttc since they can affect every organ of the body they emit.

@ champs i got to the pharmacy yesterday and they dont have the soft cups, they never heard of it

@ Champs don't know if you have start using the soy isoflavin i would suggest you hold on and try Vitex, i have high prolactin and low progestrone. which loads of clomid and parlodel could not control in fact messed up my cycle and flow. recently tried Vitex ( bought it from Health shop beside shoprite ikeja outlet) 100 capsule for 1,950 Naira. Made a huge difference on my cycle. the Flow was unbelievable before i would use a pack of tampon for 4cycles or more. this cycle was so painless. i usually have cramps before and during my AF. it regulate and boost fertility you can google more on it and compare.Loads of baby dust,

@Mrskem09

l have same problem with yours, high prolactin and low progesterone, doc placed me on parlodel, clomid and dusphaston, l was having loads of headaches and getting unecessarily big. l have searched for vitex in big pharm stores around Victoria island and ikoyi without success. pls where is the health shop located at ikeja? What is the name of the health store pls, dont know where shoprite is at ikeja, but l will definately locate it, if you tell me the name of the pharmacy.

infogenius:

This is intersting.Pls I beg to differ,what is the soy Isoflavin supposed to do an alternative to clomid?Its okay but I believe it will consumed sparingly as excessive consumption of soy products has been linked to thyroid problems.

Unless when absolutely necessary all medications should be stopped when ttc since they can affect every organ of the body they emit.

yes it will be consumed sparely, just five days in a cycle, like clomid.

@ udoka2 I replied your mail the shop is Healthplus i think. i misplaced the receipt.

hi ladies, how r u all doing? please who has used evening primrose oil before. what does it do? any success stories? i actually heard its good for the cervical mucus, is it true? pls, like i said, any success stories? thx.

corrall:

hi ladies, how r u all doing? please who has used evening primrose oil before. what does it do? any success stories? i actually heard its good for the cervical mucus, is it true? pls, like i said, any success stories? thx.

Yes it is true Evening primrose oil increases production of cervical fluid.Have u seen one I like to lay hold of it.
@Udoka2
Thanks for the reply.

yep, i have, medplus on saka tinubu in lagos has it.

ok i will start taking it cos i could get dry, its annoying.

Yes, EPO increases cervical mucus naturally but don't expect results until you've used it for at least 3 months. If you want faster results, try ROBITUSSIN  chesty cough syrup starting from about 6 days before ovulation. Your nose will start running from about the 2nd day of use and it will also thin your cervical mucus. You can get it from both Healthplus and Alpha pharmacy. However it must be the one in the RED packet with GUAFENESIN ONLY. DO NOT USE THE ROBITUSSIN IN BLUE OR GREEN PACKETS as these contain other ingredients.

Well, I used Soy this month, and if it works i will let you guys know. I have a couple of friends who have used it and got pregnant. So we see.
Robitussin
I have used EPO, and yes it does increase your cervical mucus, but i heard it could delay your ovulation. I have used Robitussin, but be careful. Make sure its the DM.

Good luck ladies. And hey, SOY should be used like Clomid, donot exceed 200Mg a day. It does cause headaches though.

I tried vitext too and it did shorten my cycle.

Wow, Feels really good to know we r sharing what tips and discussing. I pray all efforts will be rewarded with a bfp .

For this cycle, I decided to get back on fertilaid. For the past cycles I used only a prenatal and preseed.

I am also reading a book "taking charge of your fertility" so far it has been good info. Anyone else read it?

The book promotes charting basal temps and changes in cervical mucus. I will give it a try this month.

Good luck ladies.