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Folic Acid and Prozac.
Folic acid supplements increased the proportion of severely depressed female patients who responded to fluoxetine (Prozac), reported Dr. Alec Coppen and Dr. John Bailey of West Park Hospital in Surrey, England.
Ninety-four percent of the 33 women who were randomized to receive 500 [micro]g of folic acid along with their 20-mg daily dosage of fluoxetine for 10 weeks reported a 50% or greater decrease in depressive symptoms.
Sixty-one percent of 36 women who took 20 mg/dL fluoxetine plus placebo responded to that dose, a significantly lower percentage than ...
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