ll be given a companion prescription of
folic acid, which is taken 24 hours after you take the mtx. The
folic acid will help relieve side effects. Some doctors give you a 5 mg tablet that you take once a week; other doctors prescript 1 mg a day. I take the 5mg weekly, plus an extra, over the counter supplement along with my multivitamin/mineral tablet. On mtx day, though, I don't take anything containing folic acid.