Hi Sir, I am 24 years old pregnant with 8 weeks, I was prescribed folic acid 5 mg tablets twice a day. I took it twice daily for about a month. But I google about folic acid and it showed doses more than 1 mg a day makes baby prone to autism. Is this 5 mg tablet twice is really overdose? Will this cause autism.

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