Folic Acid and Folate are different forms of the same Vitamin ( B9 ) .

Benefits
Help DNA repairs
Helps cells Grow, Divide and work Properly
Produce certain proteins
Also helps Red Blood Cell mature

There are food that has the same benefits
Broccoli
Citrus fruits
Spinach
Beef liver
Kale
Avocado

This is some info I found
Hope this helped some

I have been on it for years .

It is also supposed to help prevent birth defects in your kids. Different meds take your supply of certain things. This would be a great
md or pharmaceutical question.

I heard that about pregncy

I was I don't need it

Folate, not folic acid has helped some for my daughter.