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My doctor has prescribed folvite 5 mg. 1 tablet daily after dinner for 30 days and a to z gold. Daily 1 capsule after lunch for 10 days. I am 20 years old and 6 feet 2 inches tall. Will this medicines increase my height? I don't want to grow more tall. Also are there any other side effects for taking this medicines?
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Hello, Thanks for the query. The height of a person grows only up to the 18 to 19 years. After that the growing ends of long bones fuse and there is no further increase in height. The vitamins have no role in increasing the height after that age. Thanks.
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Dear Allister, These medicines are vitamin supplements and will not further increase your height Regards Professor M s Seshadri
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