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What is Lithium Orotate?

Lithium orotate is a lithium salt of pyrimidinecarboxylic acid and lithium. In this form it is said to be more utilizable than lithium carbonate. Lithium orotate is sold as a dietary supplement. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Slow my ALS progress 11 0
Other 1 0

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Dosages

  2 daily 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 30 mg daily 260 mg daily 300 mg daily 720 mg daily 900 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Lithium Orotate (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
4 80% Other: 80%
Personal research
1 20% Personal research: 20%
Side effects too severe
1 20% Side effects too severe: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Lithium Orotate

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Lithium Orotate

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
2
0
0

Stopped Taking Lithium Orotate

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
3
1
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

Research:
Lithium & ALS

See how ALS patients taking lithium are doing in real-time by viewing FRS scores before and after starting lithium. Easily compare individual dosages and blood levels, and filter results by a rich set of patient characteristics.

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Report created on November 21, 2009.