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Lithium Treatment Report

See also: Lithium Carbonate, Lithium Orotate, Lithium Sulfate

What is Lithium? Lithium is used to treat and prevent episodes of mania in people with bipolar disorder (manic depressive disorder). Lithium is in a class of medications called antimanic agents, which work by decreasing abnormal activity in the brain. Read more...Click to read more below

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.


Reasons taken

7 patients in the community are taking or have taken Lithium.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Slow my ALS progress 3 42%
Other 1 14%

Other treatments patients are taking for Slow my ALS progress include Riluzole, CoQ10 Coenzyme Q10, and Lithium Carbonate.

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Lithium.

  150 mg daily 300 mg daily 600 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Lithium or how long patients were taking Lithium before stopping.

Currently Taking Lithium

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

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Can't tell 100% 1

Slow my ALS progress

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 100% 1

Top reported side-effects include: thirst, hand tremors, get the shakes

Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)

  • Baja Rev
    Sex: M
    Mouth/throat: unreported
    Arms: unreported
    Chest: unreported
    Legs: unreported
    See profile
  • by Baja Rev
    Apr 04, 2009
  • EfficacyCan't tell
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Slow my ALS progress
Advice/Tips
As yet this has not been proven to help. but how can I tell. I don't know how much fastere the ALS would be going if I was not on it. You do need to get blood work to check the levels of the lithiam .

See all evaluation results for Lithium

Report created on November 08, 2009.