Carbolithium (lithium carbonate) Treatment Report
Generic Name: Lithium Carbonate
What is Carbolithium?
A generic brand of lithium carbonate dosed once a day. 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.
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Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slow my ALS progress | 5 |
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1 | ||||
| Other | 1 | 0 |
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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2 | 100% |
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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.
Research: Lithium & ALSPatient Evaluations
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- nobregapaulo7
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: severe
- Chest: none
- Legs: severe
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- nobregapaulo7
- 600 mg daily
- since Oct 30, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Don't know
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Side Effects
None
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Report created on November 21, 2009.