Most Popular Brands: Lithicarb, Priadel, Carbolithium (Show all)
See also: Lithium
Lithium Carbonate 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 | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slow my ALS progress | 309 |
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67 |
| Other | 16 |
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3 | |||
| Support another treatment | 2 | 0 | |||||
| disease-related symptoms | 2 | 0 | |||||
| trial | 1 |
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1 | ||||
| Atrophy, upper body muscles | 1 | 0 |
See all 210 patients currently taking Lithium Carbonate
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Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Lithium Carbonate. See all 23 dosages ►
| daily | 20 mg daily | 84 mg daily | 92 mg daily | 100 mg daily | 150 mg daily | 200 mg daily | 210 mg daily | 225 mg daily | 250 mg daily | 300 mg daily | 400 mg daily | 450 mg daily | 500 mg daily | 590 mg daily | 600 mg daily | 675 mg daily | 750 mg daily | 800 mg daily | 900 mg daily | 1000 mg daily | 1200 mg daily | 1800 mg daily | ||
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5
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1
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2
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1
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1
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10
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2
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1
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1
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4
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58
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4
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37
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7
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2
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52
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1
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6
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2
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10
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1
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2
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1
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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90 | 51% |
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Side effects too severe
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59 | 33% |
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Doctor's advice
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28 | 16% |
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Other
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26 | 15% |
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Personal research
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22 | 12% |
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Not indicated
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5 | 3% |
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Course of treatment ended
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3 | 2% |
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Expense
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2 | 1% |
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See all 177 patients who’ve stopped taking Lithium Carbonate
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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.
Report created on November 20, 2009.