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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

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 10 0
Bipolar II Disorder 2 1 Efficacy_moderate
Depressed mood 1 0
Other 1 0
Cyclothymia 1 0
Mood swings 1 0

See all 12 patients currently taking Lithium Orotate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 0

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Lithium Orotate

Vivid dreams 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Lithium Orotate. See all 11 dosages ►

  5 mg daily 9.8 mg daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 120 mg daily 240 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 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

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

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Lithium Orotate

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Lithium Orotate

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

Stopped Taking Lithium Orotate

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Lithium Orotate

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 1 100%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Lithium Orotate

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 100%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Lithium Orotate

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

Report created on February 10, 2012.