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5 patient evaluations for Lithium

  • 2hard2love
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    Bipolar
    Depression: 0
    Emotional: 1
    Compulsion: 2
    Anxiety: 2
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 2
    External Stress: Moderate
    Rx
    45 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
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  • 2hard2love
  • by 2hard2love
    current dosage:
    1350 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 1 month
    purpose:
    Bipolar Disorder
  • 3f289a9db713a1ee50ba4506f612258aa09e44de
Bipolar Disorder Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Apr 19, 2009 Major Moderate Always Somewhat
  • Memory problems
  • thirst
  • get the shakes
  • nausea, dizziness
  • hand tremors
  • Urinary frequency
Advice/Tips Cost
Apr 19, 2009 I love the way I am not up and down it is worth the side effects to act normal. < $25 monthly
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  • sumac333
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    Bipolar
    Depression: 2
    Emotional: 2
    Compulsion: 2
    Anxiety: 2
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 2
    External Stress: Severe
    Rx Therapy
    57 F
    Function: Moderate
    Distress: Moderate
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  • sumac333
  • by sumac333
    current dosage:
    600 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 1 year
    purpose:
    Other
  • d07d6a55b0fe95fc3516a9b1fecdece7b2045447
Other Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Apr 12, 2009 Moderate Mild Usually Not at all
  • Memory problems
  • thirst
  • get the shakes
  • hand tremors
Advice/Tips Cost
Apr 12, 2009 An old-fashion but basic treatment. In the old days symptoms, including weight gain was aweful, now it's closer regulated and lower blood levels for sympton relief. < $25 monthly
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  • misswho
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    Bipolar
    Depression: 2
    Emotional: 3
    Compulsion: 3
    Anxiety: 2
    Mania: 2
    Physical: 2
    External Stress: Severe
    Rx
    38 F
    Function: Low
    Distress: Moderate
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  • misswho
  • by misswho
    current dosage:
    1500 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 8 years
    purpose:
    Bipolar, rapid cycling
  • ede45bfcb0ac94e4fe54b64bdb6097873a702337
Bipolar, rapid cycling Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Apr 10, 2009 Slight Moderate Sometimes A little
  • thirst
  • Memory problems
  • Urinary frequency
  • hand tremors
  • get the shakes
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  • Baja Rev
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 0 stars
    ALS: 2 yrs
    Mouth/throat: unreported
    Arms: unreported
    Chest: unreported
    Legs: unreported
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  • by Baja Rev
    current dosage:
    300 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 1 year
    purpose:
    Slow my ALS progress
  • 1f216f42a68ed35b30b3a441cb4b653bac437c03
Slow my ALS progress Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Apr 04, 2009 Can't tell None Usually A little
Advice/Tips Cost
Apr 04, 2009 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 . < $25 monthly
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  • grandmajudy
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    PD: 29 yrs
    Hoehn-Yahr 3
    Mouth/throat: moderate
    Arms: mild
    Chest: moderate
    Legs: moderate
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  • by grandmajudy
    current dosage:
    300 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 5 months
    purpose:
    Other
  • 41a2fc99dc7bff7e4e1820014099f12b4b6d9146
Other Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Mar 25, 2009 None None Always Not at all
Advice/Tips Cost
Mar 25, 2009 tHERE WASN'T ANY CHANGE IN MY BALANCE I STILL KEPT ON FALLING monthly
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