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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.

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Taking Lithium Carbonate
244 Patients currently take Lithium Carbonate
29 Patients stopped taking Lithium Carbonate
Frayea
Depression: 4
Emotional: 4
Compulsion: 3
Anxiety: 3
Mania: 2
Physical: 2
External Stress: Overwhelming
25 F
Function: Low
Distress: High
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Frayea
1200 mg daily since May 17, 2008
Ender
Depression: 1
Emotional: 0
Compulsion: 1
Anxiety: 1
Mania: 1
Physical: 0
External Stress: Severe
28 M
Function: High
Distress: Low
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Ender
1200 mg daily since May 13, 2008
komodolover
Depression: 2
Emotional: 1
Compulsion: 1
Anxiety: 2
Mania: 0
Physical: 0
External Stress: Severe
28 F
Function: Moderate
Distress: Low
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komodolover
1350 mg daily since Apr 01, 2005

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What are people saying about Lithium Carbonate?

There are 7888 posts in our forum about Lithium Carbonate. Join now and see what people are saying.

See also: Lithium     Brand Names: APO, Carbolithium, Carox, Eskalith, Licarb, Lithane, Lithicarb, Lithionate, Lithium Carbonicum, Lithium ER, Lithobid, Lithosun, Plenur, Priadel, Quilonum SR, Roxane, Slow progression, West-Ward, West-Ward

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What we've learned

Why Patients Take Lithium Carbonate

slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 100% 218
Other
Other: 5% 11
Not indicated
Not indicated: 3% 7
Mood swings
Mood swings: 1% 2
Anxiety
Anxiety: 0% 1
Atrophy, upper body muscles
Atrophy, upper body muscles: 0% 1
Depression
Depression: 0% 1
Fasciculations
Fasciculations: 0% 1
Problems concentrating
Problems concentrating: 0% 1
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 0% 1

Patient Dosages

10 mg daily 20 mg daily 75 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 210 mg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily 375 mg daily 400 mg daily 450 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 625 mg daily 750 mg daily 800 mg daily 875 mg daily 900 mg daily 950 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1050 mg daily 1200 mg daily 1250 mg daily 1350 mg daily 1500 mg daily 1800 mg daily N/A
1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 135 Number of Patients: 135 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 68 Number of Patients: 68 14 Number of Patients: 14 78 Number of Patients: 78 1 Number of Patients: 1 14 Number of Patients: 14 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 27 Number of Patients: 27 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 12 Number of Patients: 12  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Lithium Carbonate

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
16
119
62
7
7
28

Why Patients Stopped Taking Lithium Carbonate (multiple reasons could be selected)

Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 100% 20
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 45% 9
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 40% 8
Other
Other: 30% 6
Not indicated
Not indicated: 15% 3
Personal research
Personal research: 5% 1

How Long Patients Took Lithium Carbonate Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
8
10
5
0
3
4

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Lithium Carbonate Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 8
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 38% 3
2 stars2 stars
2: 88% 7
1 star
1: 25% 2


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