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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.

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Brand Names: APO-Lithium, Camcolit, Carbolithium, Eskalith, Licarb, Lithane, Lithicarb, Lithionate, Lithionit, Lithium Carbonicum, Lithium ER, Lithobid, Lithosun, Maniprex, Plenur, Priadel, Quilonum SR, Roxane, Teralithe
See also: Lithium

What is Lithium Carbonate? 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. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons Taken

452 patients in the community are taking or have taken Lithium Carbonate.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Slow my ALS progress 269 59%
Treat my mood condition(s) 91 20%
Other 27 5%
bipolar disorder 18 3%
Mood swings 5 1%
Depression 2 <1%
Support another treatment 2 <1%
disease-related symptoms 2 <1%
Suicidal Ideation 1 <1%
Hyperventilation 1 <1%
Problems concentrating 1 <1%
Dissociation 1 <1%
Impulsive behavior 1 <1%
Atrophy, upper body muscles 1 <1%
Anxiety 1 <1%
Fasciculations 1 <1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Lithium Carbonate.

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All (Show Top 10)

  0 mg day 10 mg day 15 mg day 20 mg day 75 mg day 84 mg day 100 mg day 126 mg day 150 mg day 200 mg day 210 mg day 225 mg day 250 mg day 300 mg day 400 mg day 450 mg day 500 mg day 600 mg day 750 mg day 800 mg day 900 mg day 950 mg day 1000 mg day 1050 mg day 1125 mg day 1200 mg day 1350 mg day 1500 mg day 1800 mg day
  15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 75 Number of Patients: 75 6 Number of Patients: 6 36 Number of Patients: 36 8 Number of Patients: 8 71 Number of Patients: 71 10 Number of Patients: 10 3 Number of Patients: 3 54 Number of Patients: 54 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 15 Number of Patients: 15 3 Number of Patients: 3 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Lithium Carbonate or how long patients were taking Lithium Carbonate before stopping.

Currently taking Lithium Carbonate

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
11
16
50
134
14
36

Stopped taking Lithium Carbonate

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
17
33
38
15
4
6
Why Patients Stopped Taking Lithium Carbonate (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 53 46% Did not seem to work: 46%
Side effects too severe 48 42% Side effects too severe: 42%
Doctor's advice 19 17% Doctor's advice: 17%
Other 16 14% Other: 14%
Personal research 12 10% Personal research: 10%
Not indicated 4 3% Not indicated: 3%
Expense 1 1% Expense: 1%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 64 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate 5% 2
Slight 5% 2
None 26% 10
Can't tell 63% 24

Slow my ALS progress

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 11% 7
Moderate 20% 13
Mild 30% 19
None 39% 25

Top reported side-effects include: Weight gain, tremors in hands, Nausea

Summary results are based on 64 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 64)

  • dbl30569
    Mouth/throat: moderate
    Arms: severe
    Chest: mild
    Legs: moderate
    See profile
  • by dbl30569
    Aug 18, 2008
  • EfficacyNone
  • Side-effectsMild
  • Slow my ALS progress

  • mountabora
    Depression: 0
    Emotional: 0
    Compulsion: 0
    Anxiety: 0
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 0
    External Stress: Low
    24 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
    See profile
  • mountabora
  • by mountabora
    Aug 18, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsMild
  • Treat my mood condition(s)

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