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What is Priadel?

Priadel is an international brand name for lithium 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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 6 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 6 2 Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Bipolar Disorder 6 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Major Depressive Disorder 3 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Mood swings 2 1 Efficacy_major
Depressed mood 1 0

See all 16 patients currently taking Priadel

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 6
Mild
 2
None
 3

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Priadel

Urinary frequency 4
Excessive thirst (polydipsia) 4
Tiredness 3
Muscle aches 2
Swelling in hands 2
Swelling in legs 2
See all 17 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  200 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,300 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Priadel (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 40%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 40%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 20%
Other 1   Other: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Priadel

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

Currently Taking Priadel

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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
0
0

Stopped Taking Priadel

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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
0

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Priadel

Always
 11 85%
Usually
 2 15%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Priadel

Very
 1 8%
Somewhat
 3 23%
A little
 3 23%
Not at all
 6 46%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Priadel

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 7 100%

Report created on May 28, 2012.