Lithium Carbonate ER Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

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Generic Name: Lithium Carbonate

What is Lithium Carbonate ER?

An example of Lithium Carbonate ER

Lithium 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.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
25 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
14 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
11 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
5 1 Efficacy_slight
3 1 Efficacy_slight
2 0

See all 54 patients currently taking Lithium Carbonate ER

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 4
Moderate
 7
Mild
 4
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Lithium Carbonate ER

4
3
3
3
Hospitalization 2
2
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Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Lithium Carbonate ER. See all 16 dosages ►

  300 mg daily 450 mg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily 900 mg daily 950 mg daily 1,125 mg daily 1,200 mg daily 1,350 mg daily 1,500 mg daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 7 Number of Patients: 7 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Lithium Carbonate ER (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 11   Side effects too severe: 69%
Did not seem to work 6   Did not seem to work: 38%
Doctor's advice 5   Doctor's advice: 31%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 6%
Other 1   Other: 6%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 6%

See all 16 patients who’ve stopped taking Lithium Carbonate ER

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

Currently Taking Lithium Carbonate ER

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Stopped Taking Lithium Carbonate ER

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Lithium Carbonate ER

Always
 17 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Lithium Carbonate ER

Very
 1 6%
Somewhat
 2 12%
A little
 2 12%
Not at all
 12 71%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Lithium Carbonate ER

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 12 100%

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4 patient evaluations for Lithium Carbonate ER

Purpose: Bipolar Disorder (Started Jun 08, 2000)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Aug 30, 2010 450 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Diarrhea chronic
Date
Aug 30, 2010
Advice & Tips
Lithium has always worked well for me. The biggest problem I have with it is constant diarrhea. But it's worth it for the mood stabilization it gives me.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purposes: Major Depressive Disorder and Depressed mood (Started Jul 07, 2010)
Date Dosage Major Depressive Disorder Perceived effectiveness Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 22, 2010 900 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Diarrhea, Headaches
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Purpose: Bipolar Disorder (Started Mar 23, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Mar 30, 2010 300 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Weight gain
Date
Mar 30, 2010
Advice & Tips
quick weight gain for me
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