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What is 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. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Treat my mood condition(s) 12 2
Other 5 0
Bipolar Disorder 2 0
Bipolar, rapid cycling 1 0
augment anti-depressent 1 0
disease-related symptoms 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 50%
Mild
1 50%
None
0 0%

Most commonly reported side effects

dry mouth
1 50%
Numbness in hands and feet
1 50%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Lithium Carbonate ER. See all 14 dosages ►

  2 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 450 mg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily 900 mg daily 950 mg daily 1100 mg daily 1125 mg daily 1250 mg daily 1350 mg daily 1500 mg daily 1800 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 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 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Lithium Carbonate ER (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
2 100% Did not seem to work: 100%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Lithium Carbonate ER

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Lithium Carbonate ER

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
0
7
1
2

Stopped Taking Lithium Carbonate ER

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
2 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
2 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
1 50%

Report created on November 22, 2009.