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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
265 Patients currently take Lithium Carbonate
56 Patients stopped taking Lithium Carbonate
Ender
Depression: 3
Emotional: 3
Compulsion: 3
Anxiety: 3
Mania: 3
Physical: 3
External Stress: Overwhelming
28 M
Function: Low
Distress: High
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Ender
1200 mg daily since May 13, 2008
Hanns
Mouth/throat: mild
Arms: moderate
Chest: none
Legs: moderate
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Hanns
300 mg daily since Dec 15, 2007
Edwin
Mouth/throat: none
Arms: mild
Chest: none
Legs: severe
Type: Lower Motor Neuron
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Edwin
900 mg daily since Feb 27, 2008

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What are people saying about Lithium Carbonate?

There are 3852 posts in our forum about Lithium Carbonate. Join now and see what people are saying.

Brand Names: APO-Lithium, 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


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Lithium Carbonate

slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 100% 233
Other
Other: 7% 16
Not indicated
Not indicated: 3% 8
Mood swings
Mood swings: 1% 2
Anxiety
Anxiety: 0% 1
Depression
Depression: 0% 1
Dissociation
Dissociation: 0% 1
Impulsive behavior
Impulsive behavior: 0% 1
Problems concentrating
Problems concentrating: 0% 1
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 0% 1

Patient Dosages

10 mg daily 20 mg daily 42 mg daily 75 mg daily 84 mg daily 100 mg daily 126 mg daily 150 mg daily 168 mg daily 200 mg daily 210 mg daily 225 mg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily 375 mg daily 400 mg daily 450 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 750 mg daily 800 mg daily 900 mg daily 950 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1050 mg daily 1125 mg daily 1200 mg daily 1350 mg daily 1500 mg daily 1800 mg daily 150 mg alternate days N/A
1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 19 Number of Patients: 19 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 133 Number of Patients: 133 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 66 Number of Patients: 66 13 Number of Patients: 13 91 Number of Patients: 91 14 Number of Patients: 14 2 Number of Patients: 2 40 Number of Patients: 40 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 14 Number of Patients: 14  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Lithium Carbonate

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
16
39
142
16
11
37

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

Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 100% 34
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 79% 27
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 26% 9
Other
Other: 24% 8
Personal research
Personal research: 15% 5
Not indicated
Not indicated: 9% 3

How Long Patients Took Lithium Carbonate Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
16
28
14
1
3
5

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

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 11
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 55% 6
2 stars2 stars
2: 82% 9
1 star
1: 27% 3


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