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Lithium Carbonate Treatment Report

Brand Names: Lithium Carbonate ER, Eskalith, Lithobid, APO-Lithium, Carbolithium, Lithicarb, Priadel, Lithium Carbonicum, Plenur, Roxane, Lithionit
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

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

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Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Treat my mood condition(s) 127 42%
Bipolar Disorder 98 32%
Other 12 4%
Support another treatment 3 1%
Suicidal thoughts 3 1%
Impulsive behaviors 2 <1%
Mood swings 1 <1%
augment anti-depressent 1 <1%
Hyperventilation 1 <1%
hypomania 1 <1%

Other treatments patients are taking for Treat my mood condition(s) include Bupropion, Lamotrigine, and Venlafaxine.

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Lithium Carbonate.

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All (Show top 10)

  daily 2 mg daily 10 mg daily 126 mg daily 150 mg daily 152 mg daily 300 mg daily 350 mg daily 450 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 1575 mg daily 1800 mg daily 2250 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 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 26 Number of Patients: 26 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 39 Number of Patients: 39 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 94 Number of Patients: 94 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 28 Number of Patients: 28 3 Number of Patients: 3 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1  

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
2
6
11
46
23
39

Stopped Taking Lithium Carbonate

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
12
10
10
7
10
11
Why Patients Stopped Taking Lithium Carbonate (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 30 48% Side effects too severe: 48%
Doctor's advice 23 37% Doctor's advice: 37%
Did not seem to work 21 33% Did not seem to work: 33%
Other 12 19% Other: 19%
Expense 4 6% Expense: 6%
Personal research 1 2% Personal research: 2%
Course of treatment ended 1 2% Course of treatment ended: 2%
Not indicated 1 2% Not indicated: 2%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 66 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 41% 11
Moderate 30% 8
Slight 4% 1
None 4% 1
Can't tell 22% 6

Treat my mood condition(s)

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 12% 8
Moderate 36% 24
Mild 44% 29
None 8% 5

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

Summary results are based on 66 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 66)

  • Bryan Scott
    Sex: M
    Depression: 1
    Emotional: 1
    Compulsion: 0
    Anxiety: 0
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 2
    External Stress: Moderate
    48 M
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
    See profile
  • by Bryan Scott
    Jul 10, 2008
  • EfficacyCan't tell
  • Side-effectsModerate
  • Treat my mood condition(s)

  • sunshine1
    Sex: F
    Depression: 1
    Emotional: 1
    Compulsion: 0
    Anxiety: 1
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 1
    External Stress: Low
    51 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
    See profile
  • by sunshine1
    Sep 30, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsMild
  • Bipolar Disorder
Advice/Tips
push fluids,know and pay attention to any side effects, call MD immediately

See all evaluation results for Lithium Carbonate

Report created on November 08, 2009.