88 patient evaluations for Lithium Carbonate

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Sep 30, 2008 (Started Mar 14, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (tremor in hands)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: push fluids,know and pay attention to any side effects, call MD immediately
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: tremor in hands
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 6, 2008 (Started Mar 10, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 30, 2008 (Started Mar 04, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: get your levels checked
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 12, 2008 (Started Mar 13, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (slurred speech, hair loss, generalized weakness (asthenia))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: hair loss, slurred speech, generalized weakness (asthenia)
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 16, 2008 (Started Mar 10, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 400 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Take care, it may make you worse !
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 2, 2008 (Started Mar 05, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 2, 2008 (Started Sep 23, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (tremor in hands, weight gain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Side effects: weight gain, tremor in hands, tremor in hands
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 30, 2008 (Started Dec 10, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Don't know)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for Support weight gain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Improve communication)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Oct 25, 2008 (Started Dec 10, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Improve communication)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Slow my ALS progress
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 3, 2008 (Started Feb 21, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 450 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Weight the risk / reward for yourself.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Aug 22, 2008 (Started Feb 21, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 750 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 3, 2008 (Started Jul 11, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I don't know if I have any side effects due to lithium as they are also ALS side effects.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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