88 patient evaluations for Lithium Carbonate

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Feb 17, 2010 (Started Dec 18, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (mental confusion)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: This medication put me into somewhat of a stupor. I could not do simple things at work. It also made me very restless and irritable and depressed. Horrible side effects for me.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: mental confusion

Feb 10, 2010 (Started Dec 18, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: mental confusion
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 1, 2009 (Started Jan 12, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 450 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 30, 2010 (Started Mar 23, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (weight gain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: quick weight gain for me
Side effects: weight gain
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 2, 2010 (Started Mar 13, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (nausea, tremor in hands, diarrhea, frequent urination, thirst)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 900 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: too much weight gain, made me feel all blahhhh. it just sucked overall.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: thirst, diarrhea, tremor in hands, frequent urination, nausea, nausea

Jun 29, 2009 (Started Mar 13, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (nausea, tremor in hands, diarrhea, frequent urination, thirst)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 900 mg Daily
Side effects: thirst, diarrhea, tremor in hands, frequent urination, nausea, nausea
  • 0 helpful marks

May 5, 2010 (Started Nov 09, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (diarrhea, shakiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Lithobid is much better on the stomach I was on Lithium but Lithium caused major stomach issues so the doctor put me on Lithobid because unlike the regular Lithium, Lithobid goes thru the digest track and causes less stomach issues.
Side effects: diarrhea, shakiness
  • 0 helpful marks

May 10, 2005 (Started Jan 10, 2004)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

May 13, 2010 (Started Oct 16, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for cluster headaches)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (tremor in hands)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Watch those lithium levels especially mixed with oral steroids for "solu-medral" treatments. Was in the hospital for 3/4 days and almost had to do dialysis.
Side effects: tremor in hands
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 1, 2010 (Started May 12, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 21, 2010 (Started Jul 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 750 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 22, 2010 (Started Jul 07, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (diarrhea, headaches)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 900 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: diarrhea, headaches
  • 0 helpful marks
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