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(also known as Eskalith, Lithobid)
Lithium salts such as lithium carbonate, lithium citrate, and lithium orotate are mood stabilizers. They are used in the treatment of bipolar disorder, since unlike most other mood altering drugs, they counteract both mania and depression. Lithium can also be used to augment other antidepressant drugs. It is also somet... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Bipolar Disorder | 3196 |
74% |
| Depression | 171 |
80% |
| Bipolar Disorder - Teen | 52 |
87% |
| Anxiety | 19 |
84% |
| Personality Disorders | 18 |
89% |
Overall, 75% (3553
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Lithium Reviews
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Worked great but sadly cant affored it
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So far this has worked the best. Messes with my memory but it has also cut the depression to almost a nill. Haven't really noticed a difference too much in the manic phase. Don't particularly like the fact that I have to have my blood tested every three months, but I'll take a blood test over the depression any day!
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300/600mg Seems to help
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Can't describe it.But I done it.
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Good med, low side effects.
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So far no visible side effects and it seems to work. I do not have bouts of bad temper anymore, but still have severe mood swings occasionally.
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thank you lithium.
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In the very beginning it worked, I went off it, then it did not work after I went back on
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got toxic and had to be taken off. trying it again and so far so good
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One of the best medicines I ever tried, stopped the angry hypomania dead in its tracks.
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Discussions
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lithobid 300 mgs
eskalith/lithobid are time release lithium carbonate just dumps in. lithobid is what I take because I can't tolerate a straight release. [More] -
lithobid
I had less side effects as far as wierd smell and taste changes on Lithobid vs generic Lithium. [More] -
Eskalith???????????
thank you all so much for your help, Hanna I checked it on crazymeds thats how I found our it was the original, that is when I got confused, dobie may... [More] -
Eskalith???????????
Yeah, at one point my doc switched me to Eskalith too. I can't remember. Is Eskalith the one that is time released? I think it is. So you don't get a ... [More] -
Eskalith???????????
I read that Eskalith is the original lithium, lithium is a generic, my grandson was on lithium, and it made his thyroid levels go up, so the pdoc wean... [More]
