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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 | 3211 |
74% |
| Depression | 171 |
80% |
| Bipolar Disorder - Teen | 53 |
87% |
| Anxiety | 19 |
84% |
| Personality Disorders | 18 |
89% |
Overall, 75% (3569
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Lithium Reviews
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Weight gain. Have to diet and work out seriously to stay at a good weight.
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Side effects: blurred vision.
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900 mg per day as of now, slowing upping the dose asper blood results. No negative side effects so far.
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It's working, it has so far managed to even out my moods but it doesnt help me to sleep.
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was working till liver began to fail took me off of
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Very tired and occasional rage. Hungry and headaches
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For me it was a good start to a "foundation". Stopped the manic episodes, but I was still left with the DEPRESSION.
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Its working better than other meds but it makes me feel kind of numb.
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Working. I don't like the weight gain on it. Taking 300 mg in evening and 150 mg in morning.
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Besides damaging my liver, toxic psychosis, and making me stupid, it was my first experience with bp meds, and helped me understand my symptoms
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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]
