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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 | 3177 |
74% |
| Depression | 171 |
80% |
| Bipolar Disorder - Teen | 52 |
87% |
| Anxiety | 20 |
85% |
| Personality Disorders | 18 |
89% |
Overall, 75% (3535
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Lithium Reviews
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It gave me the tremmors
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works now that I'm on a higher dose
causes acne for me
can't think as clearly
causes acne for me
can't think as clearly
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It's the only med I continue to take because it calms my moodswings to a tolerable level. The only side effect I still deal with is mild shaking.
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Worked until it burned out my thyroid.
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never been ill when continued with lithium treatment. Problem is that after many years of being ok i think i can manage without it when i cant. No noticable side effects for me.
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Not sure how well it's working yet.
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worked but caused diabetes insipidus and kidney failure, slight 'zombie' feeling
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am currently on this. I find this helpful. 900mg a day a nightime.
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helps a lot, but still have a problem with compliance.
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I have lost nearly everything and nearly my life to Bioolar Disorder. I work at a rate of 100% on recovery but I continue to relapse and simply cannot rebuild my life. My relapses constitute falling straigh back into S* Depression everytime. I have e very good care team now but stillremain very ill and on the brink a lot of the time
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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]
