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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 | 3206 |
74% |
| Depression | 171 |
80% |
| Bipolar Disorder - Teen | 53 |
87% |
| Anxiety | 19 |
84% |
| Personality Disorders | 18 |
89% |
Overall, 75% (3564
Members)
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Lithium Reviews
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seems to help control my moods
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its a miracle worker it made me go from being a 1 to a ten when i was taking it
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I think it is somewhat helping me, it's a new med..
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At 900mg, was a slightly annoying week-long adjustment period. now I can FEEL the leveling out...
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seems to be workng-sometimes
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It keeps me from cycling to fast and seems to be keeping it under control for the last 6 years.
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Seems to work really well. I have been on Aquitaine twice but the lithium still causes me to have acne. There are times when i have to go to the bathroom about every hour.
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But dulled me and gave me serious stomach problems
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seemed ok
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????? didnt give it a chance
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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]
