Lithium Carbonate: uses & side-effects | PatientsLikeMe

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How do members experience Lithium Carbonate?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose	Patients	Evaluations	Perceived Effectiveness
This item is relevant to you: Bipolar disorder	8,501	554
This item is relevant to you: Bipolar II disorder	2,230	240
This item is relevant to you: Bipolar I disorder	1,941	234
This item is relevant to you: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis	306	125
This item is relevant to you: Cluster headaches	127	23

Common side effects

Side effect	Patients	Percentage
Tremor in hands	129
Weight gain	107
Nausea	62
Thirst	49
Diarrhea	46
Excessive thirst (polydipsia)	44

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity	Evaluations	Percentage
This item is relevant to you: Severe	274
This item is relevant to you: Moderate	306
This item is relevant to you: Mild	284
This item is relevant to you: None	243

Member evaluations

dbl30569

evaluated on Aug 18, 2008

Perceived effectiveness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: None
Side effects: Mild

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