Posted by claire 7 on June 15, 2000, at 14:18:17
I know I should do the research myself, but if anybody wants to answer this off the top of his/her head, I'd appreciate it. It's not a life-or-death question, just curiosity. My mother took lithium for almost 40 years. She began having severe memory problems 8 or 9 years ago, I think. All docs have ruled out Alzheimer's and other possible causes. I mentioned my mother's memory problems to a friend (long distance, we don't talk often) who is a neuropsychologist, and he rather casually said, "Yes, well long-term lithium use can have some pretty negative effects on the brain"
(This is a loose quote.)My question is, what's known about long-term lithium use and memory?
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