Posted by Jost on October 26, 2006, at 17:42:40 [reposted on October 28, 2006, at 12:32:42 | original URL]
In reply to The Serenity Pill, posted by corafree on October 26, 2006, at 13:45:49
There hasn't been much reseach on the use of lithium orotate-- which is a form of lithium molecule, other than the usual lithium carbonate (the compound in general use).
It seems effective for alcoholism (in a small study), but hasn't come into general use because early studies (1976) suggested that it caused kidney problems-- in large doses in mice-- But as you know early studies in many drugs are in animals and try to rule out harmful consequences.
So I'd be rather concerned about using the drug. esp. as there's evidence that it isn't always excreted adequately and therefore larger amounts can build up in the body. In small doses, which seems to be what you are theoretically offered, it doesn't cause the toxic side effects that lithium carbonte can.
but again-- you may be not getting reliable dosing information-- or know the amount building up--
So I would be highly skeptical of self-medicating with it--
However, in the small study for alcoholics, at low doses, there weren't bad side effects.
Most of the articles were available on my online access point, so I could only read abstracts.
Jost
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