Lithium carbonate and valproate sodium are each recommended as monotherapy for preventing relapses in patients with bipolar disorder and are sometimes used in combination. However, combination ...

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It’s possible for lithium to cause weight gain. However, research has shown that it’s less significant than once thought.

When they treated these mice with lithium drugs — which are commonly used to treat bipolar disorders — the mice seemed to become more stable. Kato then set out to find the brain region with ...

Experts have described the findings as a "concern". Lithium prescribed on its own is the recommended first treatment for bipolar disorder. But the study of more than 23,000 patients across ...

Genetic changes that have been identified in CACNA1C, GABBR2, SCN2A, CTSH, MSRA, and SH3PXD2A genes can contribute to the ...

(Photo by Martin Pope/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) A clinical trial of 52 people with long Covid who were prescribed low doses of lithium aspartate revealed that it failed to treat ...

If you have bipolar disorder and currently take the mood stabilizer medication lithium, you may have a higher chance of having an underactive thyroid. This higher chance may be because lithium ...

Alzamend Neuro's AL001 study highlights safety and therapeutic potential for Alzheimer's and psychiatric conditions, reducing ...

The sections reviewing the renal effects of lithium are particularly detailed and thoughtful. The book covers the use of lithium in all clinical areas imaginable, from bipolar disorder to depression ...