Posted by linkadge on February 16, 2015, at 18:34:32
In reply to Non-prescription lithium products, posted by ed_uk2010 on February 16, 2015, at 17:57:09
I am not an expert on the topic, but lithium orotate seems to contain more lithium than one might expect.
For instance, I ordered the Hans Nieper lithium orotate product. It purportedly contains 120mg of lithium orotate, providing ~4.8 mg of elemental lithium.
By contrast, lithium carbonate contains ~18mg of elemental lithium per 100mg of lithium carbonate.
So, a standard 600-900mg of lithium carbonate would provide 108-162mg of elemental lithium. This would require ~ 22-33 lithium orotate pills.
That being said, lithium augmentation can be as low as 150mg - 300mg of carbonate which would be an equivalent 5.5-11 lithium orotate pills. Theoretically, this is not impossible to take. I ordered 200 of such pills for ~$20USD. This would cost about 0.50-1 USD a day.
Now, I don't know how accurate the above calculations are. However, having taken lithium carbonate, aspartate and orotate, I can say that lithium orotate is definitely noticeable as a 'lithium' product. I honestly to feel better on lithium orotate. Mind you, I could also notice 1/2 of a 150mg lithium carbonate pill.
I would like to bring this up with my doctor (preferably to take some lithium carbonate again). However, I feel that my doctor would not take too well to such experiementation esp. with SSRI's and / or stimulants.
Linkadge
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