Posted by Janelle on April 19, 2003, at 13:50:01
In reply to Lithium orotate? Any difference?, posted by Barbara Cat on April 19, 2003, at 13:28:05
Hi Barbara Cat - do you remember me from way back when on here? You and I sent messages across here quite frequently for awhile?!!!
Anyway, I know a little about ithium Orotate - mostly that any product in OROTATE form is the MOST readily/easily absorbed.
I have heard of Dr. Hans Neiper and he sure does have a good rep in nutritional circles.
I didn't know that the orotic (gee that sounds almost like erotic - LOL!) acid transports it more effectively into the bb-barrier - this is VERY IMPORTANT because many of the NON-medicinal supplements do NOT cross the bb-barrier (I tried 5HTP for serotonin/a-d) and it did not work because it did not cross the bb-barrier.
That is great that you have ordered a bottle 'just to see' and I can't wait until you report on your observations.
What dosage of Lithium are you on? I take *only* 450 mg/day because it's al I can tolerate, and I recently augemented it (well pdoc had me to it) with a low dose of Depakote. I have read that this combo is effective in treatment resistant mood swings, which I was having (they were also induced by EffexorXR, but I bet I'd still be having them were it not for the Dep/Lith)
KEEP ME/US posted. If the Lithium Orotate works for you, I just may ask my pdoc about it because I would like to stop feeling like a human drug store with all these meds I'm on.
Thanks for the website and good luck.
poster:Janelle
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