Talk:Lithium
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| Summary sheet: Lithium |
Lithium carbonate, Lithium salts, or lithium (sold as many salts of the lithium ion and under many trade names, such as Eskalith) is a widely-prescribed mood-stabilizing pharmaceutical of the lithium salt chemical class. Lithium carbonate is an inorganic compound, the lithium salt of carbonate with the formula LiC2O3. Note there are also forms of lithium sold as nutritional supplements: Lithium orotate, is a salt of orotic acid and lithium. It is available as LiC5H3N2O4·H2O. Lithium aspartate is also sold as a supplement. It is a salt of aspartic acid and lithium. Lithium carbonate produces mood-stabilizing, calming, and dulling effects when administered. Lithium is used clinically for bipolar disorder. Lithium has been reported anecdotally to potentially trigger psychosis and severe seizures when combined with psychedelics, notably LSD.
History and culture
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Chemistry
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Pharmacology
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Lithium has a complex pharmacology.
Subjective effects
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The subjective effects of lithium are primarily mood stabilisation. The onset of these effects are gradual and take place over weeks or months. Long term users who respond report “normality” and partial or full resolution of symptoms of bipolar disorder or depression. Some users report a reduced emotional range and some reduction in creativity.
Lithium has no obvious effects on a single dose within the therapeutic range. Doses above the therapeutic range do not produce positive effects. Effects include nausea, prickling sensation on the skin, headache progressing to confusion, delirium, coma and potentially death.
Experience reports
There are currently no anecdotal reports which describe the effects of this compound within our experience index. Additional experience reports can be found here:
Toxicity and harm potential
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It is strongly recommended that one use harm reduction practices when using this substance.
Lethal dosage
Tolerance and addiction potential
Dangerous interactions
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Warning: Many psychoactive substances that are reasonably safe to use on their own can suddenly become dangerous and even life-threatening when combined with certain other substances. The following list provides some known dangerous interactions (although it is not guaranteed to include all of them).
Always conduct independent research (e.g. Google, DuckDuckGo, PubMed) to ensure that a combination of two or more substances is safe to consume. Some of the listed interactions have been sourced from TripSit.
- Psychedelics - This combination has been reported by many users to cause seizures and psychotic breaks, notably with LSD. At least one death has been reported to be triggered by the combination of LSD and lithium.[1]
Legal status
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