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1 year agoI know this is old but I just added lithium orotate and I’m excited (+ a little nervous) to see/feel the results - recently started to suspect I’m low COMt and hoped it would help me shake the brain fog and anxiety that comes on sometimes. History of dementia and bipolar in my family too so I’m also interested in the brain-protecting properties. I’ll update in a couple days if I feel an impact.
Sort of - it’s the trace mineral version of lithium… What I’m taking is 5mg of elemental lithium bound to orotate (to make it more bioavailable I think) the effect on the body is MUCH gentler than the 600-1000+mg of lithium salts that is prescribed for bipolar. I have never had any specific bipolar symptoms BUT there is a high percentage of my family diagnosed bipolar along with scattered dementia diagnosis. Elemental lithium in drinking water has been linked to statistically significant reductions in Alzheimers disease and dementia and i would love to take advantage of that property too. There seems to be anecdotes of kidney issues or elevated lithium blood levels from just the lithium orotate (on Reddit) but I’m still struggling to find anything conclusive. The lithium orotate is OTC and seems reasonably well studied but I still plan to check my blood levels in 6 months juuuust for paranoia’s sake. I am 35, female, also taking selenium, hydrox-B12, D3, and Creatine (which has seriously changed my overall body function for the better). I started the lithium orotate yesterday - first dose at 9:30. It definitely had a sedating effect but not one that would be impossible to shake off. I struggle with nighttime anxiety and often start to feel wired, fidgety, a bit weepy, and fighting negative intrusive thoughts about 10-11pm so the mild sedating effect was nice and put some distance between me and my emotions. I felt fine today and maybe more focused but that could be because I got a break from the anxiety insomnia and got a good nights sleep. I took my second dose about an hour ago and I’m starting to feel a nice, relaxed sleepiness with a very grounded mental state (not fuzzy or heavy like a typical sleep aid) if this is all I get out of it it will have been WELL worth the price of the bottle but I’m hoping it will also help give me a bit more focus/mental balance long term. Anyway…sorry for the novel, I hope this helps!