Lithium

DRUGS

• Lithium (Eskalith, Lithobid, Lithonate)

THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS

• Mood Disorders
• Bipolar I Disorder
• Manic Episodes
• Depressive Episode
• Bipolar II Disorder
• Rapid-cycling Bipolar I Disorder
• Cyclothymic Disorder
• MDD
• Acute Depression
• Maintenance therapy
• Schizoaffective Disorder
• Schizophrenia
• Cognitive Disorders
• Mental Retardation

ADVERSE EFFECTS

• Cardiovascular
• [Benign T-wave changes, sinus node dysfunction]
• Endocrine
• [hypothyroidism, exopthalmos, hyperparathyroidism, adenoma]
• Gastro-intestinal
• [appetite loss, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea]
• Dermatologic
• [acne, hair loss, psoriasis, rash]
• Neuropsychiatric
• [dysphoria, lack of spontaneity, slowed reaction time, postural tremor, coarse tremor, dysarthria, ataxia, neuromuscular irritability, seizures, coma, death, peripheral neuropathy, benign intracranial hypertension, myasthenia gravis-like syndrome]

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