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Lithium Orotate

People mainly take Lithium Orotate for mood, anxiety, sleep. Based on 220 first-hand reports and 0 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #58 of 2,750 overall.

54
User score
Mostly positive
36% positive8% mixed4% negative52% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 75% are positive.

Clinical research
DNo human trials found
0
meta-analyses
0
RCTs
21
papers

What Lithium Orotate does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

DNo human trials found

No randomized controlled trials in humans found on PubMed. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.

No meta-analyses or systematic reviews published yet — 0 randomized trials found.

Dosage people report

As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.

1-2 tabletsas reported
low doseas reported
dailyas reported
5-15 mgnightly
1 mgdaily
1 mgas reported

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

brain fog ×3drowsiness ×3diarrhea ×2emotional blunting ×1difficulty waking ×1kidney damage ×1thyroid interference ×1sexual dysfunction ×1

What users say

Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.

“Why not lithium instead? ... Bioavailability of lithium orotate is high, effective dose is very small. Proven to also modualte mood”
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“Last week I started lithium orotate to decrease anxiety and mood swings, although it works amazingly”
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“1-2 tablets of lithium orotate from Advanced Research - Hans Niepers brand.”
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“Try lithium orotate sublingually to help you sleep... I found that 5mg is too strong so I've been experimenting with 1mg and find it very relaxing.”
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“I've found sublingual lithium to be great for falling asleep when I'm having trouble.”
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Top discussions (5)

Lithium Orotate compared

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