#312

I stopped lithium 1 mg for 2 weeks, and then I noticed that my reaction to mildly stressful situations was way worse. I restarted it: I’m now back to my previous baseline.

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#313

I have a similar experience. But mine was due to a dose dependant increase in mood when I take 10 mg instead if 5 mg/day of lithium orotate.

I increased my dose of lithium orotate to 10 mg daily. This beause I heard, that some persons with long-covid, experience a reduction in symtoms when taking 3×5 mg lithium orotate daily. And also because a friend of mine experienced a reduction in long covid symptoms when started taking 10 - 15 mg daily. It took a few days before she noticed any effect.

I don’t have long covid but I was speculating that the dose that have effect on long covid might hit slightly different pathways than lower doses that don’t have effect on covid.

Just my few cents. Placebo?

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#315

I take lithium orotate 5mg 2x a week. 10-20mg blunts emotions, which can be useful when I’m in particularly stressful moments in life. I don’t like that feeling but it can be better than getting angry and doing or saying something I’d regret.

After reading this thread I might invest in some 1mg capsules and take those on days I don’t take the 5mg capsules.

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#316

I’ve settled on about 1.5 mg a day in the morning before school. It has worked wonders for my patience with 9th grade freshman boys in my science class. Which can still hit a nerve even after 35 years in the classroom.

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#317

I bought this brand on Amazon but then reading the reviews someone had written in to ask whether the capsules had 5 mg elemental Li or 5 mg LiOrotate. Turns out they are 5 mg LiOrotate which is a very small dose of elemental Li since ~ 130 mg of LiOrotate is ~ 5mg of elemental Li (0.1915 mg / capsule). Review pasted below…

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M. Jury

1.0 out of 5 stars Dosage info is incorrect! Each capsule contains 0.1915 mg of elemental lithium, not 5 mg!

Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2025

Verified Purchase

Here is an email reply I received from Double Wood Customer Support and following that is the email inquiry that prompter their response. The dosage info on the back of the label is incorrect, but the dosage info on the front of the label is correct. There is 5 mg of Lithium Orotate in each capsule which contains only 0.1915 mg of elemental lithium. If you want to get 5 mg of elemental lithium in a single capsule then you need to switch brands and get a 130 mg lithium orotate capsule. There are a number of other brands here on Amazon that sell 130 mg lithium orotate capsules with 5mg of elemental lithium.

Email Reply from Double Wood:

Customer Support
10:44 AM (6 minutes ago)
to me

Hi Michael,

Hope all is well. I made a follow up on your query about our Lithium Orotate supplement and our Specialist has clarified that each capsule contains 5mg of Lithium Orotate, which includes 0.1915mg of elemental lithium —not 5mg of elemental lithium.

We apologize for any confusion regarding the labeling, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention.

Thanks,
Kris
​Double Wood Int. Customer Support

My Second Email To Double Wood to Clarify and Confirm Their Initial Reply:

On Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM, Michael wrote:

Hi Kris,

Thank you for your reply. I would just like to confirm I understand your
reply.

If each capsule only contains 5mg of LIthium Orotate then the amount of
Lithium in each capsule is only 0.1915 mg and not the 5mg stated on the
back of the bottle. Is this what you mean?

Thank you.
Michael

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#318

Wow, that’s the brand I’ve been taking and figured the two capsules I take is 10mg, not less than 2mg. That’s one strike too many for Doublewood if this is the case.

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#319

Luke, when you questioned my lithium intake…I almost asked if my 130 mg lithium orotate had just 5 mg lithium… what level of lithium does yours have in it?

Now we know… very little.

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#320

Hmmm. I’ve been taking the “KAL” brand. On the front it says “Lithium Orotate 5mg”. But on the side it states “Lithium (from Lithium Orotate) 5 mg”

So I think I need to contact them for clarification as well.

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#321

It should mean elemental Lithium 5mg. It is a bit odd of Double Wood to report it wrongly.

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#322

Nice little chart of the serum level at different doses of elemental lithium.

High dose > 1.0/1.2mmol/L > 250 mg

Therapeutic dose = 0.6–0.8 mmol/L = 112-250 mg

Low dose’ = 0.2–0.6 mmol/L = 20-100 mg

Micro dose = unknown = 5-20 mg

Trace dose < 0.1mmol/L < 5 mg

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#323

Wow! Thanks for that. Seems I’ve been wasting my time with the DoubleWood brand. What a lousy product! I’ll be switching to a better source.

Can anyone share a better Lithium Orotate brand? Is Horbaach the best?

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#324

So I started taking 2 capsules of my 130 Lithium Orotate (Amazon)…10 mg total.

Seems good. Balances my TRT roid rage – kidding.

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#325

Yes, going by the paper, I think most of us could tolerate 10 mg, if not more. According to another paper, up to a third of the therapeutic dose is safe.

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#326

AIUI the therapeutic dose here is for mental health. Personally I want a concentration of lithium around the 25 microMolar range. The therapeutic concentration is perhaps 0.75 mmol. Viz 30 times that.

An issue with lithium is that it inhibits citrate carriers. I think that may be why higher doses are nephrotoxic.

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#327

Apparently high doses have a severe diuretic effect, which can lead to dehydration and kidney failure if the losses are not replenished, as they are often not in cases of an altered mental state. I’m sure there are other mechanisms.

By the way, what is bae, which is one of your remedies for a hangover.

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#328

Korean Pear Juice.

More preventative than remedy.

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#329

I’ve had been taking that one too. :frowning: Noticed that @DrFraser links to the Nutricost brand in his blog. Says ‘Lithium (from lithium orotate) 5mg’. That’s the one I will order next.

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#330

Looks legit: Amazon.com

5 mg per casule.

#331

I just checked ConsumerLab.com and they tested that. It’s really 5mg and they marked it as “approved”, so you’re fine. I just ordered it myself.

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