Guest guest Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 >> > > > Andy recommends a lithium supplement when the level is below > > > detection limit. Orotate or aspartate are recommended. > > > > ------------ any idea where I can find these? What happens when > > lithium is so low? > > > > Lithium is important for emotional control and balance. > VRP has lithium orotate. > ----------- Yikes, I'm kind of scared to take lithium - is the supplement different from the drug? thanks again - I really appreciate all your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 > > Definitely different. The drug is lithium carbonate - from what > I understand it is pretty toxic and requires careful monitoring with > blood tests. Helpful for someone who needs it for bipolar disorder, > but not what you use to correct a simple deficiency of lithium. > A typical dosage would contain hundreds of milligrams of elemental > lithium. > > A typical supplement of lithium orotate is just a few milligrams of > elemental lithium (the VRP product has about 5 mg - don't get > confused, as it will say 120 mg of orotate, but it is just 5 mg of > actual lithium). > > -- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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