Nutritional Lithium
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Hi Dr. Woeller,
I am wondering about your opinion on Nutritional Lithium? Dr. Amy Yasko recommends testing Lithium levels before starting Methylcobalamin as a lithium deficiency may get worse when B12 is started. I use Nutritional lithium (Lithium oratate 5mg daily) a fair amount in my adult patients with mood swings or mood disorders and I do think it is quite helpful.
ThanksJanneme,
Apologies for the late reply. Email system wasn’t notifying me of posts.I don’t see clinically the issues Yasko has reported on this. I do agree in testing Lithium levels via hair testing, but also I cannot argue with the empiric use of it too (as promoted by Jonathan Wright, M.D. and others) with regards to certain individuals with mental health challenges. Therefore, I would suggest continuing to use it via your experience in the appropriate situations that have benefitted your patients.
Dr. Woeller
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