Lithium orotate rocks!!! Changed my life with high dose Omega 3s
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments4 жыл бұрын
Good to hear :-)
@alex-p4 жыл бұрын
@peterlimited45 ...what dosage are you taking to feel the benefits? Have you been experimenting with different dosages? Thanks.
@peterlimited454 жыл бұрын
@@alex-p Only 5mg of elemental lithium per night. Tried morning and night but made me tired during the day! Just go slow and be patient. Start at night for 2 weeks, if you feel it's not working... add on half a split tablet in the morning for a couple weeks and see how you feel. It's best to start low!!!
@alex-p4 жыл бұрын
@@peterlimited45 ...thanks man. I've been taking 5mg in the morning for the past 6 months, but I don't feel any difference to be honest. I'm going to try taking it before bed as you suggest ...and maybe do some experiments with higher dosages and see how it goes. Take care.
@karren21134 жыл бұрын
how often do u take it @peterlomited45
@Layove8032 жыл бұрын
The fact that my own brain is killing me makes me sad… constant battle but I’m so glad I found this and it’s helped me thrive
@daze8410 Жыл бұрын
I am 32 years old. I was on depakote for a short while, then was switched to lithium for a number of years, starting at age 16 and ending at 19. It's been 13 years since I have taken any kind of prescription medication. I have honestly been suffering greatly and my motivation to do anything is really the cause. I drank alcohol heavily for most of the last 10 years but have not had a drink in over a year. I quit caffeine 2 months ago and quit marijuana a month ago. I am trying everything to get my life back on track. The lithium I used to be prescribed really made a huge difference in my life but I got scared of the long term side effects. I stumbled upon lithium orotate just recently and have decided to give it a try. Thank you for the informative explanation. I have pretty severe manic depression and experience with lithium so I have decided to start at the 20mg elemental dosage. I will be back in a few weeks time to give an update on progress, if there is any at all.
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Lithium doesn’t work for everyone but if you are one of the ones that it works well for I would highly recommend taking the low dose lithium orotate. At 10-20 mg it may not be as strong as the high dose lithium carbonate but it can definitely deliver significant positive effects and without the risks associated with the high dose carbonate. My next video on living Well will Bipolar should be posted in about 5 weeks.
@DuchessWillow4 жыл бұрын
You communicate your thoughts clearly with great punctuality. Thank you for taking the time to share information! I have ADHD along with depression and memory problems (I’m only in my 20s) I started taking magnesium glycine then added lithium, and now I’m stacking MSM. My symptoms are improving and next I’m going to add zinc. My plan is to keep adding minerals to figure out which ones I’m deficient in and watch as my symptoms improve. Cheers!
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments4 жыл бұрын
Good job, there's a lot you can do to improve ADHD including vigourous physical exercise, directed focus mindfulness brain training exercises, try dopaminergic enhancing remedies, acetyl choline enhancing remedies, brain blood circulating remedies. I'm going to be focusing on writing my bipolar book for the rest of this year but I have started a book on ADHD. Also see the books by Dr Amons
@demonfromthemine6772 жыл бұрын
Did u try magnesium l threonate ?
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments2 жыл бұрын
The problem with magnesium threonate is it’s so expensive. I cover the exact numbers but let’s say for example it was 3 times better absorbed into the brain but 10 times the price of say citrate it’s cheaper to take 3 times the magnesium citrate, this also delivers therapeutic doses to the rest of the body.
@demonfromthemine6772 жыл бұрын
@@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments I would take 3 times of magnesium citrate if it wouldn't cause me diarrhea lol
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments2 жыл бұрын
@@demonfromthemine677 I mag citrate causes diarrhoea switch to glycinate or taurate, still cheaper. Citrate only causes diarrhoea in a small number of people.
@highpitchnoise2 жыл бұрын
I have a very complex and rare disorder which conventional psychiatric experimentation could not remedy. Thank you for using your gifts in proper ways. God bless you.
@_Anna_Nass_ Жыл бұрын
What is it?
@alexwiseman90784 жыл бұрын
You are a great teacher. Love the way you convey complex info in an understandable way. Thank you
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@carriersignal3 жыл бұрын
I am generally a skeptic of most supplements, because I have taken many of them with little to no effect. However, I will speak as a proponent of Lithium Orotate. When I am depressed, stressed, agitated or anxious which happens sometimes, and can be quite bad. I take 5mg of LiO and within about two to three hours, the bad effects of those things have mostly abated where I am back to normal. It is rather fascinating and a lifesaver. I am going to try some of your recommendations for increasing neuroplasticity and get my brain back to 100%.
@sciencenotstigma95342 жыл бұрын
I’ve started using it instead of lithium citrate. I had substance use disorder as part of Bipolar Disorder, and am excited about the potential of lithium orotate to heal damage to the brain from that, as well. I’ve been in recovery since consistently taking lithium citrate in 2016, but it has been hard on the body. Good luck with your goals!
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, back at you…
@SydneyMorganBeauty Жыл бұрын
I just started lithium o 5 mg and it’s making me feel very dizzy. Is that a normal thing. The first few days I had no effect from it
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments Жыл бұрын
The first things I would think of are: are you adequately hydrated? It’s really important to be very well hydrated, lithium orotate is somewhat dehydrating, unless you maintain good hydration every day you can get some side-effects; since I’ve been on lithium orotate every time I get dehydrated, I get a dehydration headache. The second thing is that you may just be going through an adjustment phase, I started with a quarter tablet, i.e. 1.25 mg and then doubled every week all the way up to 10 mg a day when I tried starting with 10 mg today, I felt emotionally flat, had shaky hands and somewhat headachy. Another thing I would look at is what is the rest of your diet like, are you supplementing a multi vitamin, magnesium, or you vitamin D deficient et cetera. And finally, it may be that lithium orotate just doesn’t suit your metabolism, and it’s not for you.
@tanyajackson3722 жыл бұрын
I'm on 2mg a day of lithium orotate...I have soft bipolar....it's helping me be less overactive.....Will 2mg cause me to get kidney issues....your story and channel is so inspiring....I also take NAC some days...going mostly vegan now...and sardines for omega 3 and sunflower lecithin few days a week...I feel great now ;-)
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments2 жыл бұрын
2 mg Of lithium from lithium orotate would not put your kidneys at any risk from lithium poisoning. I take 10 mg a day and still I do not worry at all about having my kidneys poisoned from lithium, I wouldn’t do it if I thought there was any risk at all.
@clemensh62145 ай бұрын
Hi, going vegan with bipolar is not a good idea. The most nutrients for the brain are coming from animal food. Search for "Carnivore success stories " here on youtube. So I would recomend you a healthy ketogenic diet with lots of meat, eggs and vegetables and low carbohydrates. Also research the WimHof Breathing Method its extremely effective
@pintorthepintor39645 ай бұрын
Is thyroid at risk on 10mg of lithium a day?
@Cesarah4 жыл бұрын
Hi. I've found all the informations about lithium orotate I was looking for in your videos. Thanks a lot. Greetings from Brazil.
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments4 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome Good luck with your healing journey
@ivanaldoxavier53543 жыл бұрын
Olà, tudo bem? Você ainda esta usando este mineral? Eu comecei recentemente, e estou extremamente feliz com o resultado.
@mountaintruth1deeds5334 жыл бұрын
Excellent and informative presentation. I have had depression for a long while and have avoided prescription drugs, my research led me here, thank you, I will start at 5 mg tomorrow.
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments4 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad you found the information valuable. I spent the past 3 decades developing alternative ways of treating mental health problems especially depression (in my case it turned out to be bipolar depression) and now I’m starting on social media KZfaq and my website to share all I learned. I’ve got some really good new information on what causes depression and what to do about it coming soon.
@mountaintruth1deeds5334 жыл бұрын
@@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments fantastic and I have subbed, I took my first lithium orotate two hours ago and in 45 minutes I realized my whole system calmed down, not groggy just different. Shock to the system in a good way. Took a salt bath to get some magnesium, profound as well then. I will continue 5 mg am and pm and will note the results. I have been near suicide just to stop the impending doom I felt for so long. This gives me hope, I have counseled many myownself and persuaded them not to go the prescription route. Valerian root is also effective in pure form, hard to find though. Insomnia excaserbates depression and excitabily. I sometimes go a week without sleep and it is maddening and one can't function. At 55 its a killer when the depression hits , I was working 60 hrs a week hard physical and couldn't sleep unless alcohol. Either way a losing proposition. Many thanks
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments4 жыл бұрын
@@mountaintruth1deeds533 That is great news :-) actually only about 30-40% of people respond to lithium but for those that do, it can be like a miracle medicine. If you get any tremor in your hands or feeling a little bit wobbly just pull back on the dosage for a week and then go back up to let your body get used to it. One of the great features about lithium is that it progressively restores healthy neuroplasticity over a very long time. For me for the first 2 years I took lithium every 6 months I would look back and realise I have better mental health than 6 months ago, after about 2 years it plateaued and I stopped noticing progressive benefits but by continuing to take it I retained the benefits it produced. A positive response to lithium may indicate that either inflammation negative neuroplasticity which is related to inflammation of playing a role in your depressions. I'll be saying a lot about inflammation and neuroplasticity in the coming weeks and months on my channel. The brain is so much more repairable than we ever used to think it was before even though you have been ill with depression for a long time does not mean that it is not possible for you to recover :-)
@kamalikshasingh2314 жыл бұрын
@@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments Thank you for all your work in alternative treatments for treating depression. I am suffering with depression. Had it for three years (unknowingly) before my symptoms started to worsen and, I had a major depressive episode and, was forced to seek help. After this happened I realised I have chronic depression with worsening symptoms. I refused to take any pharmaceutical medicines because I am a pharmacist and, I know how these medicines work and the impact they have on your physiology. I prefer not to take any pharmaceuticals if I don't have to and, luckily I am in good health otherwise so I don't have to. I decided to try the alternative treatment known as SAM-e to treat my depression. Do you know if this is a good treatment for depression or not? At the same time I started an intensive exercise regimen (20 minute HIIT sessions 3 times a week and weight training 4 to 6 times a week) and, a strict protein based diet that incorporated only good carbohydrates and fats. From this I have experienced good improvements in my symptoms in that my energy levels increased to the point where I can do all my necessary daily activities and my concentration levels also greatly approved. However, I still lack enjoyment or pleasure in the activities I used to find enjoyable or pleasurable before my depression. So I still have very intense anhedonia which has not improved despite my interventions so far. I also still lack motivation. I was doing the exercise (for 18 months) because I enjoyed doing it and, found I was getting really good at it but, even with feeling this way my motivation to continue exercising was starting to diminish. Now with the gyms being forced to close because of the Corona virus, I stopped exercising altogether and, have no motivation to continue to do so at home. I am also finding now, since I am at home mostly due to lockdown in SA, I am lacking in energy to get much done. Even though I have made major improvements in treating my depression so far, I feel that I have never been able to get back the person I used to be before my depression started. Having found your channel, I think it's because I have not managed to get to the root cause of my depression which I think is silent inflammation. I am definitely going to try out some of your alternative treatments that you recommend. With my type of unipolar depression which is of a very low depressive nature marked with severe anhedonia, lack of energy and lack of motivation what are the best treatments that you would recommend? And, do you know if it will be safe to take them while taking SAM-e? I would be grateful for any information that you are able to assist with. Thank you.
@JEBBY123IFY4 жыл бұрын
@@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments really? Only 30 to 40% ? How can that be if it's a natural salt that does so many different things?
@user-nw2lj4fz2s4 жыл бұрын
Dear Peter, Your explanation on neuroplasticity and lithium is a wow for me. Finally, I believe I have found the answer for so many years of suffering. Your explanation makes so much more sense then just telling us we don't have enough this or that and learning how low doses of lithium has the potential of reversing the harmed synapses is giving athan hope. In Israel there is no insetinol and they don't know what NAC or tirane is... Do they have other names? Are they very important in coming out of depression? What boosts dopamine formation? Thanks so much. As soon as I'm able I will make with you, All the best, Dvorah
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments4 жыл бұрын
Hi, I'm glad you found the video helpful. The new understanding of what causes depression is more a loss of synaptic connections than a deficiency of neurotransmitters inside the synapses and the good news is that synapses can be stimulated to regrow. I don't know other names for inositol or NAC cysteine or taurine, sorry I can't help you with the translation. There are lots of things we can do to boost dopamine formation and also encourage the regrowth of dopaminergic synapses, hourly talking a lot about dopamine in my forthcoming videos on bipolar depression.
@victoriaburton46332 жыл бұрын
I went into the hospital in the ward they gave me Lithium it was a different medicine from my bipolar medication that I would normally take. It worked damn near instantaneously , then the next day the switched me to Depakote and I wanted to die. I am weening myself off of Depakote and I brought lithium orotate so I am excited about this.
@victoriaburton46332 жыл бұрын
Been using the orotate nightly and it is working well
@sciencenotstigma95342 жыл бұрын
I can’t stand depakote. I would rather suffer with Bipolar than take it ever again! Lithium Citrate worked almost immediately for me, but I gained 80 lbs, which made my musculoskeletal problems and lipedema disabling. I was miserable, after tapering off it, but can hardly walk, much less do my necessary exercises and physical therapy. I started lithium orotate this month, and 5 mg did help right away, but I am sleepy. It also didn’t last all day. I backed off to 1.25 mg, twice a day, with mania depression and mixed agitation occurring (I have Bipolar 1 Rapid Cycling). I’m moving up to 2.5 mg, twice a day, today. Then, will possibly add a bit more at night. I hope I can move the whole dose to night. That worked best for me with lithium citrate. My 19 year old cat has had chronic kidney failure for 4 years (due to dental disease…we couldn’t do anasthesia to remove the teeth because of his cardiomyopathy), and has developed hyperthyroidism. It’s a very common disease effect of lithium toxicity, and I don’t want to suffer like my poor little buddy, in the future. I had issues with addiction, which I was able to beat with the lithium citrate, which was a good trade, at the time. I’m hoping to do better by my body with natural lithium! I hope you are helped by it, as I have been. I does, for me, what the pharmaceutical version did…I think I just have to find the right dose for balance. Good luck! 🍀
@jrman413 Жыл бұрын
Still take it ?
@SpiKSpaN-ei6zq11 ай бұрын
What dosage??
@joemoody995511 ай бұрын
What dosage are you using for lithium oratate?
@Keep-on-ok3 жыл бұрын
I love lithium orotate 10. Very calming and good for sleeping. I take it with me when I travel.
@evanwilliamson3602 Жыл бұрын
Hands down the best supplement for my Autistic symptoms. That GABA/glutamate is more balanced. Love it!
@TheMarcmatta Жыл бұрын
How much do you take?
@richwilliam76643 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic information. Thank you for putting this together
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments2 ай бұрын
You’re welcome. Hope you like my next video on the biology of bipolar disorder.
@strawberryswing0074 жыл бұрын
This is incredibly helpful and well explained. Thank you!
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments4 жыл бұрын
You are welcome :-) I'm going to start doing a series of videos on bipolar disorder and depression which may be something that interests you.
@victoriaburton4633 Жыл бұрын
Still take this and still winning not that I never get depressed but thank God for this medicine. Wrote a review 10 months ago.
@starkaran83902 жыл бұрын
It's great to see this... I have healed myself as well. Weedborn oils have helped me a lot.
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing There's so much that we can do with natural self-help therapy that just doesn't get researched because of lack of funding. Keep up the good work :-)
@starkaran83902 жыл бұрын
@@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments I knew you'd like it 🌸
@ajevanjegathisan86752 жыл бұрын
@@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments why no more posts from this channel
@swankmank2 жыл бұрын
cannabidiol (CBD) helps reduce mania and cannibigerol (CBG) is very effective for anxiety and also kind of cools down that minds fire and storm you know what I'm talking about I'm talking about the pure isolated forms of these cannabinoids, you can find these isolated online although taking them through under tongue is most effective but if it gets in your throat it can be very uncomfortable
@lisaelrod44742 жыл бұрын
@@swankmank CBD is a stimulant for me. I wonder if it might cause me mania.
@ladibyrd7 ай бұрын
OMG YES! I look at reviews, it's a great source of qualitative data!
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments2 ай бұрын
Yes personal experience is what can tell us when something is helpful.
@heartsight97452 жыл бұрын
Thank you man You are helping a lot of people and im one of them Thank you.
@jennygibbons12582 жыл бұрын
Superb info, clear and balanced delivery. Thanks
@ryanevanstraining4 жыл бұрын
Great video! The perfect amount of information and explanation.
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments4 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate
@tranceamnesia4 ай бұрын
Great info. Thanks for clarifying that Manufacturers' "Lithium Orotate 5mg" is actually 5 mg of elemental lithium ❤
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments4 ай бұрын
You’re welcome
@TheDanoshaw3 жыл бұрын
great to find your site. i think you may have just changed and saved my life as the help during covid by the nhs is appauling. i am researching tim spectors work in the biome as well but have just ordered lithium orotate. with thanks then start to build up my supplements change diet and get back on that bike. peace and well done.
@allynfornow5 ай бұрын
So if I took 3 of the advanced research lithium.. that would be close to 15 mg? That part is still confusing for me. Oh yeah, hands down the best channel on KZfaq.
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments5 ай бұрын
Yes that’s right each tablet is approximately 5 mg so three would equal 15 mg which is a good therapeutic dosage. Glad you like my videos, more on bipolar disorder coming 2024.
@52msdiane Жыл бұрын
Thank you for clarifying this!!!!!!! Great info !
@MandySBar2 жыл бұрын
Great videos! I quit caffeine 18 months ago and have had terrible withdrawals. Doesn’t happen with everyone- the same way not everyone experiences benzo wd, but man has it been challenging. I’m healing, but slowly… dizziness, heart palpitations, irrational thoughts, major anxiety, exhaustion, depression, lack of joy and motivation, hair loss, the list goes on. I can’t workout, but I can walk further than last year, so I try and look for the improvements. I feel like it’s been equivalent to an adrenal crash. Around my 4 month mark I had a hair mineral analysis test and my lithium was a 0.004😳, reference range being 0.007-0.020… I bought lithium orotate months ago but was scared to take it. The only thing I can handle is magnesium glysinate, but I feel like I’ve healed enough to handle it now. Thankful to not be on any prescription meds (so I appreciate your natural approach). I’ve just been taking it easy because people in the caffeine group I’m in say it just takes time, that they tried everything and time healed them. They’re now 💯, feeling good at 2 years and really good by 2.5, and some do take 3 years, but after that, it’s just continued improvements but no more major symptoms. It’s been a crazy journey and I know it’s all about inflammation, gut health and balanced neurotransmitters. I wonder if my low lithium has always been a problem and that’s why I went for high amounts of caffeine and alcohol (quit that too) but to note… I’ve quit alcohol many times before (a year at a time) and never had withdrawals like when I quit caffeine. I now know there’s a difference between addiction and dependency. I’m now aware I’m very sensitive to caffeine but ultimately I got hooked at a young age, consuming cokes and chocolate, then my addiction just grew over time- tea, coffee, energy drinks- needing it to function. Thank you so much for ALL of your wonderful info! Cheers from Houston, TX.
@teamdivine56512 жыл бұрын
WOW. I cannot live without coffee. But I am not aware that coffee is harmful in any way.
@MandySBar2 жыл бұрын
@@teamdivine5651 hi there! Yep, I didn’t know either, it’s not just coffee but caffeine… in any form. I’m a little past 2 years now and healing nicely (so much better!) I had 30 years of PMS (hormone issues) and mental health issues like anxiety, OCD, depression but mainly around my cycle… it was all connected and all from the way caffeine affects me… it’s all gone now. I also had tinnitus, digestion issues, I bit my nails, I had nervous underarm sweats… all gone. Things I thought were just me, just life. I thought I needed it too, and essentially we do because if we go without it we start withdrawal, and we feel bad and we’re definitely tired, but it’s temporary… just gotta go through months of healing first. It takes time to heal but we do heal. It’s been worth it for me, because now I’m free of the drug that caused years of unknown issues. I’m grateful.
@runzization Жыл бұрын
@@MandySBar still on LO?
@MandySBar Жыл бұрын
@@runzization no, I never really started taking it… I just wanted to keep healing from caffeine and alcohol. It takes time but we do heal. 2.5 years sober from it all today 🥳
@clemensh62145 ай бұрын
Hi I would recommend you to get on a healthy ketogenic diet and do the WimHof Breathing 2 times a day. I bet you will feel a lot better @@MandySBar
@millerignition Жыл бұрын
This was very helpful feeling much better after taking it thank you!
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments Жыл бұрын
You're so welcome! In 2023 I’ll writing my book Living Well with Bipolar and serialising the chapters as KZfaq vids so there may be more content that interests you.
@bobthrasher8226 Жыл бұрын
The blood test range for lithium appears to be geared for managing the correct therapeutic dose and avoiding toxicity. Has anyone seen the lithium range for un-treated people? In particular it would be nice to know the normal range for people in regions with moderate amounts of lithium in drinking water. This might be useful for micro-dosing lithium for general health (not for a specific therapeutic use).
@swr12403 жыл бұрын
2:12 thank you so much! I have those two exact brands and couldn't figure out why there was such a high disparity between the two!!! I figured something was up, which is why I searched around and found your video ☺
@swr12403 жыл бұрын
By the way, do you recommend either one brand over the other?
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments3 жыл бұрын
You're so welcome! Good luck with your healing journey :-)
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments3 жыл бұрын
For me personally I feel distinctly better on the Advanced Research brand, I switched many times between the 2 and always feel better on the Advanced Research; but it could be different for someone else.
@swr12403 жыл бұрын
@@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments thanks! I will use both and see if I notice a difference. I'm just glad I don't need to discard either of them!
@lasagamondays84404 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. I’ve watched 4 or 5 of yours. Very informative and you explain well. Thanks for making and posting.
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments4 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome, it feels rewarding that other people are finding my life’s work useful :)
@funeralangel82624 жыл бұрын
Yes I agree. He explains things very well 👌🍃
@banzobeans6 ай бұрын
Very very helpful! Especially the dosing confusion.
@Shadiestside5 ай бұрын
I appreciate your videos. I see you haven’t posted in 4 years. How are you? Are Bipolar symptoms still in remission or at least less intense? Have you heard of metabolic psychiatry or ketogenic therapy for treatment of Bipolar and other mental health illnesses?
@rebekahjoy79212 ай бұрын
I do carnivore diet for bipolar. Best decision of my life. Incredibly healing
@user-nw2lj4fz2s4 жыл бұрын
Peter, thank you very much for your quick answer. Could you please recommend 3-4 most important supplements I could take to enhance the influence of the lithium orotate???? Your youtubes gave me hope and understanding. I would skype you but unfortunately cannot because of financial reasons. So, I really appreciate your answering me here. Thanks a lot. Want so much to be balanced after so many many hard years.
@feltingme2 жыл бұрын
I wish you would write a book outlining protocls you use to treat mental illness and brain recovery from benzos. Please.
@siobhanrose1680 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. I have great fears (health anxiety disorder) of medications and even supplements. I have been living with mental health issues for 25 years now. I’ve never taken (or even been prescribed, because I go in saying “no meds”) medication for imbalances or mental health. I do have a range of issues, both genetic from both parents, and circumstantial - extreme trauma, C-PTSD. Mostly I deal with anxiety disorders and panic disorder, some depression (it ebbs and flows), and dissociation/derealisation. I feel like I probably have major degeneration in my brain. I survive, but every day feels hard. I have had a very hard week; suicidal thoughts, self harm, rumination of negative/harmful thoughts. During all of this, a voice, from outside of myself, but inside of my head, said quite plainly “Lithium, you need to take lithium.” I have very little knowledge on lithium, so I began researching. In which has brought me to a couple of your videos. I am going to purchase lithium orotate and inositol, and begin these and see how I go. I want to be able to see a practitioner such as yourself, but I don’t know where to begin (I am in Australia). Anywa, I rambled, but I just wanted to thank you for sharing your knowledge and educating us on these important supplements. Thank you.
@boomerang01019 ай бұрын
So did u experience any benefits?
@lizdansby66442 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this information. It’s incredibly helpful. Do you have any experience with clients taking lithium when pregnant? I am finding lithium very helpful for my anxiety-induced depression and my anxiety, but I am planning to get pregnant in the future. I also wonder if it will heal my brain enough that after a period of time I won’t need to take it anymore. Do you have any information on that? For instance would a 6-month period of taking lithium orotate everyday make permanent or lasting changes to my brain?
@chimy469 ай бұрын
very well explained thank you so much for this information!!!!!
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments9 ай бұрын
You're very welcome!
@lululuzzh49174 жыл бұрын
Updating: now that i take zinc it is different. Now i feel great with 10mg of lithium orotate (before zinc i used to take 20mg a day). When in mania i like to use 40mg for few weeks.
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments4 жыл бұрын
Excellent work figuring out how things affect you. Zinc and lithium both reduce glutamate so taking both may work synergistically together on high glutamate so you only need to take less lithium. They also both boost BDNF so this may be the why they work so well on you. Another possibility is their combined anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects is especially benefits your brain. You could test each of these possible therapeutic effects by combining a stack of remedies that have the above effects one at a time to see which strategy benefits your individual brain the most (glutamate, BDNF, inflammation). You are testing the weakest most imbalanced systems in your brain. I’m gonna be starting a series on each of these aspects of the bipolar brain soon. Got to make some videos on stress and the immune system (Coronavirus and all).
@SuperLaplander3 жыл бұрын
Good solid info, thank you sir! Subbed and best regards from Sweden.
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments3 жыл бұрын
You’re Welkom I’m building a permanent KZfaq studio so I can start producing regular videos
@ledomatt87972 жыл бұрын
This is game changer. I am taking zoloft and pregabalin. In the morning 2hours after taking zoloft 50mg I take on empty stomach together 5mg LO and 500mg NAC on empty stomach and 6hours after pregabalin 75mg. 45min before bad I take 200mg magnesium glycinate. After lunch NOW ADAM multi, 3grams omega with high DHA and 4000IU D3 with K2.sometimes also 50mg zinc picolinate. That is my daily regime for GAD and somatic anxiety, benign fasciculation syndrome. I also went to replaced 6 amalgam fillings to white composite before starting using Lo and NAC. The main problem was high glutamate and low gaba, maybe also little low dopamine and mercury poisoning from fillings. The brand supplements that I am using are Thorne, NOW and doctor's Best.
@samiraj.192 Жыл бұрын
God bless you for sharing this information 🙏🏽. Lithium Orotate has been working great for me!
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments Жыл бұрын
You’re welcome
@praveengahlot15885 ай бұрын
Hi
@praveengahlot15885 ай бұрын
Samiraj,192 lithium orotate take continuous
@lilianflynn187611 ай бұрын
WOW impressed with your upload THANK YOU ❤
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments11 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it
@apollontv10782 жыл бұрын
Lithium cured my insomnia..it really did...took it once for a month and that was all
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments2 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@DanielOfAuburn2 жыл бұрын
I wish ALL informative videos presented as well as yours!
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments2 жыл бұрын
I do put a lot of time into thinking and changing how I explain things to make the information as understandable as I can, it's nice to get the feedback and not wasting my time; thanks. I really hope to visit the Olympic Park one day.
@mstenson4 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video sir. Do you have any recommendations on dosing lithium orotate? How much? When to take it? And with or with our food? Many thanks.
@someguy2953 жыл бұрын
You should probably try potassium. It really helps my mood. Do it in small doses of course
@messiah_genes11173 жыл бұрын
Can you do a video on OCD please?
@markoverhoff52813 жыл бұрын
Peter rocks! This guy is awesome...
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark, you made me blush.
@SparklySarah Жыл бұрын
I wish you kept uploading. Do you have a blog, anything else? You have saved me. I wanna know more! Do you do consultations? I'm running into some money soon and could use your help.
@unknowntosociety012 жыл бұрын
Just took a lot in one go and it feels nice, the anxiety almost instantly went away!
@sciencenotstigma95342 жыл бұрын
How much is a lot? I took 5mg right off, but got sleepy.
@unknowntosociety012 жыл бұрын
@@sciencenotstigma9534 bout 40 mg
@christopherrivera3820 Жыл бұрын
Can it really prevent panic attacks?
@unknowntosociety01 Жыл бұрын
@@christopherrivera3820 it definitely calms me down when im already triggered from when I wake up.
@andreybatashov21833 жыл бұрын
Can you please give us more information on how and when Lithium supplementation can be stopped? Or conditions in which Lithium is used mainly dictate to take it for the rest of one's life?
@dominus66952 жыл бұрын
it's an essential nutrient, so why stop taking it?
@andreybatashov21832 жыл бұрын
It is a helpful , but not necessarily an _essential_ mineral. Lithium might be toxic in higher doses. Still, taking it in prolonged periods might be needed for certain conditions...
@YouWillDoAsYouAreTold2 жыл бұрын
soooo much good information. im loving it.
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments2 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you! By end of 2021 there will be more videos on treating Bipolar Disorder, boosting your plasticity, reducing inflammation and more.
@malkyhendry65604 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Do you have any thoughts on Wether mercury may be a cause of many depressive diseases? I suffer and have suffered from major depression. I have lost years of my life. I believe after studying thoroughly, that mercury is the cause of my many issues. Thanks, I would appreciate your thoughts
@aladdinhamed44282 жыл бұрын
Take Selenium for mercury toxicity. Selenium chelates and removes mercury from the body it's amazing
@aquienpuedainteresar41884 жыл бұрын
Great video, I subscribed and will watch more. One question im not sure if when you mentioned that you take 15 milligrams of lithium orotate you mean 15 milligrams of elemental lithium or 3 capsules of the Kal brand which is the same as the one I bought.
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments4 жыл бұрын
Yes I meant the milligrams of elemental lithium. I take 10-15 mg elemental lithium.
@aquienpuedainteresar41884 жыл бұрын
@@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments Thank you
@annekelastname25474 жыл бұрын
Great video! I was wondering, is there any difference in effectiveness among the different brands of lithium orotate supplements? And which brand or brands would you recommend?
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments4 жыл бұрын
It’s surprising because lithium orotate is a simple molecule but yes I really think I can feel a difference between different brands and other people say the same. The brand I and many other people seem to prefer is Advanced Research. I’m just finishing the editing on another vid on how to use lithium orotate (and I forgot to mention brands!), it should be uploaded in a couple of hours.
@annekelastname25474 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the fast reply and explanation! I will try the Advanced Research brand :)
@JEBBY123IFY4 жыл бұрын
So to be clear, if the bottle says 5mg, and I want to take it for depression is 1 pill what I start with? Is that what the amount of elemental lio is in the 5mgs? Thank You!
@CarolBlaneyPhD2 жыл бұрын
@@JEBBY123IFY sorry I'm not an MD but yes, if it is a 5 mg pill, then you would take 2 or 3 per day, which is sthe 10-15 mg/day that Dr Peter Smithuk outlined as a working dose. for chronic depression. (although I personally would start with the single 5 mg pill to see if that helps, first.) Of course you may need to do it under doctor if you have to wean off of other pharmaceuticals. ah just realized your comment was 2 yrs ago!!
@Hblue-ju9rv2 жыл бұрын
Hello I just found your channel and found it really informative I take 50mg ssri for anxiety do you think I can take it in combination really curious about that
@sophiejocheer174 жыл бұрын
How much Taurine and how much Glycine would you recommend taking daily for bipolar? I want to take both along with my lithium orotate and others.
@Enzomma2 жыл бұрын
I would like to know the dosages of taurine and glycine too!
@markrichardsmith973 жыл бұрын
Very informative video! Would you recommend taking lithium orotate in the morning, evening, both or does it even really matter? Thanks! :)
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments3 жыл бұрын
I recommend dividing the dally dose, half with breakfast, half with dinner.
@theresebouchie12483 жыл бұрын
I have tried lithium orotate for depression but it made me more depressed. Why is that?
@user-nw2lj4fz2s4 жыл бұрын
Dear Peter, I am sorry if I am nagging you, but I don't have anyone else to ask. I am desperate to stabilize myself. My question is: If , without supplements (I can not take or do all you recommend) how much lithium per day would be sufficient treating a strong long medication resistant depression and for repairing a long damaged brain from bipolar. The american dr. Millar says 100 mg !!! This is so far from what you recommend - 20 mg, but of course you add all these supplements, exercise diet etc. If I want to make the most out of the lithium orotate by itself, not relying on other things, would you recommend a higher dosage that 20 mg? I am really desperate to make it work. Thanks and tell me if I'm disturbing you with my ongoing questions. Thank you so much, Dvorah h
@lululuzzh49174 жыл бұрын
Very nice video. I take 20mg a day as a pattern, and in very short time periods i take 40mg with no side effects. Then i reduce slowly to 20mg again. (If i try 15mg or less i do not sleep well, i start to wake during night). With 20mg I sleep perfectly as a child❤ I also take magnesium, vitamin D3, iodine, ômega 3, zinc, boron, vitamin C, B complex, melatonin, dhea and progesterone.
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments4 жыл бұрын
Sounds good. I made 2 other vids on lithium you might like.
@lululuzzh49174 жыл бұрын
@@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments i am watching right now💙
@lululuzzh49174 жыл бұрын
Have you ever studied about vitexin? It is a substance that is found in passion flower. When i live a very stressful situation i like to use to make me calmer/ sleep well. It helps me to do not take too much lithium orotate. Other plant i love is valeriane. Your videos are excellent!💙
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments4 жыл бұрын
@@lululuzzh4917 Yes I often prescribe Passion flower
@fftl18273 жыл бұрын
Would this work for ptsd? I suffer from trauma based ptsd and my dp/dr is quite the nuisance and makes me super anxious although i know it is just a symptom it drives me insane. I have severe anxiety and depression. I am in therapy and have taken plenty of vitamins and supplements but im getting into nootropics and was just curious if it is beneficial for ptsd because it sounds like it definitely can help
@palomacattelan99698 ай бұрын
Hello! Did you try it?
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments8 ай бұрын
Hi just seeing this after 2 years. Yes, in my practice I’ve seen some people find lithium orotate beneficial for their PTSD. It may assist the brain to remodel away from the PTSD. This would be assisted by doily meditation brain training and trauma release therapy at the same time. Substances that directly dampen down the reactivity of the amygdala include the supplement Zembrin and the psychedelic drug psilocybin from magic mushrooms. I would try a course of lithium and meditation for 3-4 months to effect some remodelling then add Zembrin for a month or 2, then find a psilocybin based therapist. Good luck with your recovery.
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments8 ай бұрын
I just replied to the original post
@oliverk817717 күн бұрын
Thanks for your amazing video. I have strong depression and wanna chance from Seroquel 200 mg xr to Lithium Orotate There are no doctors in Austria who knows something about lithium and i have to make the chance by myself without a doctor :/ maybe you can help me i take now lithium orotate 15 mg and i just need 100 mg Seroquel xr with lithium, how much lithium orotate i can take ? I heard that orotate is a small dose of real lithium. Thanks 🙏
@bassman_2_1254 жыл бұрын
Hi there, looking for any advice using lithium oratate with anti depressants (10mg escitalopram). Im asking because, ive used lithium oratate before with 5htp, i used 10mg and 100mg 5htp, this was when i tapered an anti depressant. I was on citalopram for 6 years and this worked great till it just suddenly pooped out. I tried a slew of others for severe depression and anxiety, until i tried escitalopram. Unfortunatly its not perfect and still battle with mood swings and repetative thinking, so looking for a boost, and ive tried lots of herbs too. In a perfect world i would love to be off anti depressant and on natural remidies. Any ideas or advice would be greatly appriciated. Great videos btw , and explainations 👍
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments4 жыл бұрын
Hi, lithium orotate is a good choice chronic and recurrent depression, it's quite slow acting exerts multiple antidepressant effects and anti-inflammatory effect. If you wanted me to look into your case and work out a programme of natural remedies to help you taper and transfer from pharmaceuticals to natural remedies I'm available for private consultation, you can find details on my website. To really transform the health of your brain and combat depression you should combine several things together at the same time, a neuroplasticity anti-inflammatory diet with brain training exercises and a stack of supplements to focus on reducing inflammation, boosting neuroplasticity and targeting the appropriate neurotransmitters in your brain.
@straightshooter9908 Жыл бұрын
Thank you fir your work
@Coolguyallthetime2k7 ай бұрын
How do you deal with the excessive sweating? I tried 10mg lithium orotate and it was wonderful, and I was able to see colors behind my eyes like I did before bed as a child.. But, on day two everything went left and I had profuse sweating!! I really want to try again at 1mg and hoping it works, without adverse effects…
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments7 ай бұрын
That’s an unusual symptom. I would try slowly building up the dose. Also maybe you are producing inappropriate sympathetic nervous systems responses, try recalibrating your autonomic nervous system with deep relaxation brain training. I’ve got a free deep relaxation brain training recording you can get by emailing me.
@notavictim200711 ай бұрын
Took 2mg/day but my Brain fog was so intense I couldn’t handle it anymore… I’ve heard it goes away after a while but didn’t want to risk it
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments10 ай бұрын
Yes it does usually go away, I built up from 1/2 mg a day.
@jonasingerslev7466 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for some great videos and your website! I'm already seening great improvements after 1½ month use of lithium orotate. What are your thoughts on l-theanine? Is it a good supplement for mania, since it downregulates glutamat?
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments Жыл бұрын
You are welcome. Glad to hear the lithium orotate is starting to work. One of the great things about lithium is that it continues to improve brain health, steadily, the longer you take it; for me, I continue to see improvements every six months for about 2 1/2 years, and then I felt it plateaued, but obviously I kept on taking it. Yes I think Theanine is a great supplement. It is healthy for the brain and can be helpful for counteracting mania. Good luck with your healing journey.
@sendlazarus4303 ай бұрын
@@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments Do you do consultations?
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments3 ай бұрын
@sendlazarus430 Yes I do consultations online by Zoom. You find a breakdown of my fees on my website www.BalancingBrainChemistry.co.uk Or go straight to my bookings calendar on calendly.com/PeterSmithUK
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments3 ай бұрын
@@sendlazarus430 Yes I do consultations on line by Zoom. You can find more information on my website www.BalancingBrainChemistry.co.com Or you can go straight to my booking page @ calendly.com/petersmithuk
@BitZapple8 ай бұрын
Very helpful, thank you! 👍🏻
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments8 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@iqah0701 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, a video on ADHD and lithium benefits would be great! I take it for ADHD.
@vanessajackson3623 Жыл бұрын
Do you feel that it helps with ADHD?
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments Жыл бұрын
It’s possible it could help some aspects of ADHD. Try it…
@ahappyimago2 жыл бұрын
Flamingo Supplements has a DELICIOUS lithium orotate 5 mg gummy I’m on my 6th bottle.
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments2 жыл бұрын
Wow that’s fantastic, thanks for sharing I’ve not seen those before. The label says 5 mg lithium orotate from two Gummies so 2.5 mg per gummy, this would be very useful for people that want a smaller dose and smaller people such as children. I don’t like the imprecise wording on the label however, I’m presuming that means 5 mg of ELEMENTAL lithium from 125 mg lithium orotate and not just 5 mg of lithium-orotate which would be just 0.19 mg or 190 mcg of actual elemental lithium. They don’t even make this clear on their website product page. If you write to the company and clarify this point please post the clarification in a comment.
@amschelco.14342 жыл бұрын
Lithium is a song from nirvana.. never thought this is that great
@MaaikevanBroekhovenIBCLC2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. My son has hardly any benefits from methylcobalamin adenosyl injections, but also cannot do without it anymore. He sleeps bad, depressed and concentration motivation problems. He takes two/three 5mg lithium orotate. Also B1 thiamin hcl 1000mg /TTFD 100 and benfothiamin 300 to help the bad circulation and overall lack of energy. Hope so much the frequency of methylB12 can lower now because I heard lithium helps b12 get into the cells. ADD he has been diagnosed with. Any more recommendations?
@KR-os6nn Жыл бұрын
I’m not a doctor or a medical professional but maybe set up an appointment with him since he is a functional medicine doctor? Maybe a GI Map test or something to look at if he needs digestive enzymes to break down and absorb the nutrients. How is his diet? Sometimes short terms fasting or looking at if he’s eating clean foods might help?
@clemensh62145 ай бұрын
Hi, he should try a ketogenic diet or carnivore diet(extrem version but extremely effective) and the WimHof Breathing Method (2 times a day). WimHof Breathing is explained for free here on youtube "WimHof breathing explained." This Breathing technique is not only one more ineffective breath a bit deeper in and that was it but it is extremely effective for many people just try it
@SaraFJones3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this info!
@dreamznaspiratons70643 жыл бұрын
god bless you
@kailudolfstamer58144 жыл бұрын
How long would you recommend staying on a little bit higher dose (like 20mg) after recovering from a disease to boost neuroplasticity?
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments4 жыл бұрын
It’s hard to make generalisations, you might continue until you notice significant changes. I could feel it changing my mental/brain health for the first 6 months then I continued to experience continued improved stability until is levelled out after 2 years. I only took 10 mg a day. I often put my patients on 20 mg for 2-3 months to kick start a bipolar treatment.
@RM-ud9tf2 жыл бұрын
I do take Wellbutrin in the a.m., and Zoloft w/Abilify (5mg) @ night. Any contradictions or recommendations for taking 5mg Orotate? Thanks for the GREAT videos !
@mrd12282 жыл бұрын
my son does that - been fine for him 👍
@sciencenotstigma95342 жыл бұрын
I haven’t heard of contraindications with any psych drugs. There’s a lot of specific info online, too!
@johannawickham55293 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your channel. Would liquid lithium orotate be sufficient to use instead of a tablet form?
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments2 жыл бұрын
Sure, if you got the dose right, but I’ve not seen a lithium orotate on liquid form.
@gavinhookway27562 жыл бұрын
Great video! very informative, how long does it take to work?
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments2 жыл бұрын
I have occasionally had patients that experienced improvements from lithium within say a few days, however, this is less common. The more common experience I've observed in my practice is effect build up gradually becoming noticeable in the 3 to 4 week timeframe. My personal experience was: I went from zero lithium supplementation to 10 mg lithium orotate a day and it felt horrible, I experienced emotional flattening and slight hand trembling. At that time I was very wary of lithium, in my mind I still thought of it as a pharmaceutical drug and this experience almost made me abort the trial. I reduced the dosage to 1/8, i.e. I snapped the tablets into quarters and took one quarter a day about 1.25 mg. This felt okay, no emotional flattening, no hand trembling. After one week I doubled it taking to quarters a day, this still felt okay, the next week I doubled it again and so forth all the way up to my current dose of 5 mg twice a day. Within about 3 weeks I thought I think this is doing something, I think this is having some positive effect on me, it was subtle but it was there. Then what happened was after 6 months on lithium I looked back and realised I was much healthier than I had been 6 months ago, then another 6 months after that, the same, I was definitely mentally healthier, my condition was more stable and I felt more resilient. This continued 2 more times, i.e. every 6 months I looked back and realised I was in a better mental health state. So, in my case, I had to build up the lithium slowly over the first month or so, it started to make subtle changes at 3-4 week mark but then remarkably continued to improve the health of my brain over about 2 years until it eventually seemed to reach a plateau after which I can't say I noticed the lithium improving me any further, it's like the lithium has done all it can do and all I now have to do is keep taking it to continue maintain the benefits. In many ways this makes sense, one of the primary actions of lithium, at least I believe in my case, is that it boosts neuroplasticity. Neuro plastic boosting treatments take several weeks to produce any noticeable positive effects, but then they can continue create improvements for a couple of years. When someone has a stroke or other brain injury for example you can observe the brain regenerating and rewiring itself over about a two-year period and then it kind of plateaus. Talking about brain development plateauing about 10 years ago I had fairly significant decline in function in the parietal lobes of my brain, I largely recovered this to a combination of supplements diet brain training et cetera, but my ability to perform mental arithmetic never fully recovered to its former state. Excitingly however, even after all this time I've noticed spontaneous recovery of function in this area in this area over the last couple of years; so it seems that my brain still retains the capacity for regeneration in this area despite having plateaued for about 6 years. It's possible that it just needed more time but I think it's more likely it's the effects of the new and improved brain health promoting techniques I've introduced in the last few years. I'm constantly learning about diet and have made some significant advances in understanding how eat to manipulate brain health, I've introduced new sleeping techniques to absolutely optimise my sleep. Thanks to lithium orotate and the other things I've had the healthiest decade of my life, the first decade for 40 years where I had zero mental illness! :-) As ever good luck with your mental health journey…
@tonimcdaniel91102 жыл бұрын
Please help me.Have been off of Klonopin for 6 years.Was prescribed for sleeping.I donot sleep and am still having protracted withdrawals and body aches and ringing in the ears etc.I have tried everything snd havebeen gluten and diary for 1 year.Nothing helps.I am 74 .Will lithium Oratate help me?Thank you and God Bless.🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🌹
@ideadriven19533 жыл бұрын
Hi, thank you for your videos. It might be a game-changer for me. My doctor has recently canceled lamotrigine because of the rash, and that's another chance to try lithium. The problem is the worries about toxicity. And she needs some theory about it. Are there any sources to research about safety?
@CarolBlaneyPhD2 жыл бұрын
I think he said not many studies, but tons of anectodal evidence plus the fact it's an over the counter supplement, your therapist should realize it's less toxic when taken at the 'recommended dosages' compared to toxic hi dose Lithium carbonate.
@ideadriven19532 жыл бұрын
@@CarolBlaneyPhD oh, it's been some time, 2 years already (though YT says 1 year ago) So, lithium orotate actually got me out of depression and crazy mood swings. I tracked my mood for several months and results are astonishing. Then went to therapy and solved root problems that caused it.
@CarolBlaneyPhD2 жыл бұрын
@@ideadriven1953 that is great news! I took only 4% of one (5mg elemengal Lithium) pill, which is around 0.2 mg elemental Li, in LiOr) and felt slightly giddy for an hour or so. I recall once taking the full 5 mg recommended pill and felt awful. I think some really need it but only in microdose amounts. especially super sensitive individuals. I'm so glad it helped you. I wonder if o.1mg should be recommended to vitamins. Some experts declare it is an essential nutrient like zinc, and like zinc, too much is not recommended.
@ideadriven19532 жыл бұрын
@@CarolBlaneyPhD oh, that's sad that it affects you negatively. I hope it is true, that you just don't need much. If you tried it for your mood stability, did you find any alternaitives that work for you?
@ryanevanstraining4 жыл бұрын
Could you do one on the supplement Nac. Aswell as the science behind it.
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments4 жыл бұрын
That’s a good idea I’ll add it to my to do list:-)
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments4 жыл бұрын
@WizardtheGreatest yes I take 600 mg of NAC cysteine twice a day six days a week as part of my wellness routine to protect me against bipolar depression.
@BeingBetter4 жыл бұрын
I use NAC 2400 mg for my excoriation (skin picking).
@daleval21823 жыл бұрын
@@BeingBetter wow thats a high dose, I take 600, I get a gut upset,
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments3 жыл бұрын
You can take it with food which may make a difference, but everyone is different and you have to work with the body you have. The way to successfully use natural self help and lifestyle medicine is to do individual experiments rather than taking the same dose other people take.
@Rebelz1734 жыл бұрын
So do you recommend I take any other supplements with this lithium? Like do I need to take iodine things like that? Or can I take it on it’s own?
@skiddyskiddy73453 жыл бұрын
Iodine s most effective in my opinion.
@muneerabusultan7470 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Are sure that KAL lithium orotate 5 mg contain 130 mg of lithium?
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments Жыл бұрын
130 mg of lithium-orotate will contain about 5 mg of elemental lithium.
@rickredmond98472 жыл бұрын
Doc, I am currently on a prescription for lithium carbonate, given to me by a Psychiatrist who diagnosed me with Bipolar 1 (concurrent/comorbid ADHD) at the rate of 900mg per day. I am gravely concerned about kidney health although I have not yet experienced any problems (I have only been on lithium carbonate for about 6 weeks at this point). How might I best transition to lithium orotate? Can you speak to that accurately?
@The_New_Abnormal_World_Order Жыл бұрын
Have you heard about colloidal gold as well for mental health? Also, mercury causes mood swings. Good luck to you.
@Iahusha777Iahuah Жыл бұрын
Ask your doctor and show him the supplies. Show the elemental amount and compare to the elemental amount in lithium carbonate and ask if you can switch to a lower dose. Dont forget the elemental amount may absorb far more with orotate version
@amandagreene36710 ай бұрын
What brand do you recommend use?! I need a good brand and thank you for your informative video!!!
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments10 ай бұрын
For best results I use Advanced Research or Lindens.
@Lady_Katie2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@Man-u-flex2 жыл бұрын
Does it help with any kind of anxiety disorders?
@susan25572 жыл бұрын
At one point you mention that you take 260mg of the orotate, yet it has 10mg of the elemental lithium (so you take a 10mg pill of the lithium orotate-according to the amount listed on the front of the bottle). Then you mention that 170mg of the elemental lithium from carbonate (or 900mg) has equivalency to 10mg of the elemental lithium in the orotate. Am I on point?
@fdasdf4555552 жыл бұрын
Hi Peter Smith. Would you recommend eating a low glutamate diet when recovering from benzos? Thanks
@k.s.4216 ай бұрын
Try L-Theanine 200mg once a day....
@growth1853 жыл бұрын
You have to get a prescription in Canada, can’t find on the selves
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments3 жыл бұрын
My Canadian patients buy it online from the US
@p.loeber93574 жыл бұрын
Hello, i am so glad having found your videos! One question concerning lithium orotate really moves me and my spouse. Sadly we have no videos about it in the german net...nor any docs seeming to know about it. I am a man, 37 jears old, bipolar 2 and survived 7 jears of hypers and medium depression changing every 6 month. Since 2 jears i am stable as i take 900mg quilonum plus psycotherapie for 4 jears and want to switch to litium orotate within the next year. i would love to get any advice about the best way to do so...my lithium boodlevel was at 0,45 over the last year. 1. how much orotate would i need to take? 2. how would i lower the one and stack up the other 3. could i take both at the same time befor i lower the levels of Quilonum as my level is so low? 4. I have 2 sons 11 and 13 of age, their mother is probably challenged by borderline close spectrum... do you have any experience or advice when and in which dosage lithiumorotate would work for them in advance to any bipolar issues coming up? warmly and greatfully Paul
@joseflober76182 жыл бұрын
Hello Doc, I would still be very happy to hear something in regard to my question from you. Is my second concern i would love to get your permission to translate some Videos into German by subtitels
@clemensh62145 ай бұрын
Moin such mal nach Michael Nehls Lithium hier auf KZfaq. Anonsten empfehle ich dir die WimHof Atemmethode und ketogene Ernährung
@aladdinhamed4428 Жыл бұрын
Does Lithium also have a serotonin balancing effect? For example if serotonin is too high in the brain, can Lithium help balance and lower serotonin in any case?
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments Жыл бұрын
Probably! it seems to have a balancing effect. You can alway try taking it and an experiment. It definitely can slowly help rebuild deficient serotonin activity, it seems to work boosting neuroplasticity and reducing neuro-inflammation to stimulate the growth/ re-growth of serotonin synapses. This takes times, several months, you could reinforce it with saffron, zembrin and tryptophan.
@user-nw2lj4fz2s4 жыл бұрын
Peter, thank you very much for all. If I don't take any other supplement, hoW much lithium orotate to stabilize. Right now, I am not taking any stabilizer. I am in deep depression.
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments4 жыл бұрын
I always say natural remedies are not that strong so you need to take several to get a strong effect. Also mental health problems have many aspects and you want to address as many of them you can and this requires several remedies. Lithium orotate is a good one but I never achieved stability with just a single mono-therapy approach. Trying to rely on just one thing i.e. mono-therapy is what mainstream medicine often tries and with a highly complex system (the brain) it often just doesn’t work.
@life_project2 жыл бұрын
Black pepper, is it safe to take with lithium Orotate? And if not what’s the time frame I should wait? Thank you
@kaykay44563 жыл бұрын
hi, thanks a lot for your great videos. :) how did you change from carbonate to orotate? Can you take both til it works, or does it works direktly when you use carbonate, before? Does anybody here have experience to use it during pregnancy. I guess it has less side effects than carbonate but i don´t find few information about that.
@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments3 жыл бұрын
Don’t take lithium orotate and carbonate together at the same time, no researched tables or guidelines have been developed for this and there’s a risk of building up toxic levels (lithium orotate is excreted more slowly than the carbonate from the kidneys). Supplementing low dose lithium orotate is not as strong as pharmaceutical lithium carbonate so I don’t recommend trying to rely on lithium orotate alone; to manage bipolar disorder without pharmaceuticals requires taking multiple natural remedies and therapeutic approaches (dark-therapy, rebalancing overactivity in the HPA-axis, reducing neuro-inflammation, boosting neuroplasticity, supplementing and growing then intestinal microbiome). Each of these adds some stabilising therapeutic effects and combined together they can all add up to a strong therapy effect. Sorry if this sounds too much and off putting, I didn’t invent the complex biology of bipolar! In my practice, first my patients put all the addition additional remedies and techniques in place then they may be ready to switch from lithium carbonate to orotate; the transition should be made overnight to avoid gaps with no lithium and avoid doubling up and producing toxic levels.
@fionnaitsradag51523 жыл бұрын
Great info! Thanks!
@silent.tom674 жыл бұрын
It is not possible to get Li-orotate in Germany. My doctor does not know it, nor does she know what to write on the prescription. The pharmacist has no clue where to order it (however there is St. Georg Klinik in Bad Aibling, Bavaria, they sell when you have a prescriptionj). So i order Li-orotate in UK, 5mg per tablet. I take 10mg a day plus the "old" 450mg LiCarbonate. Being bipolar for 14 years now i have NEVER been told about LiOrotate by any Professor or doktor i met. Even worse none of those guys could explain how Lithium works. Instead they told me that i have a chronic desease and i have to take their psycho medicine until the end of my life. Today i do not believe this anymore ...
@fatihedinc21274 ай бұрын
what's the difference between lithium orotate and lityum carbonat? I can find only lityum carbonat in my country does it work?