Lithium: challenges of being king.

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Wildly misleading. Lithium is clearly effective in the treatment of bipolar disorder, especially mania: https://t.co/Cl4KbOP8r8 It does have significant side effects, which I discuss (along with other options) when considering it, so patients can make…

Lithium: challenges of being king https://t.co/KxobBOQ1vb "argue for recognition of its benefits and advocate for its clinical use more widely". 7-Up used to contain lithium citrate, so one could argue we've been microdosing for a while (up to 1948).

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