People are getting lithium in the form of lithium orotate without a prescription
February 2009
People are getting lithium in the form of lithium orotate without a prescription...as a dietary supplement.
It's often called "natural" or "organic" lithium...because orotate is an organic compound.
These supplements provide about 5 mg of lithium per 120 mg pill... compared to 60 mg for each 300 mg capsule of lithium carbonate.
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