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Experience trying over the counter lithium oronate 5mg daily?
Caregivers: Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) & Dementia | Last Active: Nov 11, 2025 | Replies (46)Comment receiving replies
@maryjow718 I can appreciate your concerns. And also that you are unlikely to get any help from the medical profession. On the other hand, keep in mind that Lithium Orotate is NOT a drug. It is only a from of a trace element in a different form. If you have microsoft edge (which uses CoPilot - an artificial intelligence search engine, you may try asking it "are there any known drug interactions with lithium orotate" as I did. It took about one minute to generate a pretty impressive response listing the possible interactions. You could also go to a website like drugs dot com (I cannot post hyper links) and look up the three drugs and look for interactions. Also keep in mind that mg stands for 1/1000 of a GRAM which is .0357 of an - ounce. And to be blunt, the alternate is a 100% chance of dying from Alzheimer's.
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@dalecasto thank you for your clarification of the Li orotate discussion! There doesn't seem to be any urgency to move patients thru the steps that confirm what kind of dementia they/we are dealing with. I think that's a result of the limited success of any of the treatments that do more than "slow it down." My significant other has been under neurologic care for over a year and we finally reached the point where Leqembi has been recommended. The next appt for that consultation is next March! We've asked for a referral to another location and are waiting. Meanwhile...I've read up on Leqembi and am concerned about the side-effects and actual benefit. After researching as much as I could about Li orotate, Carol has been taking 10mg daily since Aug 23. We'll mention it to her neurologist on Nov 23, which is her next appt where we'll review her recent amyloid PETscan. Li orotate is our only ray of hope and and it can't hurt!
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@dalecasto I completely disagree with your assertion that lithium orotate is not a drug. This statement trivializes its significance.
My AI search defined a drug as:
summary, a drug is any substance (except food) that alters the body’s structure or function and is used for diverse purposes, ranging from healthcare and well-being to recreational and, sometimes, illicit activities
It is a chemical compound that alters human physiology, just as do prescription, OTC compounds, vitamins, herbal remedies, among others. As such, all of these chemicals (really, including food which is also made of chemicals) need to be taken with respectful intention and responsibility.