We are at our wits' end with our 11 yr old. His Ritalin is not helping him as much as previously and his behavior is becoming increasingly aggressive , noncompliant & self destructive. How can I find dosages for this supplement. We are living in Mexico, & don't have access to naturopaths, but could get the supplement mailed to us.

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Would love to hear if your sons are still taking the lithium orotate. I have heard that it does not cross the blood brain barrier. I have recently started taking it at night and I think it is helping me sleep better and feel calmer during the day (maybe its the placebo effect). What dose are your sons on? I did try my ADHD son on it before and I thought it might be causing him to break out in little bumps/acne all over his body so we stopped. Did you sons have this reaction? I certainly don't want a case of acne at 49!

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I am ADD/ADHD type but I haven't been on meds for a year now because I doidn't feel they were doing me any good except for decreasing my appetitie. I have to take Ambien to fall asleep . And I take Fish Oil now . Where do get this Lithium Oronate. I never heard of it. I automatically think of Lithium and thin kof bi-polar and certain dietary food restrictions. What can you tell me about it. And were do I get it???? (Judi N)

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You can buy this at a health food store store or nutritional supplements store. The recommended dosage is one tablet per day, but some people take somewhat more than that.

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I will go to the health food store and buy it. When do you take it at night or during the day because I work In an ER and can't afford to feel sleepy (Judi)

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I have heard hat lithium as orotate DOES cross the blood-brain barrier.

http://mysite.verizon.net/res003jh/lithium-orotate/

I have been taking it for almost three weeks. It eliminates that feeling of being irritated and depressed in a minor way due to feeling overburdened.

It is as if you know you can deal with your problems, yet there is no mania and no sense of being stimulated or tranquilized.

I am in my late 50s and I have taken a lot of vitamins, am a personal trainer, with a degree in general science, and I have done some very effective work on my personality using a variety of techniques such as bio-energetics and primal type therapies.

They helped immensely, but this is the single best supplement I have ever had. Choline, DMAE, aminos: they all help. Take them, but lithium's effect is a keeper.

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Hi! I am new to this forum. I was searching the Web about Lithium and ADD and came across this topic. I just wanted to say that Lithium works! I was prescribed Lithium for Bipolar disorder type II (a milder form of bipolar disorder) and so I was given 150mg. of Lithium Carbonate. I knew that I was sensitive to medications so I only took 1/4 of it. about 37mg. I was also diagnosed with adult ADD and have always struggled with it. Innatentive type. So imagine my suprise when the Lithium I took worked on my ADD symptoms!! I have been raving about how great I feel on this stuff and how calm it makes my brain. I can be productive and follow through on things. I also have more energy and motivation. It's not perfect but it certainly does make a difference. I noticed the way it made me feel in about a day. I too am interested in the orotate form of Lithium. I would like to hear more about the difference between the two. ADDme2

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This is my first time on site, just signed up, trying to look into some homeopathic treatments to get my son off of prescription meds. He has been on medications since he was 2 years old. He has been on every medication that you could ever think of. He has been diagnosed ADHD/Aspergers, bipolar, amongst other. His behaviors have gotten so bad, that i have literally had to institutionalize him 2 times, which didnt help because all they done was dope him up so bad he couldnt walk. I am a mother to 6 children. He is the 2nd of 6. He is VERY angry all the time. He beats up his siblings ALL the time. He thinks he is everyones boss including mine. He has to have conflict going on at all times. But on the other hand, he is very smart to the point that if one of his siblings have something that he wants, he will go get something of his, trade them, to get what they have, and when the next time rolls around, and the siblings dont wana give him what he's asking for, then he will take back what he gave them the first time. He is very awesome at sports. He's been in sports since the age of 3. He is currently trying to train as pitcher, but has to learn the control issues that come with it. I have been thru several of the obsession issues with him that come with aspergers, including cell phones,lottery tickets,snakes,bugs,turtles, and now food. he has gained so much weight is scary. he has been on depakote,ritalin,concerta,seroquel,risperdone,lithium,clonidine,immiprine,metadate, and those are just a very few that i can remember, but there are several others. I know he has so much more potential, if we could only get the problems he has under control. have been doing some research, and am actually considering trying rescue remedy,maybe cina (C6), maybe st.johns wort. and chamomile. Im willing to try anything at this point. I want to go the herbal route. he has been on meds for 7 years, and if there is any way possible to do it herbal, that would be a dream come true. his main issues im trying to get controlled are anger,temper tantrums, atleast 10-12 a day, to the point of kicking walls ect., hitting siblings. Any advice would be so much appreciated. All this herbal stuff is new to me, and i just started researching it a couple of hours ago. thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!!

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I haven't tried this, yet. But Mr. S one day I was contemplating the very same thing but never went through with it, my ADD makes me a syvant when it comes to ideas but it takes a while to get from contemplation to it actually getting done. But I'm so that you posted this. I'm so glad you so concerned and availble for your kids' because lots of Dads are invisible when it comes to esoteric disorders as opposed to like diabetes. You just did me a huge favor. My ADD gives me this "itch" to eat carbs sometimes as Hallowell states about so many of us. This leads to obesity and diabetes for so many of us. All I will have to do is figure out dodage caliobration. However I'm going to try it on my self first along with L carnosine l-carnitine and Dmae (these supplements give increadible energy and concentration but careful dosage much be done or my sleep gets affected . I never thought of adding 5mg of lithium to with 5 htp and l-theanine at aroun dinner time to offset some of SID my daughter and I get in the evening which makes us irritable. All the ADHD meds rebound the SID symptoms right about when serotonin levels drop at dusk for us. On the add meds- in the evenings, our ADD will become more pronounced and so our SID sensitivities. I started using carefully calibrated supplents and I've improved some of the horribleness on myself that kids all around this country are being put through. I still can take the ADD meds your idea about Lithium orotae gives me and idea to add to my evening naturalpathic cocktail to offset the horrible rebound that occasinally gets my daughter into trouble with her father in the evening. It's behavior very much like the Mom of the 9 year old boy just above my post. It's really hard explaing that helpless, edgy, restless feeling to a neurotypical. The obssesions can be stressful-Like if she can't find something she's missing. Either way he's still one of the best dads in the world. With ADD and spectrum disorders much gets lost in translation so to speak . I want to thank you for your post.

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ADD/ADHD meds are not miracle drugs that instantly get rid of all ADD/ADHD symptoms. They might fix the symptoms for a while then they end up worse with side effects or addictive qualities. Have a look at these activities in which a child can be treated without the use of drugs and medications: http://www.add-adhd-teen-help.com/add-adhd/add-adhd-medications-drug-free-treatments.html

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