Medically reviewed by Lindsay Cook, PharmD Key Takeaways Lithium can cause side effects like diarrhea, hair loss, and weight ...

Licensed as a psychiatric nurse practitioner more than 20 years ago, I thought I’d never need or want to prescribe lithium. Old school, I thought. A 1950s drug; we have much better now. It’s true, ...

Although lithium is highly effective in treating bipolar disorder, the chemical has a narrow therapeutic window—too high a dose can be toxic to patients, causing kidney damage, thyroid damage, or even ...

Lithium has long been described as the "penicillin of psychiatry" and the "gold standard" in the treatment of bipolar disorder, yet its use in the United States has decreased steadily in the past 25 ...

A wearable sensor could vastly improve treatment and drug safety for millions of patients who take lithium for bipolar disorder. Lithium is a highly effective treatment for bipolar disorder, but the ...