Lithium citrate explained
Lithium citrate (Li3C6H5O7) is a lithium salt of citric acid that is used as a mood stabilizer in psychiatric treatment of manic states and bipolar disorder.[1] [2] [3] [4] There is extensive pharmacology of lithium, the active component of this salt.
Lithia water contains various lithium salts, including the citrate.
History
An early version of Coca-Cola available in pharmacies' soda fountains called Lithia Coke was a mixture of Coca-Cola syrup and lithia water. The soft drink 7Up was originally named "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda" when it was formulated in 1929 because it contained lithium citrate. The beverage was a patent medicine marketed as a cure for hangover. Lithium citrate was removed from 7Up in 1948[5] after the Food and Drug Administration banned its use in soda.[6]
Lithium citrate is used as a mood stabilizer and is used to treat mania, hypomania, depression and bipolar disorder.[7] It can be administered orally in the form of a syrup.
Notes and References
- http://www.medbroadcast.com/drug/getdrug/pms-lithium-citrate Medication description
- Web site: pms-Lithium Citrate - Uses, Side Effects, Interactions - MedBroadcast.com . 2017-08-15 . medbroadcast.com.
- Web site: Medical use. https://web.archive.org/web/20060615120040/http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=About_Medications&Template=%2FTaggedPage%2FTaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=51&ContentID=20820 . 2006-07-29 . 2006-06-15 .
- Web site: 2020-08-17 . Lithium: medicine to control mood disorders such as mania and bipolar disorder . 2022-08-25 . nhs.uk.
- Book: Gielen, Marcel . Edward R. T. Tiekink . Metallotherapeutic drugs and metal-based diagnostic agents: The use of metals in medicine . limited . John Wiley and Sons . 2005 . 3 . 0-470-86403-6 .
- Web site: Here's the Gross Thing That Happens when You Mix 7-Up with Lithium . 20 February 2016 .
- Web site: PubChem . Lithium citrate . 2022-09-08 . pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
