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		braindeath on Oct 5, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The History of Medicinal Lithium > big pharma pushes hard for newer and more costly meds. Lithium is not perfect. It causes permanent kidney damage and is a pretty bad teratogen. Also overdose is pretty bad, which is never ideal for a mood medication. There is actual value in investigating new medications for bipolar beyond big pharma profits.

vonseel on Oct 5, 2019 [–]

I was under the impression Lithium side effects or dangers can be mitigated by monitoring blood levels properly.

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