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REVIEW⚠ DISCUSSES MOOD STABILIZERS AS A CATEGORY WITHOUT CLINICAL TRIAL DATA SPECIFIC TO SOCIAL ANXIETY; EVIDENCE DESCRIBED AS UNEVEN.
Lithium may help regulate stress responses in anxiety disorders.
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MENTAL WELLNESS
• MIXED
Lithium Orotate for Social Anxiety
RESEARCH
- Lithium studied for bipolar disorder
- Some evidence on anxiety generally
- Orotate form not tested
COMMUNITY
- Felt less anxious quickly
- Checked blood levels first
- Single anecdote
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SAFETYLithium can be toxic at high levels; blood tests are needed to monitor safe dosing, especially if you take other medications.
WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS
ALL 15 ON PUBMED ↗BASED ON 15 PUBMED STUDIES
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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW / REVIEWPUBLISHED 2022⚠ NO TRIALS IN THIS SET SPECIFICALLY EVALUATE LITHIUM OROTATE OR LITHIUM MONOTHERAPY FOR SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER AS A PRIMARY OUTCOME.
Lithium is an established mood stabilizer but research focuses on bipolar disorder, not social anxiety.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
READ THREADS ON REDDIT ↗COMMUNITY SENTIMENT
50% positive
“I checked my lithium levels and it was <0.1. I bought lithium orotate. I am 6th day on it. Feeling good! And it is not placebo. I feel like I am not that anxious :) try lithium orotate, as I understand it is safe, and it doesnt build up in your body. Ofcourse do the blood check first, to be sure if you have lithium defficiency. Good Luck! And let me know your results! And i will do blood check every week to see how it changes. By the way I started to feel good, right after the first dose (5mg)”
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