Matt Kaeberlein--Two Promising Drugs (Lithium/Rapa) for Alzheimer’s & Aging (Science Backed)

[LukeMV]

I wonder what the mechanism would be

[DrFraser]

The interesting issue is that looking at communities with lithium in their ground water that have this benefit with AD and completed suicides had about 20-40 mcg/day of elemental lithium. There are liquid formulations of lithium orotate where one can get these small doses rather than the 1000 mcg that is in the life extension formulation. It would be pretty hard to generate adverse effects with such a tiny dose would be my sense.

[teadrinker88]

@DrFraser

The interesting issue is that looking at communities with lithium in their ground water that have this benefit with AD and completed suicides had about 20-40 mcg/day of elemental lithium. There are liquid formulations of lithium orotate where one can get these small doses rather than the 1000 mcg that is in the life extension formulation. It would be pretty hard to generate adverse effects with such a tiny dose would be my sense

Thanks for your comment. I think I will try 1000mcg every other day and see if that works for me. I do feel my mood is more steady with the lithium orotate. Failing that, I will switch the KAL brand liquid. I think 1 drop should be quite a small dose.