What is Lithium?

Answer 1

Its an alkali metal element located directly below Hydrogen on the periodic table. It has an atomic number of 3 meaning that it has 3 protons and 3 electrons. You can read more about it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium

Answer 2

Lithium carbonate--a salt--came to be regularly used to control manic depression in this country in the 1960's. Today it is the most commonly used medication to treat bipolar disorder (manic depression). There are a variety of different brands of lithium dispensed in tablets, capsules, and liquid form: Cibalith-S, Eskalith, Lithane, Lithobid, Lithonate, and Lithotabs. Lithium is helpful in 70 percent to 80 percent of people with bipolar disorder, making it one of the most effective psychiatric medications available.

Answer 3

Lithium carbonate (brand names: Eskalith; Lithobid), a drug used as a mood stabilizer for the treatment of manic/depressive (bipolar) disorder. It prevents or diminishes the intensity of episodes of mania in bipolar patients. Typical symptoms of mania include pressure of speech, motor hyperactivity, reduced need for sleep, flight of ideas, grandiosity, elation, poor judgment, aggressiveness and possibly hostility.

Lithium is a positively charged element or particle similar to sodium and potassium and interferes within the cell and on the cell surface with other positively charged atoms such as sodium and potassium. It interferes at several places inside cells and on the cell surface with other positively charged atoms such as sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium which are important in many cellular functions.

Lithium interferes with the synthesis and reuptake of chemical messengers by which nerves communicate with each other (neurotransmitters). Lithium also affects the concentrations of tryptophan and serotonin in the brain. In addition, lithium increases the production of white blood cells in the bone marrow.

Lithium's effects usually begin within one week of starting treatment, and the full effect is seen by 2 to 3 weeks. Lithium toxicity is a concern. Lithium toxicity is closely related to the blood lithium levels and can occur at doses close to therapeutic levels. Therefore, lithium therapy should only be started if facilities for prompt and accurate serum lithium determinations are available to monitor the lithium levels. The signs of lithium toxicity include diarrhea, vomiting, tremor, mild ataxia (wobbliness), drowsiness or muscular weakness occur.

Answer 4

Lithium (IPA: /ˈlɪθiəm/, from Greek: lithos: stone, because it was discovered in petalite) is a chemical element with the symbol Li and atomic number 3. It is in group 1 of the periodic table, among the alkali metals and is the lightest solid element.

Answer 5

Lithium is one of the elements in the periodic table.

If you do a wikipedia search on it, it will tell you almost every thing you will mostly likly want to know about it, or it will answer your homework for you.

Answer 6

Lithium is a mood-stabilizing drug. It is used for bi-polar disorder or manic depression.

There is a lot of info about it on WebMD. See the link below.

Answer 7

Lithium is an element - an atom.

Answer 8

Two things.

It's a drug which is not as commonly used today as it was many years ago. It's a mood stabilizer (and it doesnt work).

The other thing, it's an element on the periodic chart.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium

Answer 9

It is an element of periodic table,but though it is highly distributed in earth but not readily available due to its high reactivity.Among the alkali's it is the lightest solid element.
It is widely known due to its medicating properties--for depression,mood alteration,a;so it is effective in migraine....and more over it has many other used.if u need an info for your academic purpose it is better to visit encyclopedia or wikipedia sites...

Answer 10

It is a drug that is used for the treatment bipolar/manic depression. My son took it for 7 years