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Is it common to have increased appetite with lithobid (lithium carbonate) (900 mg) daily?
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Usually not: Lithobid (lithium carbonate) can cause weight gain by decreasing metabolic rate, but appetite increase is an unusual side effect.
Answered 3/31/2016
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