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What effect exactly does lithum have on manic depression? how does it work in the brain?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

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Lithium: Is a mood stabilizer, theorized to work through ion channels in nervous system (electrolyte channels) which affect transmission of neurochemicals. This is one of several theories for its action.

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Answered 8/17/2012

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