... attacks. Lithium provides therapy by being able to possibly control a dramatic or an extreme mood change.The most common side effects of lithium include nausea, tremors, vomiting, diarrhea, drowsiness, and loss of equilibrium.Two drugs that may be used as alternatives to lithium are benzodiazepines or other antipsychotic agents. Tacrine works for Alzheimer's disease having shown improvement in 30% of Alzheimer ... ...

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