Does anyone here have any experience with taking the OTC supplement lithium orotate (or a prescription form of Li)? Supposedly, this particular compound allows the mineral/element lithium to be absorbed easily into the blood, without having to consume a toxic amount of lithium, such as is required with prescription lithium carbonate, for instance. This is because the orotate salt is more bioavailable, and more easily absorbed into the blood stream. Some health supplement experts claim that the reason lithium orotate isn't widely recommended by mental health professionals is because it cannot be patented, and because it is dirt cheap, which means no profits for big Pharma.
Also, lithium in the form of the salt, lithium citrate, was once an ingredient in 7-Up soda, which was originally called "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda," and marketed as an apothecary-style home remedy for hangovers and as a mood enhancer (from 1929 - 1950). I doubt that it was pulled from the market (original formulation, that is) out of the government's concern for the health of it's citizens, because, as we all know, the government is corrupt as hell, and could care less about people's wellbeing. I mean, the federal government won't allow you to grow a marijuana plant on your back porch, but they don't care if Wachovia bank launders billions in cocaine money, nor do they mind if a different zombie-inducing "bath salt" designer drug is allowed to be put onto the market and sold to teenagers every month.
Check out these videos regarding the importance of lithium [orotate] supplementation for genius-minded people, by Doctor John Gray:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZhLPOxtnzQ
and:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijMbycw2boM
He talks about how geniuses like Beethoven and Abe Lincoln were bipolar, and how they would crash down hard after being manic, since their high-functioning brains burned out from using up all of the necessary brain nutrients. This makes a LOT of sense to me, and I know I have experienced this myself whenever my diet sucked. This is why I get so hostile towards lazy people around me who eat up all of the healthy food that I buy for myself, which I NEED to function correctly (yet they have the audacity to wonder why I get so angry with them

I am thinking about experimenting with this supplement, in addition to omega-3, along with various other vitamins/supplements. Does anyone else have any thoughts about this?