Lithium carbonate and Acne - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Acne is reported as a side effect among people who take Lithium carbonate (lithium carbonate), especially for people who are female, 20-29 old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Lamictal, and have Psychotic disorder.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Acne when taking Lithium carbonate. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 22,589 people who have side effects when taking Lithium carbonate from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Lithium carbonate?
Lithium carbonate has active ingredients of lithium carbonate. It is often used in bipolar disorder. eHealthMe is studying from 25,651 Lithium carbonate users. Check the latest studies of Lithium carbonate.
What is Acne?
Acne (skin problems that cause pimples) is found to be associated with 1,313 drugs and 2,349 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Acne.
22,589 people reported to have side effects when taking Lithium carbonate.
Among them, 38 people (0.17%) have Acne.

Among these 38 people:
How long have people been on Lithium carbonate when they have Acne? *
- < 1 month: 0.0 %
- 1 - 6 months: 50.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 33.33 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 16.67 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Acne when taking Lithium carbonate? *
- female: 72.22 %
- male: 27.78 %
What is the age of people who have Acne when taking Lithium carbonate? *
- 0-1: 3.7 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 3.7 %
- 20-29: 37.04 %
- 30-39: 25.93 %
- 40-49: 22.22 %
- 50-59: 7.41 %
- 60+: 0.0 %
What are other drugs people take besides Lithium carbonate? *
- Abilify: 6 people, 15.79%
- Lamictal: 6 people, 15.79%
- Risperdal: 4 people, 10.53%
- Artane: 4 people, 10.53%
- Zyprexa: 4 people, 10.53%
- Zantac: 4 people, 10.53%
- Geodon: 3 people, 7.89%
- Spironolactone: 3 people, 7.89%
- Paxil: 3 people, 7.89%
- Cleocin: 3 people, 7.89%
What are other side effects people have besides Acne? *
- Weight Increased: 10 people, 26.32%
- Tremor (trembling or shaking movements in one or more parts of your body): 9 people, 23.68%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 7 people, 18.42%
- Memory Loss: 6 people, 15.79%
- Depression: 5 people, 13.16%
- Dizziness: 5 people, 13.16%
- Anger: 5 people, 13.16%
- Stress And Anxiety: 4 people, 10.53%
- Neoplasm Malignant (cancer tumour): 4 people, 10.53%
- Drowsiness: 4 people, 10.53%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Insomnia (sleeplessness): 3 people, 7.89%
- Psychotic Disorder: 3 people, 7.89%
- Abdominal Discomfort: 2 people, 5.26%
- Gastrointestinal Disorder (functional problems of gastrointestinal tract): 2 people, 5.26%
- Feeling Abnormal: 2 people, 5.26%
- Urticaria (rash of round, red welts on the skin that itch intensely): 2 people, 5.26%
- Hypothyroidism (abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development): 2 people, 5.26%
- Major Depression (a mood state that goes well beyond temporarily feeling sad or blue. it is a serious medical illness that affects one's thoughts, feelings): 2 people, 5.26%
- Depressive Symptom: 2 people, 5.26%
- Depression: 2 people, 5.26%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Lithium carbonate:
- Lithium carbonate (25,651 reports)
Acne treatments and more:
- Acne (179,011 reports)
How severe was Acne and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of lithium carbonate:
- Acne and drugs with ingredients of lithium carbonate (63 reports)
Sub-studies by gender and age:
Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Browse all side effects of Lithium carbonate:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Acne:
- Acne (1,313 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Acne:
- Acne (2,349 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on lithium carbonate (the active ingredients of Lithium carbonate) and Lithium carbonate (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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