Lithium carbonate and Visual disturbance - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Visual disturbance is reported as a side effect among people who take Lithium carbonate (lithium carbonate), especially for people who are male, 40-49 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Risperdal, and have Schizophrenia.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Visual disturbance 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 25,652 Lithium carbonate users. Check the latest studies of Lithium carbonate.

What is Visual disturbance?

Visual disturbance is found to be associated with 674 drugs and 976 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Visual disturbance.

On Aug, 03, 2026

22,589 people reported to have side effects when taking Lithium carbonate.
Among them, 52 people (0.23%) have Visual disturbance.

Could Lithium carbonate cause Visual disturbance?

Among these 52 people:

How long have people been on Lithium carbonate when they have Visual disturbance? *

What is the gender of people who have Visual disturbance when taking Lithium carbonate? *

female: 49.02 %
male: 50.98 %

What is the age of people who have Visual disturbance when taking Lithium carbonate? *

What are other drugs people take besides Lithium carbonate? *

What are other side effects people have besides Visual disturbance? *

Drowsiness: 13 people, 25.00%
Nausea And Vomiting: 11 people, 21.15%
Depression: 11 people, 21.15%
Self-Injurious Ideation: 9 people, 17.31%
Dizziness: 8 people, 15.38%
Hallucination, Auditory (perceiving sounds without auditory stimulus): 8 people, 15.38%
Suicidal Ideation: 8 people, 15.38%
Taste - Impaired: 8 people, 15.38%
Pollakiuria (abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities or urine): 8 people, 15.38%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 8 people, 15.38%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Schizophrenia (a mental disorder characterized by a breakdown of thought processes): 8 people, 15.38%
Psychotic Disorder: 3 people, 5.77%
Mania (a state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood): 3 people, 5.77%
Erection Problems: 2 people, 3.85%
Sciatica (a set of symptoms including pain caused by general compression or irritation of one of five spinal nerve roots of each sciatic nerve): 1 person, 1.92%
Pain: 1 person, 1.92%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 1 person, 1.92%
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): 1 person, 1.92%
Hepatitis C: 1 person, 1.92%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 1 person, 1.92%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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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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