Here's where it gets critical.
When my patients started asking about lithium orotate after I discussed it with them, many went out and bought the first bottle they found on Amazon.
Different brands. Different doses. Some 5mg, some 10mg, some 20mg, some even 50mg. Quality that was questionable at best.
Most had no idea which formulation actually works.
And many were wasting money on products that weren't optimized for brain absorption and BDNF activation.
After researching the clinical literature extensively, I found that the most effective lithium orotate supplementation requires three critical factors:
1. The Right Dose: 10mg
The Harvard research showing the most dramatic BDNF restoration and cognitive protection used 10mg of highly bioavailable lithium orotate.
Not 5mg. Not 20mg. Not 50mg.
10mg is the clinically studied dose that: