Lithium Synergy
by Designs for Health · capsule · 120 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 79452 00246 3
- DSLD label 22657
- Serving 1 capsule
Lithium Synergy by Designs for Health lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 250 mcg of vitamin B12, 200 mg of trimethylglycine and 5 mg of lithium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2013.
What is in Lithium Synergy?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B12as MethylcobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Methylcobalamin) | 250 mcg | 4,167% | Higher than 77% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). |
| Trimethylglycine | 200 mg | 51% of 731 products listing betaine give more (median 250 mg). | |
| Lithiumas Lithium OrotateLithium (Form: as Lithium Orotate) | 5 mg | Higher than 64% of 109 products listing lithium (median 1.5 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 22657 (entered July 25, 2013), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Lithium Synergy's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Monolith 135LifeLink 1 shared, 48% alike
- Li-ZymeBiotics Research Corporation 1 shared, 48% alike
- Best Lithium AspartateDoctor's Best 1 shared, 48% alike
- Best Lithium OrotateDoctor's Best 1 shared, 48% alike
- Lithium OrotateVitamin Research Products 1 shared, 48% alike
- Lithium Orotate 5 mgBIOVEA 1 shared, 48% alike
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Recommended Use: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule per day, or as directed by your health care practitioner.
- Warnings
- Cautions: This product should not be used to replace any antidepressant medication, including prescription forms of lithium, unless under the direction of a qualified health care practitioner. Lithium Synergy should not be used by individuals with significant renal or cardiovascular diseases, severe debilitation, dehydration or sodium depletion, or by individuals who are taking diuretics or ACE inhibitors. Consult your doctor before use if you are taking antihypertensive drugs, antiinflammatory drugs, analgesic drugs or insulin. Lithium should not be used by pregnant women and breast-feeding mothers.
- Serum lithium levels should be monitored by a qualified health care provider during use.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Does not contain gluten.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 22657.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Vegetable Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed GMP COMPLIANT Products.
How many labels does Lithium Synergy have?
One label is on file, entered on July 25, 2013.
- Label 22657 (current) Entered July 25, 2013 · on the market · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 79452 00246 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Designs for Health, Inc. (manufacturer, distributor), Suffield, CT. All Designs for Health products.