MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
lithium Side Effects
lithium (also sold as Lithobid, Eskalith) sits MID-VOLUME #213 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 39.7% mention hospitalization (9,664 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 24,367
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for lithium. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
lithium: 39.7% mention hospitalization (9,664 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #213 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for lithium (Lithobid) (24,367 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 18-44. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS leads 2,179 of 24,367 reports
Who reports · age peak 18-44 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 18-44 (6,806 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (2,021 reports, 8.3%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 714 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 428 |
| DEATH | 325 |
| OVERDOSE | 141 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 140 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 134 |
| SEIZURE | 87 |
| DIARRHOEA | 85 |
| PSYCHOTIC DISORDER | 85 |
| FATIGUE | 83 |
| PLATELET COUNT DECREASED | 82 |
| LEUKOPENIA | 79 |
| NAUSEA | 78 |
| NEUTROPENIA | 77 |
| PNEUMONIA | 77 |
| COVID-19 | 75 |
| EXTRAPYRAMIDAL DISORDER | 72 |
| SCHIZOPHRENIA | 72 |
| SUSPECTED SUICIDE | 72 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (9,664, 39.7% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 1,479 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 849 |
| NAUSEA | 664 |
| TREMOR | 654 |
| VOMITING | 629 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 521 |
| PSYCHOTIC DISORDER | 480 |
| SUICIDE ATTEMPT | 475 |
| OVERDOSE | 467 |
| PNEUMONIA | 463 |
| NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME | 457 |
| SUICIDAL IDEATION | 453 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 450 |
| WEIGHT INCREASED | 437 |
| SCHIZOPHRENIA | 433 |
| MANIA | 428 |
| DIARRHOEA | 419 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 413 |
How to read lithium FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 24,367 voluntary reports linked to lithium (Lithobid, Eskalith), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 2,021 (8.3%). Hospitalization appears on 9,664 (39.7%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 39.7% mention hospitalization (9,664 reports).
Read with lithium
Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY stamps.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 24,340 FAERS cases (Δ 27 lighter vs lithium); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 24,428 FAERS cases (Δ 61 heavier vs lithium); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 24,667 FAERS cases (Δ 300 heavier vs lithium); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-LIGHT · FEMALE-LED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 24,014 FAERS cases (Δ 353 lighter vs lithium); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 53.8 pp vs lithium's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
lithium stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.