# Severe Lithium Toxicity due to the Use of Unauthorized Weight Loss Medication

**Authors:** Georgios Ydraios, Rayan Nasserdine, Emilie Duret, Stergios Tsartsalis, Hélène Richard‐Lepouriel

PMC · DOI: 10.1111/bdi.70101 · Bipolar Disorders · 2026-02-26

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- **Diseases:** jaw dysarthria (MESH:D007571), sleep onset difficulties (MESH:D012893), poisoning (MESH:D011041), behavioral disturbances (MESH:D001523), nausea (MESH:D009325), weight gain (MESH:D015430), mood disorders (MESH:D019964), intracranial hemorrhage (MESH:D020300), confusion (MESH:D003221), acute kidney injury (MESH:D058186), volume depletion (MESH:C536350), neurological symptoms (MESH:D009461), tremor (MESH:D014202), psychomotor slowing (MESH:D011596), delusions (MESH:D063726), encephalopathy (MESH:D001927), gastrointestinal disturbances (MESH:D005767), hypophosphatemia (MESH:D017674), Weight Loss (MESH:D015431), Toxicity (MESH:D064420), depressive (MESH:D003866), aggressive behavior (MESH:D010554), bipolar I disorder (MESH:D001714), miosis (MESH:D015877), hypokalemia (MESH:D007008), muscle rigidity (MESH:D009127), overdose (MESH:D062787)
- **Chemicals:** aripiprazole (MESH:D000068180), metformin (MESH:D008687), Lithium (MESH:D008094), Benzodiazepines (MESH:D001569), sibutramine (MESH:C058254), hydrochlorothiazide (MESH:D006852), lorazepam (MESH:D008140), furosemide (MESH:D005665), fluoxetine (MESH:D005473), flurazepam (MESH:D005479), quetiapine (MESH:D000069348), creatinine (MESH:D003404), serotonin (MESH:D012701)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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