Well, Lithium (IIRC Lithium Hydroxide) is used in depressants.
Its used to treat maniacs.

I'm not sure, But lithium is supposedly poisonous. These medicines
are given in controlled doses and used only in extreme cases.

Jeethu Rao

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> The superthin cells are lithium based. Lithium is nasty while it burns but
> it is not a serious health hazard beyond that afaik. I seem to remember
> that lithium salts are used as some kind of medicine but I do not know for
> what.
>
> Peter
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