"DEPRESSION DRUGS" (SSRIs) INCREASE THE RISK OF FRACTURES

                    A Natural Substance to the Rescue?

"Background:  Depression and osteoporotic fractures are common ailments among elderly persons. Selective serotonin inhibitors SSRIs, 'such as Prozac and Zoloft] are frequently used in the treatment of depression 'bi-polar disorders]...Our objective was to examine the effect of daily SSRI use on the risk of...fragility fracture.

"Conclusions: Daily SSRI use in adults 50 years and older remained associated with a 2-fold increased risk of clinical 'serious] fragility...Depression and fragility fractures are common in this age group, and the elevated risk attributed to daily use may have important public health consequences."

From: Archives of Internal Medicine, vol. 167, 2007. By: Drs. Richards, Papaioannou, Adachi, Goldzman, et al., Dept. of Med., & Dept. of Epidemiology,

McGill U., Bone and Calcium Res. Labs., Royal Hosp., Montreal, Quebec; Dept. of Med., Hamilton Health Sciences, and Dept. of Med., St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster U, Hamilton, Ontario; Dept. of Endocrinologu and Med., U. of British

Columbia, Vancouver; Dept. of Med., Duke U. School of Med., Durham, North Carolina.

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