If you had to choose between strong bones or more contentment - which would rule?
According to Oregon Health & Science University there could be a higher cost than once thought – from antidepressants. New studies show some drugs taken to strengthen emotions – may actually weaken bones!
It seems that some people who take selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, which include antidepressants such as Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft, are prone to increased bone loss.
Researchers in this new study, reported that elderly men taking the drugs showed lower bone mineral density, while elderly women using antidepressants showed increased bone loss. It's not what people expected!
Check out the details from Dr. Elizabeth Haney, who suggests both an additional screening or extra protection for bones. What do you think? Are antidepressants worth bone loss risks described here?
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