Posted by Larry Hoover on August 21, 2007, at 16:34:56
In reply to Re: SSRIs and bone loss » sam123, posted by Quintal on August 21, 2007, at 16:12:29
> I was wondering why Lar suggested vitamin D was important here, since the study itself did not mention vitamin D. Do SSRIs imapair vitamin D absorption?
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> QNothing like that. Depressed people are already less likely to get sunshine, and perhaps also to obtain sufficient exercise, to optimize bone deposition. Vitamin D intake recommendations are being constantly increased. Last I saw, there were doctors lobbying for an RDA of about 4000 IU/day.
Vitamin D supps are a good idea for folk like me, prone to sunburn (so I avoid direct sun, and/or use gobs of sunscreen), low vigour (so I don't get the exercise I'd like to have), and now add in "exposed to SSRI".
Lar
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