Posted by Karen's World on September 13, 2008, at 23:25:15
In reply to Re: SSRI's and Osteoporosis » Karen's World, posted by Phillipa on September 13, 2008, at 21:40:48
Phillipa:
My gynecologist was the one who told me about it and made me have a bone scan. I found the following articles on the internet regarding the link between ssri's and bone loss. Here they are:
http://firstwatch.jwatch.org/cgi/content/full/2007/626/3
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0CYD/is_23_39/ai_n8581182
http://www.webmd.com/depression/news/20070625/antidepressants-may-speed-bone-loss
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070626115436.htm
There are actually more articles than the above, but they all say about the same thing. Pretty compelling stuff - so I can either be a happy hunchback with brittle bones or depressed and anxiety-ridden with a strong, straight spine - not much of a choice. Maybe TCA's?
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