Posted by Larry Hoover on December 6, 2008, at 12:54:16
In reply to Re: serotonin and bone density, posted by Phillipa on December 6, 2008, at 10:55:34
Anything that increases blood serotonin would suppress bone formation, so eating protein high in tryptophan would have a similar effect to taking an SSRI. The thing that can't be predicted is how vulnerable an individual is to blood serotonin influence. There are so many other variables to consider, especially diet (calcium, magnesium, vitamin D intake). Also, post-menopausal women are especially vulnerable already because estrogen suppresses osteoclast (bone-destroying) cells.
The best treatment, IMHO, would be to block the receptor on bone that makes serotonin have an inhibitory effect on bone formation. Then everything else could just go on as before the intervention.
Lar
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