Antidepressant raises the risk of fractures, news reported. Prozac and several other antidepressants increase the risk double of fractures in the middle age. Those person who habitual of depression medicines, called SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), have weaker bones rather than other people.

A study has found in McGill University that habitant of antidepressant has weaker bones and have fractures. The results recommend doctors require weighing the reimbursement of SSRIs for depression with the growing risk of fractures as they create treatment decisions, the study said.

People should be aware there is this amplified risk and should be encouraged to pursue a routine for osteoporosis.

David Goltzman, professor of medicine at McGill University said “we can say SSRIs are associated with risk over and above things like falls, physical activity and bone density,”.

The researchers wrote in the study “In light of the high rate of SSRI use among the general population, and among elderly persons in particular, further studies that include controlled prospective trials are needed to confirm our findings”.

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