Osteoporosis

just read an article on pharmdaily.com that says prozac increases bone mass. have any of you hear of this as a possiblity? Do you think it is a real possibility? http://pharmdaily.com/Article/5071/Prozac_May_Protect_A...&Search=osteoporosis

Good catch, but unfortunately the study you are referring to was conducted in adult rodents (MICE), not in humans, so the research does not represent strong evidence one way or the other of what would happen in people.

News reports add that the opposite effect happened in children -- Prozac use hindered bone growth for them:

"Oddly, a prior study using Prozac found that the drug actually hindered bone growth. The discrepancy may have been due to the way bone mass or density was measured and also to the fact that it involved children, not adults, Battaglino [one of the scientists conducting the mouse Prozac study] said."

Here's the article, so you can check the details:

http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/news-535490-105.html