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jessicsd
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I 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
 
Posts: 2 | Registered: 11-29-2006Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
PikaB
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Don't get your hopes up too high. I've been on Prozac for several years, including the time my osteopenia progressed to osteoporosis (T=-2.2 fell to T=-2.65). Still, the possibility exists that Prozac combined with some osteoporosis treatment might have an effect greater than the treatment alone. I've been on Forteo for 8 months (still also on Prozac), and thus far my BMD improvement is about what would be expected from Forteo alone.
 
Posts: 1 | Location: Tempe, AZ, USA | Registered: 12-02-2006Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
OsteoporosisAdmin
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Exactly, the latest buzz you might be hearing about Prozac and bone density is about a study using ADULT RODENTS, not people.

Read the article here:
http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/news-535490-105.html

It takes a long time for science to get from lab rats to human beings.

If you have additional questions for our Osteoporosis Expert Dr. Neil Gonter, please send them to feedback@osteoporosisconnection.com.

Thanks,
Sarah
 
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pmini
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just saw an article that says the opposite. a study that showed that anti-dep. like prozac can actually result in bone loss. here's a link.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=75439&nfid=al
 
Posts: 2 | Registered: 06-28-2007Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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