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Vancouver Anti-Depressant Use May Risk Bone Health

Back pain can be depressing, especially chronic lower back pain that has persisted for more than three months. Vancouver Disc Centers deals with patients with this problem every day. Every Vancouver chiropractic back pain patient handles it in various ways. A few will exercise more. Some will eat more. Some will sit more. Some will look to anti-depressant drugs. Vancouver Disc Centers offers a chiropractic treatment plan to alleviate the pain, thereby lowering the need for anti-depressant drugs. ("How long will it take?" is frequently a question. The solution: conceivably not as long as you think.) But if you take anti-depressants, know that you aren't alone. Find out why…

Vancouver anti-depressant use may risk bone health.A lot of people in Vancouver are taking anti-depressants as if they were candy. One report shares that Americans’ use of them is on the rise. (1,5) 27 million in 2005! (2) Statistically speaking, women use them more than men. (5) Many people end up taking them for smaller bouts of depression without understanding the bigger risks associated with their use. (1) Now, Vancouver Disc Centers is certainly NOT suggesting anyone to take themselves off any medication. We simply want to provide you research findings and present some healthy approaches to dealing with Vancouver anti-depressant use.

So if you take antidepressants or know someone else in Vancouver who does, Vancouver Disc Centers urges you to note the following hazard to your health.

It has been shown that antidepressants would have a direct action on bone metabolism and would be associated with increased fracture risk. An exhaustive systematic research study of 34 studies (1,217,464 individuals) performed between 1966 and April 2011 shows a 42%, 47%, and 38% increased risk for non-vertebral, hip, and spine fractures, respectively. Bottomline: Results from this large study showed antidepressant use is associated with a moderate and clinically significant increase in the risk of fractures of all types. (3)

So, we don’t want you or any other chiropractic patient to worry about anti-depressant use. Just think about doing something positive to counteract the negative results of anti-depressants on bone metabolism, if possible. Take calcium, vitamin D and magnesium, even exercise (4) for your brain, your depression, your bones, and your health!

Contact your Vancouver chiropractor at Vancouver Disc Centers to discuss some of these healthier approaches.
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