Source: Healthy Years
Summary:
Researchers studied medication use and incidence of falls in people 60 and over
Both symptoms of depression and anti-depression medication were independently linked to multiple falls in the study in PLoS One
Older adults with depression should ask their doctors about alternative treatments
Comment: All drugs have side effects and drugs should not always be the first or only treatment, especially when lifestyle approaches may be helpful
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