I just read about new study in Netherlands that concluded these contribute to falls with persons with dementia resulting in broken hips an the like,it struck home with me as the ALF called within the last week an told me LO had fallen,no injuries but still reason to check meds
What Sandi said. Most of the newer types of anti-depressants from Prozac up to Lexapro are SSRIs. There are other families of anti-depressants that existed prior to Prozac and its kin which are still sometimes prescribed. As the name implies, their basic function is to inhibit the reuptake (or elimination) of seratonin, so that it hangs around longer.