Anti-depressants raise hip fracture risk in elderly

Elderly people who take anti-depressants or opioids are more than twice as likely to suffer a fractured hip after a fall, a new study has found.

The study revealed that the risk of fracturing a hip was significantly higher among those who were taking multiple psychotropic medicines mood and conscious-altering medications that aare used to treat conditions ranging from depression to dementia, it was reported.

Anti-depressants, opioids, anti-epileptic medicines, benzodiazepines (which are used to treat anxiety) and anti-psychotics ( which are used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder) all increase the risk of hip fractures, lead author said.

Combining them increases the risk even further, up to 5 times in the case of starting anti-depressants and anxiety medicines together.

This equates to one extra hip fracture for every 17 patients aged 80 years older who are treated for a year.

This risk of falling can be lowered by reducing medicine use, exercising more and using other interventions such as occupational therapy and podiatry, the researchers said.

Australians are among the highest users of anti-depressants in the world, with approximately 10% of the adult population taking them every day.

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