Ab0950 effect of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors on Bone Mineral Density in Egyption Patients With Primary Fibromyalgia
Abstract:Background:Fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain that often co-exists with sleep disturbances, fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, stiffness and tenderness to palpation at specific tender points.Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors represent a class of commonly used antidepressants. They act by preventing the reuptake of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) (Serotonin) through the inhibition of the 5-HT transporter (5-HTT) which is located on the presynaptic neuron, thereby increasing l… Show more
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