Antidepressant Prozac Speeds Stroke Recovery: Study

(CBS) Could antidepressants be one key to successful stroke rehab? That's the apparent suggestion of a new study published in the journal "Lancet Neurology."

The study of 118 patients showed that those who took the popular antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac) had improved motor function in their arms and legs and were living more independently after three months than similar patients who took a placebo.

And not surprisingly, those taking Prozac were less likely to experience depression - a common problem in stroke patients.

Read the study here.