Anti-depressants and cycling

I have no experience of them and I have pretty robust mental health…that said as a friend of mine who is over 70 and an ex top class TTer regularly says there is nothing in life that isn’t made better by riding your bike more…so that would always be my number 1 go to message. If that doesn’t work then obviously support is needed but looking at the side effects list and the experience I had when a former partner took them I would hope they are an absolute last resort and not an easy out for a doctor…I hope the days of trying to medicate our way out of mental health issues are behind us.

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