Credit: Evelyn Richards
Strong Women
“I was training for a half marathon before I started taking antidepressants – why does running now feel so much harder?”
11 months ago
7 min read
When writer Evelyn Richards started training for her first half marathon, things were going great – until she started taking sertraline. Since then, running has become infinitely harder. The question is: do mental health-saving SSRIs have an impact on our cardio health and can we mitigate the effect?
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