Frankie Bridge has revealed that she’s been having ‘really bad withdrawals’ from her antidepressants. The Saturdays star, 32, explained that she forgot to order more medication and because of the Bank Holiday weekend has been unable to get any until Wednesday. Speaking candidly on Instagram Stories about how she was holding up after ‘5 or … Read more
Roman Kemp has revealed he’s been taking antidepressants for the past 15 years after struggling with suicidal thoughts. Speaking in an interview on PrettyLittleThing’s Behind Closed Doors podcast, the Capital FM DJ, 28, admitted that at his lowest ebb he ‘started to hate his life and everything that was happening.’ Roman went onto discuss the … Read more
Antidepressants could soon be prescribed routinely by GPs to treat the UK’s most common bowel condition. Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, affects nine million Britons, causing agonising pain, bloating, diarrhoea and constipation – with few effective treatments available. Now, hundreds of GPs will offer a low dose of mood-boosting drugs to patients, as part of a … Read more
More than 6million people in England use antidepressants as record number turn to pills during Covid lockdown, new figures show By Antony Thrower For Mailonline Published: 12:53 GMT, 2 January 2021 | Updated: 12:58 GMT, 2 January 2021 A record-breaking six million people in England have been prescribed antidepressants as lockdown life continues to impact … Read more
It is an idea as concerning as it is intriguing – prescribing a course of antidepressants to perfectly happy people. The medication, already taken by seven million Britons, could, it is suggested, be an effective tool for warding off the ever-increasing tide of mental illness if taken before there’s even a hint of symptoms. It might … Read more
‘I’d want it all to just go away’: Suzanne Shaw reveals she has been on antidepressants for 20 years and is now sober after drinking caused ‘dark thoughts’ By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 11:44 BST, 12 August 2020 | Updated: 11:44 BST, 12 August 2020 Suzanne Shaw has revealed she has been on antidepressants … Read more
As if the Covid-19 pandemic wasn’t enough, unprecedented numbers of people are suffering emotional fallout from isolation, money worries and fear of coronavirus infection, leaving Britain facing a tidal wave of anxiety and depression. That’s the stark warning from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, with the organisation’s president, Professor Wendy Burn, declaring: ‘Our fear is … Read more