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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
Sleeping pill prescriptions for under-18s have increased by a third in two years, while the number of teens being treated for addiction to anti-anxiety medication doubled between 2017 and 2018.
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
Abbie Chatfield has revealed that she takes anti-depressants in the latest instalment of her podcast, It’s A Lot. Candidly discussing the importance of mental health on Tuesday, the Bachelor In Paradise star admitted that she ‘wished she hadn’t wasted the last three years of her life’ and had sought help earlier. The 25-year-old also encouraged … 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
Married At First Sight EXCLUSIVE: Stacey Hampton is ‘hospitalised and put on antidepressants’ after being prescribed Valium for the reunion By Joshua Fox For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:22 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 01:41 BST, 2 April 2020 Married At First Sight’s Stacey Hampton has revealed the brutal backlash from appearing on the … Read more