Ex Corrie star Georgia May Foote reveals she’s on anxiety medication that ‘saved her life’
EX Coronation Street star Georgia May Foote has revealed that she's taking anxiety medication that 'saved her life.'
The actress - who played Katy Armstrong in the popular ITV soap - opened up about her struggles with mental health during a Q&A session on Instagram yesterday.
The former soap star, 29 opened up to her 560k followers so that they could find out a little more about the real Georgia.
The beauty revealed that she has been taking Citalopram - a type of antidepressant that is often used to treat depression and panic attacks - after one fan asked for some advice on taking anxiety medication.
Another follower went on to praise her for being so open about something so personal.
She replied: "I have been on it for over two years now and it probably saved my life.
"I am grateful there is medication that can help when you struggle so much to motivate yourself to help yourself.
"Now I understand what helps I am slowly coming off it."
Georgia explained that she found the side affects of the medication "awful at first" but thinks that it was all worth it because of how much better she feels now.
She added: "I am on Citalopram. I found it awful at first but it deffo helps.
"I am in the process of coming off it now. But I found it deffo calmed my brain."
The common side effects of Citalopram gradually improve as your body gets used to it, but people who take it for panic attacks tend to find that they get worse when they first start taking it.
These include: dry mouth, sweating, being unable to sleep, feeling sleepy and feeling tired/weak.
After opening up about her mental health, Georgia took to her story to explain a little bit more about how it has helped her over the past two years alongside attending therapy sessions.
Talking to her front camera in the comfort of her gorgeous home, she said: "Citalopram is good for helping people, but it doesn't cure any mental health problems.
"It doesn't cure anxiety, it doesn't cure depression. It's something that helps you think a little bit clearer so I found it was really useful alongside therapy because I could think a little bit clearer. I could sleep at night. it gets rid of that fuzzy feeling.
"But I do still have them days, very badly at times like I don't get how Chris puts up with me to be honest because I can't put up with myself half the time.
"It's really difficult and I'm coming off them so I do feel like sometimes I'm having more of those days more often but yeah it definitely helped me, it helped me alongside therapy so I would advice it if you can."