Helen Flanagan has revealed she hoped medication would ‘fix’ her mental health problems after feeling ‘terrible and depressed’.
The Coronation Street star, 33, has been incredibly candid about the breakdown she suffered earlier this year which forced her to pull out of her acting comeback.
And in an upcoming interview on the Full of Grace podcast, Helen will talk about how she begged doctors for medication to “level her up” but instead she felt “absolutely terrible.”
In an excerpt from the podcast, which is released on Friday, Helen said: ‘I just couldn’t cope, I just felt so awful and I would feel so depressed.
‘[I would go to] the doctors and say, ‘I feel so horrible mentally before my period, I need to take something to realign me.
Helen Flanagan has revealed she hoped medication would ‘fix’ her mental health problems after feeling ‘terrible and depressed’
The Coronation Street star has been incredibly candid about the breakdown she suffered earlier this year after a reaction to her ADHD medication
“I thought it would heal me a little, but it actually made me feel terrible.”
In February it was revealed that Helen stepped down from her role as Miss Scarlett in the show Cluedo 2 after she was ‘advised to withdraw for medical reasons’, but she failed to provide further details about the reason behind her departure – causing fears . among fans.
In March, she revealed on Instagram that she was battling a secret battle with her mental health in January and February following her divorce from Scott Sinclair.
Helen has since admitted the extent of her misery, revealing to The Mirror that she saw things and felt like she was in constant danger after having a reaction to her ADHD medication.
She confessed that she had difficulty coping with the breakup: ‘I don’t see it as a breakup, I see it as a divorce. We were together for 13 years. But instead of processing it all, I threw myself into work and shut down my emotions.
“I just went into survival mode. Then earlier this year it all came to a head and I broke down mentally and physically.”
She then started taking medication for her ADHD and had a bad reaction to her medication, as she explained, “It was really sad and very scary.” I saw things and constantly felt like I was in danger.’
While in the throes of her episode, Helen flew to Bali with her children Matilda, eight, Delilah, five, and Charlie, two, who she shares with ex Scott.
In an upcoming interview on the Full of Grace podcast, Helen will talk about how she begged doctors for medication to “level her up” but instead it left her feeling “absolutely terrible.”
Helen previously admitted how frightening the breakdown was as she revealed she saw things and felt like she was in constant danger after a reaction to her ADHD medication
Helen didn’t get to have her children for Christmas because they were with their father, so she decided to take them to the sunny destination for a special New Year.
During the trip, she shared a slew of sweet snaps – with a smile that hid her hidden pain after the painful breakup with her ex and her new life as a single mother.
Although she did not comment on her struggle at the time, she was in the throes of a psychotic breakdown due to unresolved trauma surrounding her divorce.
The couple ended their relationship in 2022 after spending 13 years together.
Helen’s children stayed with her parents while she sought help, as the mother made sure her family came first.
The Coronation Street star first opened up about her psychosis in March after a social media hiatus, when she explained she was “struggling emotionally” with her divorce from ex Scott Sinclair and the demands of being a working single mother.
She began: “So basically in December/January I was really having issues with my mental health,” Helen began her post.
‘I didn’t really feel well at Christmas and I didn’t feel all that different when I took the kids away for New Year. There were a lot of difficult things going on, things I just can’t talk about on Instagram.”
She ended her post by saying, “I’ve always been honest here and I’m in a really nice place now. therapy can be great and I feel like I have been working on myself with things that were quite difficult for me, but I still feel lighter now and send love and please be kind.”
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