Coronation Street’s Georgia May Foote reveals she is taking anxiety medication that ‘saved her life’

Former Coronation Street star Georgia May Foote has opened up about how taking anxiety medication ‘saved her life’. 

The actress, who played Katy Armstrong, revealed her struggles during a Q&A on Instagram on Saturday. 

Georgia, 29, told her followers that she has been taking Citalopram – an antidepressant which is used to treat depression and panic attacks. 

She said: ‘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.’

While the former soap star admitted that she found the side effects ‘awful at first’ she thinks it was worth it because of how much it changed her life. 

The common side effects of Citalopram during the beginning stages of taking it are: dry mouth, sweating, being unable to sleep, feeling sleepy and feeling tired or weak. 

Georgia gave her followers more tips on what else helped her gain control of her mental health alongside medication.  

She said that while Citalopram cures the symptoms of some mental health problems it doesn’t cure the root causes.  

Georgia said: ‘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.’  

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