![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/inside-terrifying-rise-in-women-taking-antidepressants-to-cure-heartbreak/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/newspress-collage-22988312-1688919202958.jpg&description=WITH a dry mouth and her heart pounding, Sarah Hobbs shook from the effects of drug withdrawal. But this was not the result of quitting a Class A substance — she had simply stopped taking antidepressants prescribed after the heartbreak of a failed relationship in 2021. 5 Sarah Hobbs said: 'My GP said I was depressed, and prescribed Citalopram. I didn't ask about side-effects. I was getting a magic pill to take the pain away' Credit: Neil Hope - The Sun 5 Citalopram is an antidepressant mainly used to treat major depression disorder and general anxiety disorder Credit: Getty The mum of one, an events manager from Edinburgh , had been given Citalopram . It is an antidepressant of the 'selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor' class, mainly used to treat major depression disorder and general anxiety disorder . This followed a break-up with the father of her three-year-old daughter. Sarah says: 'I couldn't sleep properly, was crying uncontrollably and calling in sick to work. I was overwhelmed. 'My GP said I was depressed, and prescribed Citalopram. I didn't ask about side-effects. I was getting a magic pill to take the pain away. 'Within three weeks I started grinding my teeth and getting severe headaches. Three months later the headaches were still there and at six months I also had debilitating brain fog. 'I was shocked to discover my symptoms mirrored the side-effects of Citalopram and seemed worse than my post-separation sadness. I decided to taper myself off the tablets. I didn't consult my GP, and I know now that was wrong.' Last week, Kelly Clarkson, 41, revealed she had taken prescribed meds after splitting in 2020 from music manager hubby Brandon Blackstock, 46 . The singer, who has daughter River Rose, nine, and son Remington, seven, with Blackstock, said: 'I was on Lexapro for, I think, two months. "My thing was, I just can't smile any more. I'm not happy and I need help. It was honest to God the greatest decision ever.' Kelly added that she 'wouldn't have mad){kind=link}
WITH a dry mouth and her heart pounding, Sarah Hobbs shook from the effects of drug withdrawal.
But this was not the result of quitting a Class A substance – she had simply stopped taking antidepressants prescribed after the heartbreak of a failed relationship in 2021.
The mum of one, an events manager from Edinburgh, had been given Citalopram.
It is an antidepressant of the “selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor” class, mainly used to treat major depression disorder and general anxiety disorder.
This followed a break-up with the father of her three-year-old daughter.