There has also been a rise in children and teenagers taking the drugs, NHS figures show.
Image source,At-home carer Fiona Robertson is 35 and has been taking antidepressants since 2013 to improve her mental health.Fiona says there is still a lot of stigma around taking them and when she's looked to social media support groups, people have expressed their resistance to the drugs.
"I've seen people giving advice to exercise or eat healthily instead of taking these drugs, and I think this can put people off going to the doctor about it."said in November that people with mild depression should be first offered exercise or therapy rather than antidepressants. Alexa Knight, who is in charge of policy at charity Rethink Mental Illness, said: "The fallout from the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis mean we should undoubtedly be concerned around the current pressures on people's mental health.
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