LOVE Island star Megan Barton-Hanson has revealed she is finally off antidepressants after four years.
The 25-year-old, who has previously spoken about her mental health struggles, took to Instagram to thank her friends for their constant support.
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She wrote: “I wasn’t going to share this, as I’ve denied being on antidepressants in past interviews.
“I saw it as a weakness, which in hindsight it was the opposite, I struggled with accepting help and asking for it because I didn’t know why I felt depressed and anxious.”
Megan tagged a number of her friends who have supported her along the way.
The villa star added: “Thank you for always talking sense and being there during my the darkest times.
“Even though I never take your advice at first or ignore your Whatapps for days because I couldn’t deal with getting out of bed!
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“Your support and love over the last couple of months has been unreal.”
In the lengthy post, Megan admitted she relied on the medication throughout her stay in the Love Island villa before coming off them recently.
The blonde star continued: “I’m so proud to finally say I’m off antidepressants after 4 YEARS and I wouldn’t have been able to do it with out you all. I’m not saying it’s a good thing to come off them, everyone is on their own journey!
“(Don’t just stop without contacting your doctor) but after relying on them for so long I was petrified of ever missing one! I would get the shakes and panic if I forgot one. (Sorry to all the MUAs trying to apply eye makeup when I’m shaking with anxiety!).
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“Even during loveisland I would take them sheepishly hoping no one would clock and ask what they were!”
She ended the emotional post, saying: “I feel so free and like the dark cloud has finally gone, I was so used to them I forgot what life before them in a good headspace actually felt like! Sometimes in life we need to hit a real low to want to change.”
Megan has previously revealed how she wanted to take her own life while suffering from depression.
The reality star asked her her mum’s permission to end her life because she “couldn’t see the light” after finding fame on the ITV2 dating show.
In an interview with musician Hussain Manawer, Megan said: “I have struggled with this on and off throughout my life. Depression.
“I remember even this year in January I was on the sofa with my mum asking her permission. Asking “can I kill myself?”
“And there was nothing she could do. She told me to call 111. It’s the worst thing watching someone you love suffer. And you can’t help someone who doesn’t want to be helped, they can’t see the light.”
Before entering the Love Island villa Megan was having therapy once a week, and doing meditation and yoga to help with her depression.
She also took herself away from toxic friends to give herself a fresh start – and hasn’t looked back since.
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