I had an enormous breakdown through the pandemic, so it was trial and error with a number of drugs till I used to be placed on [antidepressant] Venlafaxine,’ says Amy from London. ‘The pandemic negatively impacted my psychological well being, particularly with isolation from family and friends and stress at work.’
Amy is only one of 1000’s of people that required treatment for the stresses of the previous two years. Accessing remedy has been essential; life saving for a lot of. And but, as restrictions are lastly lifted and ‘normality’ is returning, the difficulty of pharmaceuticals is a tough one