British singer Frankie Bridge opens up about crippling health battle: Things are brutal

Frankie Bridge opened up about her ongoing health issues during the most recent episode of “Loose Women.”The 35-year-old British singer — known for being a member of the S Club Juniors and girl group the Saturdays — addressed her “bad depression and anxiety” while speaking to fellow panelists Judi Love, Charlene White and Nadia Sawalha on Friday.“I started taking antidepressants when I was about 18 and I still ended up in hospital when I was about 21 with really bad depression and anxiety,” Bridge told the ladies.“It’s one of those things for me where they work to a degree in that I’m able to get out of bed in the morning and I’m able to come and work and be present with my friends and family.”Sharing she has “treatment-resistant depression,” the star continued, “so actually the antidepressants don’t really work.”Bridge explained that her body isn’t able to create or keep seratonin, “So even if I’m taking antidepressants it’s almost counter productive.

But because I’ve been on them for so long for now the fear of coming off them is really scary because I’m like would I end up back in hospital again?”She was hospitalized in 2011 after reaching “rock bottom” with her depression, per Daily Mail.Bridge went on to say that times have changed now that she started a family.The musician-turned-TV star married former professional footballer Wayne Bridge in 2014.

The pair share two children: sons Parker, 11, and Carter, 9.“I’ve got children now, a husband.I’ve tried a lot of different ones and I’ve tried different combinations of different antidepressants and things like that,” the “What About Us” singer continued, revealing she’s “constantly trying to think of different things to try.”Her most recent attempt was ketamine.“So I’ve recently tried ketamine treatment which has been really effective for me but it’s really expensive, it’s not available for everyone,” Bridge said.

“That wa...