Depression

Russell Armstrong Stopped Taking Anti-Depression Meds Two Weeks Before Suicide


Posted on Aug 23, 2011 @ 05:30PM - 15 comments

By Jen Heger - Radar Legal Editor

Russell Armstrong had been taking anti-depressant medications to control his rage issues, but stopped taking the drugs two weeks before his suicide, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.

Russell had been taking the drugs for several months prior to his suicide.

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Heidi Montag's Mom Feared Heart Attack Following Ambien & Booze Cocktail


Posted on Mar 09, 2011 @ 06:00AM - 3 comments

On her blog dated January 29, Darlene Egelhoff writes a shocking entry outlining the night that she “thought might be my last” due to an adverse reaction to sleeping pills while she was drinking alcohol.

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Heart palpitations, which she admits to suffering from since childhood, but not at an alarming rate, increasingly got worse leading her to become depressed, she claims.

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VIDEO: Oprah Reveals Depression Sent Her Into 'Mac And Cheese Eating Tailspin'


Posted on Jan 13, 2011 @ 05:09PM - 6 comments

Oprah Winfrey is talking about the only time in her life she has suffered from depression - revealing the episode sent her into "a massive mac and cheese eating tailspin."

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EXCLUSIVE: Andy Dick Suicidal - Comedian 'Depressed & Disillusioned' With Hollywood


Posted on Nov 01, 2010 @ 05:15AM - 8 comments

Train-wreck comedian Andy Dick has desperately told a friend he is considering killing himself, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Friends And Family Of Catherine Bach's Husband Are Shocked And Devastated By His Apparent Suicide


Posted on Apr 30, 2010 @ 07:20PM - 5 comments

Dukes of Hazard star, Catherine Bach's husband, Peter Lopez was found dead Friday morning by his house, apparently from a self-inflicted gun shot wound.

Friends and family of the entertainment lawyer are, not surprisingly, reeling from the news - saying that he showed no outward signs of depression, and trying to fathom what would tip him over the edge to the degree where he would choose to take his own life.

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RadarOnline.com spoke exclusively with Lopez's mother, Eleanor, who told us, "I just can't believe it. Catherine called me just now, she said, 'Peter is dead.'

"Catherine said to me, 'Peter's not here anymore, he shot himself.' I can't believe it.

"I just can't believe it, I spoke to him just last night and he seemed fine. I've been in and out of the hospital lately and he has been calling me every night to check on me and make sure I'm OK.

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"He never said anything about feeling depressed or anything, I just don't understand this at all.

"He may have had some business problems, he's been going in and out for years with this business of his and, you know, enjoying his work, so why would he do this?

"He liked his work and I used to tell him about programs that I’ve seen of some of his clients. This is not right.

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"Catherine is falling apart. I don’t blame her. She’s in shock.

"She says he went up a hill up there. You go up and there’s a platform and you can see the Valley, you know, from the house up there in the backyard. There’s like a viewing spot up there. She says he went up there and he shot himself. I cannot believe it, you know.

"Catherine wasn't there when it happened, she said she came back she couldn’t find him and he was up there on the hill.

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"I feel so bad for his girls you know. They loved him so much. They were at school when it happened. Catherine went to go and get them. I just can’t believe this."

John Schneider, who played Bo Duke on the hit 80's show, rushed to his co-star's side as soon as he heard the news. In an exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com he echoed Lopez's mom's disbelief at the tragedy.

"I saw him only 3 weeks ago, and he seemed fine," Schneider said. "Never underestimate the hard times that we are in, especially if you are a parent.

"I really want to go home and hug my wife and kids."

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EXCLUSIVE: Growing Pains Star Alan Thicke Sends Message Of Condolence To Andrew Koenig's Family


Posted on Feb 27, 2010 @ 10:08PM - Add a comment
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Composer, talk show host and sitcom actor Alan Thicke is best-known for his decade as the "dad" on Growing Pains where he worked with Andrew Koenig for several seasons.  Thicke hasn't spoken publicly about Koenig's death, until now.

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In an exclusive statement to RadarOnline.com, Thicke said, "'Andrew's light shone brightly on the Growing Pains set. His skill and humor and friendship were important elements in our extended family. May his own family now find comfort in their memories of the good times with this very special young man."

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Andrew Koenig suffered from severe depression, according to his father, Star Trek's Walter Koenig.  The same mental illness may have been behind the apparent suicide of Marie Osmond's son Michael Blosil Friday night.

Marie Osmond's Son Commits Suicide

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