Oliver Hudson has recently shared an old video in which he opened up about his mental health and how he started experiencing intense anxiety after stopping his medication.
In a candid Instagram post Wednesday, the 45-year-old actor shared a video from June 2021 to reveal his experience with anxiety after discontinuing his prescription medication.
He explained, “I’m compelled in this moment. I went off my Lexapro about three months ago. I was on it for about five and half years for anxiety and it’s been really gnarly for me.”
Oliver called that time in his life after he decided to stop his medicines “crushing, debilitating, just scary honestly.” However, he added that as he filmed the video he was having a “good” moment amid his mental health struggles.
He said, “I feel f***ing great and it may be fleeting. In an hour, I might be back to where I was but I’m going to bath in normalcy for a moment.”
Oliver wrote in the caption that he thought about posting the video in June 2021 but he “got nervous that it was too self-indulgent” but still wanted to share it now.
Kate Hudson, Oliver’s sister, showed her support in the comment section, writing “I love you Oliver.” Gwyneth Paltrow also shared the same emotion.
In December, Oliver talked to PEOPLE about his mental health struggles and taking a break from his anxiety medication.
At the time, he said, “My whole summer was really difficult. I went off of Lexapro, my antidepressant, and I thought, ‘I’m done with it. I don’t need it anymore.’ And whatever happened, I needed it. And I tried to fight it off all summer, but it was just really going back to my 20s, horrible, horrible.”
“And so I was like, ‘You know what? I’m not ready. I have to go back on it. And even me out now, it’s just mental health,’” he added. “It’s figuring it out and making sure that you’re in the right place.”
