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Carrey ditches Prozac
22/11/2004 08:12 - (SA)
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Los Angeles - Jim Carrey said on the CBS programme 60 Minutes that he is better able to deal with depression now that he lives a life free of Prozac and alcohol.
In an interview for Sunday's broadcast, Carrey said he took Prozac for a long time but the drug didn't cure his depression.
"I had to get off at a certain point because I realised that ... everything is just OK," he told reporter Steve Kroft at his home in Brentwood.
Even when he was taking Prozac, the depression didn't go away entirely, he says.
"It feels like a low level of despair you live in where you're not getting any answers but you're living OK and you can smile at the office," he said.
Carrey says he still has bouts of depression but he now deals with it without Prozac and alcohol.
"I rarely drink coffee. I am very serious about no alcohol, no drugs," he said. "Life is too beautiful."
Carrey's film credits include Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Mask and The Truman Show.
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