INQUESTS INVOLVING ANTIDEPRESSANTS
England & Wales 2021
The format of the list is as follows:
Name (with Hyperlink); Occupation; Age; Location; Antidepressant(s) Involved; Cause of Death.
Where I have established the brand name of antidepressants involved, I have named it. Otherwise, I have used the abbreviation ADs, or MfD where the report refers to “medication for depression” or similar.
I hope that I have not intruded on anybody’s private grief by collating this information. However, if you are related to one of the victims, and do not wish your relative’s name to be included, please send an email to brian@antidepaware.co.uk with the details, and their name and link will be removed.
Abbie Bannister, 19 (Cambridgeshire). MfD. Took her life
Alexander Stern, 36 (Berkshire). MfD. Drowned in river
Anna Gratzkowski, 19 (Kent). MfD. Overdose of prescribed medication
Catherine Cartwright, teacher, 31 (Norfolk). MfD. Hanged
Harry Benjamin, personal trainer, 33 (Greater Manchester). ADs. Took unnamed sedative
James Taylor, 35 (East London). MfD. Took his life
Justin Mines, train driver, 48 (Hampshire). ADs. Took his life
Lynne Hill, 66 (Hampshire). Overdose of Venlafaxine & Amitriptyline
Melanie Birch, 64 (Staffordshire). ADs increased. Hanged
Michelle Haldane, 51 (Stoke-on-Trent). Overdose of MfD
Paula Williamson, actress, 38 (Stoke-on-Trent). MfD. Combination of drugs
Rebecca Catterall, 26 (Cornwall). ADs. Overdose of drugs
Rose Foster, 46 (Stoke-on-Trent). ADs stopped. Overdose of medication
Timothy Wood, 62 (Norfolk). ADs. Fell from cliff
* [Name & link removed], 35 (Manchester). ADs. Struck by vehicle
* [Name & link removed], 40 (Norfolk). ADs. Hanged
Other deaths linked to antidepressants:
Bernadette Gallagher, 72 (Staffordshire). ADs. Drove car into wall
Diane Bowness, 52 (Cornwall). Accidental overdose of Amitriptyline & Dihydrocodeine
Jacob Endean, 21 (Kent). MfD. Accidental overdose of MDMA
Total so far: 19
Related Inquest Reports:
“Suffering from Depression” – 2021
Inquests 2003-2007 [1253]
Inquests 2008-2010 [1214]
Inquests 2011-2013 [1256]
Inquests 2014-2015 [1152]
Inquests 2016-2017 [1224]
Inquests 2018-2019 [1279]
Inquests 2020 [450]