Lili Reinhart is getting refreshingly candid about her mental health.
The 29-year-old Hal & Harper star was on Tuesday’s episode of the Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky podcast, sharing how she’s been focusing on her wellbeing, especially after stopping her birth control and anti-depressants.
“When I went off my anti-depressants, I realized I had a plethora of other things that were being subdued by medication,” she explained.
While she was pleased to know that her medications were doing something, she also realized she had “really bad” Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and “horrible” Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, also known as PMDD.
One of the hallmarks of PMDD is severe depression and Lili told Monica that she feels “suicidal” during the week before her period.
“And I didn’t know that I felt that way until I wasn’t on medication. But people go on those meds and birth control to suppress that feeling, so it makes sense I went off birth control and anti-depressants and suddenly I felt those feelings,” she said.
Once she became aware of the feelings “bubbling under the surface,” Lili was able to take steps to manage them.
“I’m on the clock with it and understand, ‘Okay this is the day that it’s maybe gonna happen, let’s be careful with ourselves a few days prior,’” the Riverdale alum shared.
“And I write it down in my little notes app. I keep track of my symptoms and the day I actually get it and stuff like that, so I can sort of track what day am I gonna feel the worst,” Lili Reinhart concluded.
