Lewis Capaldi has revealed he’s no longer on antidepressants and is feeling the ‘best he’s felt in a long time’ in a new health update.
The adored Scotsman, 28, made his return to music almost two weeks ago with an epic and emotional performance at Glastonbury.
It came almost exactly two years after he broke down on the very same stage, prompting a hiatus during which Lewis was forced to focus on improving both his physical and mental health.
But after taking some time away from the limelight and the ‘pressures’ of being a star, Lewis says that he’s now ‘doing much better’ and is no longer taking the antidepressant Sertraline.
‘I’m not on antidepressants anymore,’ he told fans on a livestream.
Lewis Capaldi has revealed he’s no longer on antidepressants and is feeling the ‘best he’s felt in a long time’ in a new health update
The adored Scotsman, 28, made his return to music almost two weeks ago with an epic and emotional performance at Glastonbury
‘It was f*****g hard to get off it. You could say I survived getting off Sertraline but let’s not get into that.
‘This is happy stuff, I’m trying to share less.’
He later added: ‘I’ve felt the best I’ve felt in a long time through therapy.
‘I think I will always be an anxious person, accepting that’s always going to be there for me is a big thing. It’s about how I respond to anxiety.’
Lewis, who marked his return with the new track Survive which has soared to Number 1, also opened up about the 2023 set at Glastonbury, calling the performance ‘the worst moment of my life’.
He candidly admitted: ‘I think I probably knew two songs into the set at Glastonbury that I couldn’t do it.
‘I was on stage and I was on complete autopilot. In my head I was feeling a thousand miles away and I watched it back and I feel sad. As far as I was concerned, I was done indefinitely.
‘I didn’t need to break to focus on getting better, I took a break because I needed a break to release the pressure valve a little bit.
Lewis admitted it’s been ‘f*****g hard’ to get off the medication, but says he’s feeling ‘much better’
Lewis left unable to finish his set at Glastonbury in 2023 after struggling with Tourette’s (pictured in 2023)
‘I was achieving my dream. If there was a film, I’ve got to the end and I’ve done it. But it’s not how I thought it would be.
‘The thing that I wanted to do most made me feel the worst. Watching it, I just see someone who is completely not there and having the worst moment of his life’.
The singer too spoke about therapy, and how difficult he finds motivating himself to attend sessions.
In an attempt to help supporters, Capaldi has teamed up with BetterHelp to offer 734 hours of free therapy to fans. The number marks the amount of days he spent away from the music industry.
He said: ‘I was lying my way through therapy before. I was telling them what I thought they wanted to hear or things I’d read online so I could get out of there as quickly as possible.
‘I struggle most weeks to get myself up and go to therapy – even to go to open my laptop and talk to the therapist can be really difficult.’
Lewis’s new tune Survive, which candidly details his struggles over the past two years, shifted a whopping 68,500 units in its first week, beating competition from the likes of Sabrina Carpenter to Number 1.
It also marked the singer’s biggest first week ever in another landmark achievement.
Gushing about the support he’s received since his highly-anticipated comeback last week, Lewis said: ‘Survive is this week’s UK Number 1, and I want to say a massive thank you to everybody who’s been streaming it, downloading it – it really means the world.
In an attempt to help supporters, Capaldi has teamed up with BetterHelp to offer 734,hours of free therapy to fans. The number marks the amount of days Lewis spent away from music industry (Lewis is pictured at Glastonbury)
‘I’ve been away for a little while and to come back to this outpouring of love and support has been absolutely incredible.
‘I can’t thank everybody enough for all the kind words since Glastonbury – and now this!
‘It’s been the best week of my life. I hope you continue to enjoy the song, it means a lot to me.’
On the day of the track’s release, Lewis took to the stage at Glastonbury, emotionally telling supporters: ‘Two years ago I wasn’t sure if I’d ever do this again, but I’m back baby!’
He sang a number of his famous hits, before once chocking back tears as he performed Survive for the first time in front of scores of supporters.
Fans in the crowd could be seen crying and calling out his name before joining him in a rendition of mega-hit Someone You Loved.
The Someone You Loved hitmaker announced a new tour last week, which will see him play 10 dates later this year
In his heart-warming speech, Lewis said: ‘Glastonbury it’s good to be back. Won’t say too much up here today as if I do I might start crying, but I can’t thank you enough for coming here and being with here’.
‘Second times a charm hey! It’s a short set today but just wanted to come and finish what I couldn’t last time, also this was like the worst kept f*****g secret ever’.
Amid the success of the performance and that of his tear-inducing new single, the Scotsman announced a new tour this week consisting of 10 dates.
The Someone You Love singer will play venues in Sheffield, Aberdeen, Birmingham, Nottingham and two days at the 02 later this year.
Lewis confirmed on Instagram that these would be his ‘only shows’ in the UK, Ireland and Europe this year.
