Amanda Bynes talks about weight gain due to mental health issues

Amanda Bynes recently opened up about suffering from depression over the past few months.

Thursday, Sydney White The star took to Instagram to share her story with her fans and revealed how her depression has negatively impacted her mental health and physical health.

“I’ve gained over 20 pounds. Over the past few months, I’ve come out of my depression,” the 37-year-old said.

“I’m doing so much better now and have learned to do the opposite when I don’t feel like working out or eating clean,” Amanda wrote.

this Hair spray The actress added: “I weighed 162 pounds. Now I want to get back to 110 pounds.”

In early 2018, Amanda addressed the body insecurities that led to her drug addiction and decided to retire from acting in 2012.

The actress shared that she experienced body image issues after landing a major role she is that man Opposite Channing Tatum.

“When the movie came out and I saw it, I went into a deep depression for 4-6 months because I didn’t like who I was as a kid,” she told me paper magazine.

Amanda noted, “The short hair and sideburns I kept for the character were a super weird and out-of-body experience. It really sent me into a panic.”

At the time, she revealed, “I did abuse Adderall after reading an article in a magazine. [called Adderall] “The new slimming pill,” they’re talking about how women can take it to stay slim. I was like, ‘Well, I have to do it myself,'” Easy A actor.

Meanwhile, after retiring from showbiz, Amanda was arrested several times over the next few years for drug possession, drunken driving, reckless driving and other reasons.

Now, though, she’s sober and ready to face the public eye.