Matthey Perry, the beloved actor of Friends, passed away at the age of 54, leaving the world in sadness. In his Los Angeles house, a hot tub was found to be unresponsive. What most people are unaware of, though, is that Perry struggled with drug and alcohol addiction as well as anxiety issues before assuming the composed character of Chandler Bing.
Matthew Perry went to rehab
Following a Jet Ski accident in 1997, Perry developed an addiction to the dangerous painkiller Vicodin. He battled drug and alcohol addiction for the following three years, which caused him to fluctuate in weight and was seen even on the Friends set. He checked himself into rehab once in 2001, this time for alcohol, amphetamines, methadone, and Vicodin addiction. Perry later disclosed that he was unable to remember three years of his life between the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s when discussing his struggle with substance misuse. Because of the toll that substance misuse had taken on him, he said that he couldn’t recall working on Friends for three seasons.
In addition, Perry experienced anxiety while filming Friends. He admitted to feeling as like he was having a near-death experience every single night while portraying Chandler in front of a live studio audience during the reunion special episode in 2021.
How to cope with anxiety and Drug abuse?
If we talk about coping with anxiety and drug abuse then only doctors can give useful information about this. In an interview, Dr. Kedar Tilwe, a consultant psychiatrist said that Alcohol is a recognized panicogen, which means that it can exacerbate and cause anxiety. He observed that while drinking alcohol can initially lift one’s spirits, excessive consumption can slow down brain function and depress the central nervous system, which can cause symptoms including coma, stupor, lack of coordination, and slurred speech.
Thus, it is advised to completely abstain from alcohol. According to Dr. Tilve, motivational intervention may assist in increasing a person’s drive to cut back or stop smoking. “Anti-craving medications can help with craving reduction, and medication can also help with withdrawal effects.”
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