Christine McGuness has revealed she has finally started taking ADHD medication, almost four years after she was diagnosed.
The TV personality, 36, who also suffers from autism, said she realized she needed help three months ago following her split from husband Paddy, 50.
The couple, who share nine-year-old twins Leo and Penelope, and six-year-old Felicity, who also has autism, announced their separation in July 2022 after 11 years of marriage.
After putting off taking medication for years, Christine said The mirror: ‘In the end I just thought, ‘Okay, I’ll try a low dose and see what it does, see if it helps me.’ And that’s true.
“It has calmed my mind. I’m still active, I can still do everything I could do before, only better. My mind doesn’t switch to different topics all the time. I used to have trouble having a conversation because I would have ten others in the back of my head.”
Christine McGuinness, 36, has revealed she has finally started taking ADHD medication, almost four years after she was diagnosed
The TV personality, who also suffers from autism, said she realized she needed help three months ago following her split from husband Paddy, 50 (pictured together in 2018)
Before adding, “I think I needed it now because my life is unsettled. And hopefully when things calm down a bit, I won’t need it so much anymore.’
Christine was diagnosed with autism and ADHD in 2020 after spending most of her life confused about why she behaved differently from everyone else growing up.
In January she told MailOnline how she had more meltdowns than ever before and was ready to show her authentic self after hiding behind a smile.
She said she was struggling, admitting that it’s “exhausting to pretend everything is going well and she still has days where she has to cancel plans because she’s so burned out.”
And last month she shook off the prospect of finding new love for herself following her split from her ex Paddy.
As the couple is now in the process of divorcing, Christine has revealed that meeting a new romantic partner is not a priority for her.
The TV personality said her life is already “full of love” and she enjoys having time for herself and being independent.
In an interview with Radio times, Christine said, “I feel like my life is full of love for my children. I am very lucky, my heart is full. I don’t think I’m missing anything.
After putting off taking the drugs for years, Christine said: ‘Eventually I just thought, ‘Okay, I’ll try a low dose and see what it does, see if it helps me.’ And it has’
The couple, who share nine-year-old twins Leo and Penelope, and six-year-old Felicity, who also has autism, announced their separation in July 2022 after 11 years of marriage (pictured in 2021)
Before adding, “I think I needed it now because my life is unsettled. And hopefully when things calm down a bit, I won’t need it so much anymore.
‘I’m going to share forever [my life] with my children and Patrick will always be there as their father, but I want to have time for myself.’
Christine added, “Those nights when I’m at work and I don’t have to call anyone and say, ‘This is where I am.’
‘I want that freedom.’
Christine has no plans to leave the family home she shares with the comedian as they share their childcare needs.
Despite Paddy admitting he has been together for a few days since the pair split, Christine revealed she is terrified of dating another man.
And last month she shook off the prospect of finding new love for herself following her split from her ex Paddy (pictured 2021)
Christine told me The sun‘s TV mag: ‘I don’t see myself getting married again. I just don’t. I’ve never had time for myself. I was with Patrick since I was 19 and now I’m single for the first time in a long time.
‘I don’t have to tell anyone where I’m going or what I’m doing. That’s so liberating and something I’m not sure I want to give away again.”
The couple now sleep in separate bedrooms at their country house in Cheshire, but they try to keep family life as normal as possible.
Christine said: “Not much has changed because we are a family, regardless of what’s going on between me and Patrick. We still live in the parental home and are still raising the children together.
‘We understand what parenting is and how important it is for both of us to be in the children’s lives, so we support each other. We both want to be there equally to enjoy those moments.’