{"id":539951,"date":"2026-07-08T22:06:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T22:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/539951\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T22:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T22:06:19","slug":"katie-thurston-says-shes-taking-antidepressants-amid-mental-health-glow-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/539951\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Thurston Says She\u2019s Taking Antidepressants amid \u2018Mental Health Glow Up\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Katie Thurston is managing stage 4 breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy in April<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She shared on her Instagram Stories on Monday, July 6, that she is in her second month of antidepressants and searching for a therapist to support her mental health<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thurston remains hopeful about managing cancer as a chronic illness and awaits PET scan results for updates<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Katie Thurston;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/katie-thurston-says-mom-was-denied-a-glp-1-after-breast-cancer-12008748\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Katie Thurston<\/a> is giving an update on her <a data-ylk=\"slk:mental health journey;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/katie-thurston-delays-stage-4-breast-cancer-treatment-for-mental-health-reasons-11998076\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">mental health journey<\/a> as she navigates stage 4 breast cancer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a data-ylk=\"slk:Bachelorette;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/bachelor-and-bachelorette-couples-whos-still-together\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Bachelorette<\/a> alum, 35, who first <a data-ylk=\"slk:announced her breast cancer diagnosis;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/katie-thurston-has-breast-cancer-instagram-announcement-11680602\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">announced her breast cancer diagnosis<\/a> in February 2025, explained in a post to her <a data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thekatiethurston\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> Stories that &#8220;a cancer diagnosis flips your world upside down. I like to say &#8216;I&#8217;m learning to dance with my ghosts,&#8217; &#8221; she shared in response to a fan who asked how she was feeling, &#8220;not just physically.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thurston elaborated further, sharing that she&#8217;s &#8220;on month 2 of <a data-ylk=\"slk:Wellbutrin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/chelsea-handler-shares-17-supplements-she-takes-on-tour-8675768\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Wellbutrin<\/a>,&#8221; which is the brand name for the antidepressant bupropion. &#8220;Next on the list, a therapist that I like.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Katie Thurston shared that she's 'having a mental health glow up this summer'Credit: Katie Thurston\/Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/9e0484b79eb273ab62c21dcd9b420575.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Katie Thurston shared that she&#8217;s &#8216;having a mental health glow up this summer&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Katie Thurston\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It&#8217;s part of &#8220;having a mental health glow up this summer,&#8221; Thurston wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The reality TV alum \u2014\u00a0who has a cameo at the end of husband <a data-ylk=\"slk:Jeff Arcuri;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/bachelorette-alum-katie-thurston-comedian-jeff-arcuri-engagement-party-photos-8753538\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Jeff Arcuri<\/a>&#8216;s new Netflix comedy special, Nice To Meet You, where she delivers a wickedly funny, off-the-cuff comment \u2014 also shared her perspective on her <a data-ylk=\"slk:stage 4;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/katie-thurston-living-life-stage-4-breast-cancer-exclusive-11905486\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">stage 4<\/a> diagnosis and her <a data-ylk=\"slk:double mastectomy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/katie-thurston-undergoes-double-mastectomy-for-stage-4-breast-cancer-11962255\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">double mastectomy<\/a>, which she underwent in April.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It is impossible to completely remove cancer via DMX [double mastectomy] as someone who is stage4,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;In fact, they say stage4 is forever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;But curative intent exists. Managing stage4 as a &#8216;chronic illness&#8217; longterm is possible. And I believe in the future of medicine. So while I wait for my PET scan results, my hope is that there isn&#8217;t new spread,&#8221; Thurston, who shared that the Fourth of July holiday &#8220;delayed results \u2026 which sucks because normally it&#8217;s a quick 24 hours.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Jeff Arcuri and Katie Thurson at their engagement partyCredit: Katie Thurston\/Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/f87741c89d992f16b95227485949db9e.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jeff Arcuri and Katie Thurson at their engagement party<br \/>Credit: Katie Thurston\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a data-ylk=\"slk:From the Editor;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/from-the-editor-newsletter-sign-up-form-11953046\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">From the Editor<\/a>, our free weekly newsletter from PEOPLE&#8217;s Editor-in-Chief, Charlotte Triggs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She previously shared that, while she had <a data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;no evidence of disease&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/katie-thurston-scans-show-no-evidence-of-disease-amid-stage-4-breast-cancer-11994347\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;no evidence of disease&#8221;<\/a> in recent scans, <a data-ylk=\"slk:her liver enzymes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/katie-thurston-delays-stage-4-breast-cancer-treatment-for-mental-health-reasons-11998076\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">her liver enzymes<\/a> were elevated, which concerned her doctors and, as she wrote in her Boobie Broadcast channel, may require her to have a biopsy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Still, Thurston remained positive, writing, &#8220;If I&#8217;m lucky to get the &#8216;no evidence of disease&#8217; on a scan, then it&#8217;s a really good day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/katie-thurston-says-she-is-taking-antidepressants-amid-mental-health-glow-up-12013667\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">People<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW Katie Thurston is managing stage 4 breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy in April&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":539952,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[71666,103,61,16427,60,229445,410,411,229446],"class_list":["post-539951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mental-health","tag-double-mastectomy","tag-health","tag-ie","tag-instagram-stories","tag-ireland","tag-katie-thurston","tag-mental-health","tag-mentalhealth","tag-pet-scan-results"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/539952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}