George Edwards, 18, was found unresponsive at his home, clutching a teddy.
A teenager who was found dead in bed by his mother after having suffered a cardiac arrest had earlier complained of feeling 'sick and overwhelmed', an inquest heard.
The day before his death, he told his mum he had a headache, a sore throat and that 'his lungs felt funny'. Pathologist Dr Vicki Howarth said the evidence suggested George suffered a loss of blood flow to his heart some hours before his death, but there was 'no evidence as to the cause of the initial cardiac event'.
"I think that awareness made it really hard for him. He went from being really lively to almost trying to make himself invisible at school." George was prescribed antidepressants in July 2019, however - when they didn't have the effect he had hoped - he was prescribed a different drug in January 2021. This came after medics found out he had stopped taking his original medication.
Tracy told the inquest she had concerns over the medication prescribed and urged for more research to be made into its use on younger people. She said: "It's a very, very serious medication. My concerns are that some guidelines state that they don’t prescribe it to someone under-18. Technically, he was an adult, but he was a very vulnerable person who hadn't lived a normal life and was still developing. There are question marks over it.
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