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Jim Carrey was on Larry King Live this week, and the outspoken

comedian opened up about his private life and his longtime battle

with depression.

Of note, he warned about the hazards of using anti-depressants like

Prozac for a long period of time.

Carrey said, " At the risk of like opening up the whole Tom Cruise

Prozac argument, you know, I don't disagree in many ways. I think

Prozac and things like that are very valuable to people for short

periods of time. But I believe if you're on them for an extended

period of time, you never get to the problem. You never get to see

what the problem is, because everything is just kind of OK. And so,

you don't deal. And people deal when they get desperate. "

That's why people should seek psychiatric help and talk to a

therapist on an ongoing basis.

Carrey says - for him - the solution is " Supplements. It is vitamins.

But it's also certain elements of the brain like Tyrosine and

hydroxytryptophan that they're treating depression with now. It is a

natural substance that's in your brain. "

We have to give him credit, at least he sounds a lot smarter than

Cruise did when he tried to campaign against pills. Carrey adds, " I'm

going to talk a lot about it in the near future. " Wonder what he has

in mind.

As for his current love life, he says McCarthy helps him a lot.

Though he has no current plans to get married. Adding, " I love

very much, and we have a great relationship. And we've both been

married a couple times. I like it the way it is, and I think she

likes it the way it is. "