Nursing graduate, 36, died of overdose during heavy drinking session after battle with depression

 A NURSING graduate died of an overdose during a heavy drinking session after a battle with depression, an inquest heard.

Heidi Sharples, 36, would drink up to three bottles of wine in a single sitting to mask her bouts of ''manic'' anxiety.

Heidi Sharples would drink up to three bottles of wine in a single sitting
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Heidi Sharples would drink up to three bottles of wine in a single sittingCredit: Cavendish
Heidi was found dead in her bedroom at home
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Heidi was found dead in her bedroom at homeCredit: Cavendish

Heidi tried to hide her problems from friends and family and even carried out her own medical research into why she drank heavily.

She was also offered medication, acupuncture and mindfulness counselling.

But in August last year, after a relationship break up, Heidi was found dead in her bedroom at home in Chester by her sister Amy after sending a message to their mother saying: ''You can come and pick up my body.''

She had taken an overdose of prescription pills with alcohol.

The Warrington hearing was told Heidi, who attended Manchester University, had a happy childhood but began to suffer bouts of depression after she moved to London.

Her mother Amanda said: ''She was always the star and had so many friends. Everybody loved Heidi, except for herself.

''When she moved to London, there was a dramatic change although we do not know what caused it. There were a hundred things that I thought it could be but it seems she did not really have anywhere to go. It was horrible.

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