During her appearance on the "Armchair Expert" podcast, she mentioned that she first started taking benzodiazepines when she got divorced. "I didn't know how to deal with all the feelings and responsibility I felt. I was broken. I didn't know how to be alone and handle everything," she said. Garth noted that she began drinking wine at night and taking medication. According to the Cleveland Clinic, benzodiazepines are a type of medication that slows down activity in the brain and nervous system. They are most commonly used to treat anxiety and similar mental conditions, as well as brain-related disorders. Describing her depression, she stated that she doesn't know what happened during that period of her life. "I only remember being dragged out of bed. I would take the girls to school, come back to bed, and then a crew would show up, and I would think I couldn't get up," Garth claims. She recounted that the hardest moment for her was after Facinelli told her he wanted a divorce, and she checked into a hotel where she frequently raided the minibar and drank alcohol. "I just wanted the pain to stop. I mixed drinks with the medication I got for flying. People love giving others drugs. I passed out on the floor, and my best friend was on the phone while it was happening. She knew I was in danger. All I wanted was to kill the pain a little. I think my shame came from letting the girls down and being a bad mother. I could have died in that hotel room," she said. Garth claims she was very worried because she didn't want her children to deal with it. "I spent a good number of years angry, hurt, sad, and tormented by it, and it spilled over into every aspect of my life. I noticed that my light was dim and I didn't have good vibes. I could see it in the mirror; I could see the negative impact that kind of grief had on me," she shared.