Pete Davidson took horse tranquiliser to cope with depression

The comedian has regularly opened up about his mental health battles, and told Charlamagne tha God, 45, in a 2022 YouTube interview, "I'm always depressed, all the time."

Los Angeles: Actor Pete Davidson reportedly has told his audience at Madison Square Garden, where he was warming up for Dave Chappelle, 50, he’s been using the horse tranquiliser – prompting speculation it is part of his treatments for depression.

A friend of Pete’s, when they were checked by ‘Page Six’, confirmed he has not just been using “a bit” of the drug, reports aceshowbiz.com.

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The party substance was approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a nasal spray – which ‘Page Six’ says is the way Pete is taking it – in 2019, and it’s increasingly common as a way to treat serious depression that hasn’t been improved with more typical drugs.

Pete has regularly opened up about his mental health battles, and told Charlamagne tha God, 45, in a 2022 YouTube interview, “I’m always depressed, all the time. I have to constantly bring myself out of it. I wake up depressed. My rock bottom is when people are scared for my life and I have to go away, and then I have to bring myself back up again. I think I’ve hit it a few times.”

Ketamine is notorious for plunging abusers into a zombie-like “K-hole” state, and is used in veterinary medicine as well as a human anaesthetic. But its use as an antidepressant has been hailed as a breakthrough in the treatment of mental health disorders by experts.

Pete – who is said to have just split up with actress Chase Sui Wonders, 27, after they were dating for nine months – recently finished a stint in rehab as he was reportedly dealing with PTSD and borderline personality issues.

He is set to start his new tour on September 5 at Connecticut’s Ridgefield Playhouse, and will be joined on some of his dates by friends John Mulaney, 41, and 60-year-old Jon Stewart.