Victoria Lane died in April (Picture: SWNS)

A mum-of-one died taking while on anti-depressants drinking up to eight litres of Pepsi Max a day, an inquest has heard.

The pathologist at North Staffordshire Coroner’s Court confirmed Victoria Lane died as a result of excessive ingestion of anti-depressant fluoxetine exacerbated by the excess use of caffeine.

She was discovered unconscious by her 17-year-old son Reese, at their home in Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, on April 19 this year.

‘I tried to wake her up but her jaw was completely locked. That’s when I started to worry. I called 999,’ Reese said.


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She downed up to eight litres of Pepsi Max a day (Picture: SWNS)

Despite desperate attempts by paramedics to save her the 38-year-old passed away.



The inquest heard Miss Lane would drink up to four two-litre bottles of Pepsi Max and one litre of vodka a day, as well as taking medication for anxiety.

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Miss Lane’s mother, Rosalyne Lane, 60, added: ‘One of the side-effects of the drugs was that she had a very dry mouth and Pepsi Max was what she liked to drink.

She said her daughter had changed after she was involved in a serious car crash when she was 16.

‘She recovered physically from it but I noticed a change in her personality after that. She became very black,’ she said.

Assistant coroner Sarah Murphy recorded a conclusion of accidental death.

The devastated family of tragic Victoria Lane are raising money for mental health charity Mind UK following her death.

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