by "Sharon Too" <askformyaddy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Jan 24, 2008 at 11:35 AM
> "The nearly full bottles contained the anti-anxiety medications
> Alprazolam (Xanax), Diazepam (Valium) and Lorazepam (Ativan). The
> sleeping medication Zoplicone (Lunesta) and the sedative Temazepam
> (Restoril) -- which is used by people with "debilitating insomnia" -
> were also found, according to TMZ.com."
>
> Can any of these meds listed have fatal side effects if taken in
> combination with each other??
Absolutely. He was also taking another prescription sleep medication
called
Ambien. So that's three narcotics/controlled substances (Valium, Xanax,
Ativan) and the three RX sleep agents. From what I understand, he's had
serious insomnia for a while and getting 2 hours each night wasn't
unusual.
He had been trotting back and forth between continents and filming a
movie.
I can see how the sleep deprivation and other factors could have made him
desperate and confused enough to overdose. This may have been going on
long
enough that he built not only an addiction to these meds, but also a
tolerance making him take more to get the affect. So sad.
