Cory wrote:
> According to
http://www.tmz.com/2008/01/23/five-different-drugs-found-in-heaths-apartment/
> there were five (some other websites say six, including an
> antihistamine not listed in this particular story I'm referring to)
> pill bottles found in Heath Ledger's apartment when authorities found
> his body the other day.
>
> "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??
>
> --- Cory
Any of these can have fatal side effect when taken *alone*. The first
three and Temazepam are hi-powered tranquilizers ("anxiolytics" the kids
call 'em these days) all from the same drug "family", benzodiazapenes.
I have a hard time believing that a responsible physician would
prescribe four of what are essentially the same Schedule IV med to
somebody, so, if the re****t is accurate, he was probably either getting
the "Elvis treatment" from some Col. Tom, or was getting the meds
himself through less-than-legal/-smart means. Neither situation is
conducive to long life when dealing with serious medications such as
these.
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