"Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine," the statement said. [Reuters - Feb.6]

So, it was not a suicide. None of the drugs were taken in excessive amounts. The combination of all of them in normal dosages was enough to do him in.

The evidence is that he simply really, really wanted to get some sleep. Doxylamine is Nyquil.

Cordially,

The poor guy.
I've been reading about him and waiting for the toxology report.

Isn't Doxylamine an antihistamine similar to Benadryl?


Maybe his docs needed to give him the heavy duty stuff like Seroquel -- or whatever would help someone really wound up get to sleep.
I miss Heath.

M.

I really wish they'd start going after some of these doctors that prescribe in lethal amounts

If you take your meds exactly as prescribed and they kill you, obviously, you were over-prescribed.

I feel so bad about his daughter

Barb

He might have been to a bunch of doctors who were not in communication wiht each other.

Such a shame.

M.


http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h...LpDIgD8UL5L3G1

Is anyone else bothered by the fact he had BOTH Oxycontin and Vicodin in his system? The nyquil has alcohol in it and that is a known drug magnifyer. I think he had NO business taking Oxycontin, if he was in THAT much pain he should NOT have been working period. It's the oxy that did him in I bet coupled with vicodin.

It makes me mad to think that dr's are going to be under more scrutiny then they are already. It's not fair to those of us in true chronic pain to have to be looked upon as abusers of our prescribed meds like they talked about on the news today.

Yes, Pam. You are right on.
I agree with you and find the whole business troublesome.

The US gov (DEA) is now looking into how he got the stuff -- if the prescriptions are in his name and so on.

Mari