Posted by Elizabeth on June 28, 2001, at 21:33:49
In reply to Re: benzos » Elizabeth, posted by paulk on June 28, 2001, at 3:33:00
> Yes – He was also on another benzo at the same time – be would take several of the resoril and had very slurred speech, stuble around, and would pass out – unable to be roused.
People with bipolar disorder are at increased risk for (among other things) drug abuse. Especially when they can't afford to see a good doctor on a regular basis so their medication use will be monitored properly.
> >Was there a quantitative toxicology screen? If not, it's hardly reasonable to attribute his death to any one thing.
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> No screen that I know of – there was some kind of investigation – they found a lot more benzos that someone in his state should have had.I'd wonder about the details. See, I was found in a coma a few months ago, and the doctors jumped to the conclusion that I had taken a benzo overdose just because I tested positive for benzos and negative for the (few) other drugs they tested for. (I didn't take any sort of drug overdose, BTW, and no cause was ever determined. But I had taken Klonopin the night before...and the paramedics had given me Ativan, too!)
Anyway, I really feel for you about what happened (tragically, it's not a unique story at all), but it's a leap to assume that benzos caused it.
-elizabeth
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