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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsSo probably Heath Ledger did not kill himself, on purpose.
Watching one of those shows where a post-mortem doc analyzes everything and gives an opinion on cause of death.
In his case he was physician and self medicating, Xanax/Valium/Vicodin/Oxycontin and his death is no surprise but based on friends, family, what he was doing at the time, seems like he just fucked up and lost track of what he was taking.
Too bad, that fucking Joker he did was like something nobody has ever done before or since.
dameatball
(7,397 posts)TexasBushwhacker
(20,182 posts)It was my understanding he had intractable insomnia and was taking anything and everything to try to sleep. Why he was taking pain killers, I don't know, but he shouldn't have been taking them with Xanak and Valum. The thing that probably killed him though was that he was taking all of those with OTC cold medication. The same combo killed River Phoenix.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)for sleep, wasnt aware River did also.
In addition to that he had an even stronger sleeping pill, forgot which one. Clearly he just stopped breathing.
KT2000
(20,577 posts)When a person is ill with a cold or flu and they take prescription drugs it is easy to forget if and when they were taken and take them again. I've done it and was just darn lucky I didn't die.
MicaelS
(8,747 posts)Always figured he accidentally OD'd.
SCantiGOP
(13,869 posts)He had a song in the late 60s called "Accidental Suicide." When most rock music was about glorifying and promoting the positive aspects of drug use, he was pointing out, from personal experience, that it could kill you.
Janis, Jimi, Prince, etc etc we lost a lot of genius.
Upthevibe
(8,040 posts)Apparently, he was having some major problems with insomnia...Very sad. I think he was a really, really good actor...
Initech
(100,067 posts)Instead of the jumbled mess that it is now .
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)People who are addicted to opiods eventually develop a high tolerance so they take Xanax/Valium to restore the feeling they got when they first started using.
SCantiGOP
(13,869 posts)when added to just a drink or two or alcohol can become a fatal dose.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)And its very dangerous when mixed with opioids