southcitymom
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It would have been in the tox report if she had taken any meds
I think so too and I think her Husband's attorney would be all over that like white on rice.
It would have been in the tox report if she had taken any meds
As to the autopsy, I'm not sure if prescription medication would be tested for, because so many people take one prescription or another. Or, if it were, it would be considered just another drug like Lipitor or Prevacid or BC pills. It's not illegal, and it's not usually considered a drug of abuse. People take widely varying dosages, from 20 to 200 mg, so the amount may have been medically typical. And I don't even know if it would show up in the same test for MJ and ETOH. One might be detected only in neurons, for all I know. Or brain tissue. Maybe it can't be found in blood or urine. I could be wrong.
WHENEVER there is evidence presented that someone might have mental issues there is NEVER a "blood neuroleptic level" reported. The only thing I have ever seen is a mention that "he was seeing a therapist and taking medication" or "the suspect in the murders was being treated for depression"--never WHAT medication or the dosage or for how long.
SCM.. hhhmmm.. thanks for your perspective, and you are probably right. it does seem like this is the most likely scenario. hope this will be a wake up call for a lot of people (and the public in general).
I mean a written prescription filled at a pharmacy, not that the doctor would give her samples and not record that he gave them to her. But again, if medical records are kept out of the trial, however Barbara might manage it, it won't be known.
I keep thinking of things to say but I'm too slow and somebody else says it first lol..
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a clear bio-chemical imbalance
If you research the medical literature (NOT WebMD or Merck websites) there is NO SUCH THING as a "bio-chemical imbalance." It is a complete and utter fallacy. I would bet you $100 that I'm right. Contact me personally if you care to.
As I said, I'm not trying to come between anyone and their medication. But SSRIs are by no means an unmitigated blessing to the depressed. And because serotonin's effects in the body and on mood are so poorly understood, no one can predict exactly how an individual will respond to SSRIs. Many do not respond. Many quit because of side effects. Some take them for years, try to quit (like when they lose their medical insurance and have to pay $300 a month for a scrip), and find they can't. I hope that doesn't happen to you.
As I said, I speak from experience, and there are many like me who won't take SSRIs ever again. I'm living proof that bone-deep, life-crushing, self-mutilating, suicidal depression can be conquered without drugs (and even after going through withdrawal), without Jesus, without That Special Someone, without winning the lottery, and without a month in Sierra Tucson or some other recovery spa.
...lets also not forget that pot can be laced with all kinds of cr*p, too.I keep thinking of things to say but I'm too slow and somebody else says it first lol..
I do want to say that the theory of antidepressants or some other psychotropic medication contributing to what happened, is the best one I have heard so far.
I don't know anything about tox screens really, and just wonder, do they have to be looking for a particular drug to find it? Or can they just test for classes of drugs...
...lets also not forget that pot can be laced with all kinds of cr*p, too.
I agree with that, but will repeat myself. I think circumstantial evidence in this case can lead us to infer that the grown-ups probably smoked some of the pot she had on this trip. I think that's just ONE of the reasons her husband said he wouldn't answer any questions about the pot.
Experience tells me that regular middle-aged pot smokers usually have a pretty safe connection and aren't probably surprised with any funky pot.
This is just my opinion. You are right that the pot could have been laced. Regardless, we KNOW she had enough alcohol in her system to have caused this terrible collision without help from anything else.
...lets also not forget that pot can be laced with all kinds of cr*p, too.