I hope that your daughter recovers soon! I had walking pneumonia, and it took months for me to regain strength and health. The doctor kept switching up antibiotics to get one that would work. After that, I have gone to the doctor right away when I get sick with a cough and mucus. It is my understanding that you first get acute broncitis which turns into acute sinusitus which turns into walking pneumonia...or, at least, that's what happened to me.That's correct. Walking pneumonia as I recall. My daughter has this right now and she's on penicillun.
The AP writer corrected herself, but didn't mention Vicodin by name:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080206/ap_on_en_mo/heath_ledger
That's correct. Walking pneumonia as I recall. My daughter has this right now and she's on penicillun.
It is no wonder of course that he passed...the guy must have been desperate for relief. I wonder if they were prescribed by the same physician??
I hope that your daughter recovers soon! I had walking pneumonia, and it took months for me to regain strength and health. The doctor kept switchining up antibiotics to get one that would work. After that, I have gone to the doctor right away when I get sick with a cough and mucus. It is my understanding that you first get acute broncitis which turns into acute sinisitus which turns into walking pneumonia...or, at least, that's what happened to me.I kept thinking that my body would heal itself. It never did. Thank goodness for antibiotics!
jilly, I am sorry to hear your daughter is ill. :blowkiss:
Wow. The combination of these drugs would kill any of us.
The Xanax, Valium and Resoril are all sedatives, and taken together could put someone into a comatose state!
This is so so sad.
I believe Heath was dealing with much despair and sadness. I'm not saying he meant to kill himself, I just believe he wanted to numb himself of the hurting, whatever that may be.
So very sad. A beautiful young man with so much and he didn't even realize it.
You would think with the pharms all linked this would have shown up when the script was filled, at the very least. On the other hand, I had a friend injure herself in Scotland while on vacation. She was given muscle relaxants and pain killers for a few days by a doctor at a clinic. There were no questions at the pharm there that she recalls. I don't think they are linked to our networks, anyhow. It's like the burden is on the patient to keep it all organized.I don't understand something when someone is taking multiple prescriptions. Don't doctors check with their patients when asking them what types of meds they are currently taking (if they are writing a new prescription) just in case there are drugs that shouldn't be taken if you are on a particular other prescription? Or do the patients just not tell them what else they are taking?
You would think with the pharms all linked this would have shown up when the script was filled, at the very least. On the other hand, I had a friend injure herself in Scotland while on vacation. She was given muscle relaxants and pain killers for a few days by a doctor at a clinic. There were no questions at the pharm there that she recalls. I don't think they are linked to our networks, anyhow. It's like the burden is on the patient to keep it all organized.
I'm not surprised that the feds are now involved http://www.tmz.com/2008/02/06/feds-want-to-know-how-heath-got-his-meds/.
No one doctor would have prescribed all that and Heath would have had to have a pretty bad physical pain problem (which I find unlikely) to warrant both hydrocodone and oxycodone prescriptions.