To: CholeraJoe; tioga; Robert A. Cook, PE; All
Havent these cretins heard of NARCAN? Sounds like BS to me. There was supposedly his personal physician right there. Serotonin syndrome or respirtory arrest from opiate overdose lead the differential diagnosis, IMHO. Radio, WABC-AM in NYC, is reporting an oxycontin habit, Zoloft, Xanax and an injection of demerol by his doc prior to his demise, IIRC.
In March 2005, two such specialists, Dr. Edward W. Boyer of the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Dr. Michael Shannon of Childrens Hospital Boston, noted that more than 85 percent of doctors were unaware of the serotonin syndrome as a clinical diagnosis.
In their review in The New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Boyer and Dr. Shannon cited a report based on calls to poison control centers around the country in 2002 showing 7,349 cases of serotonin toxicity and 93 deaths. (In 2005, the last year for which statistics are available, 118 deaths were reported.)
195 posted on
06/26/2009 2:33:08 PM PDT by
neverdem
(Xin loi minh oi)
To: neverdem; CholeraJoe; tioga; Robert A. Cook, PE; xsmommy
"In their review in The New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Boyer and Dr. Shannon cited a report based on calls to poison control centers around the country in 2002 showing 7,349 cases of serotonin toxicity and 93 deaths. (In 2005, the last year for which statistics are available, 118 deaths were reported.)" If it's stronger than aspirin, it had better be strong enough to bust its way in past my teeth.
198 posted on
06/26/2009 4:16:07 PM PDT by
NicknamedBob
(Error is patient. It has all of time for its disturbing machinations.)
To: neverdem
Serotonin Syndrome??? If he was taking Zoloft what else was he taking to cause this reaction? Oxycontin, Xanax and Demerol aren’t serotonin agents. I am very confused by your post. thanks in advance for you follow up post.
222 posted on
06/27/2009 10:50:22 PM PDT by
kmiller1k
(remain calm)
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