Posted on 05/20/2017 6:49:09 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Vicky noticed a change in her husband's demeanor when they talked on the phone after the show.
"When we spoke after the show, I noticed he was slurring his words; he was different. When he told me he may have taken an extra Ativan or two, I contacted security and asked that they check on him," she continued. "What happened is inexplicable and I am hopeful that further medical reports will provide additional details. I know that he loved our children and he would not hurt them by intentionally taking his own life."
An attorney for the Cornell family, Kirk Pasich, reiterated Vicky's belief that an extra dosage of Ativan, an anxiety medication often employed by recovering addicts, altered Chris Cornell's mental faculties after the Detroit show. Pasich added that the Cornell family is "disturbed at inferences that Chris knowingly and intentionally took his life."
"Without the results of toxicology tests, we do not know what was going on with Chris — or if any substances contributed to his demise," Pasich said. "Chris, a recovering addict, had a prescription for Ativan and may have taken more Ativan than recommended dosages. The family believes that if Chris took his life, he did not know what he was doing, and that drugs or other substances may have affected his actions."
Pasich added that side effects of Ativan include "paranoid or suicidal thoughts, slurred speech and impaired judgment"...
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The proof is in the pudding...Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley, Scott Weiland and now Chris Cornell.
Not the same! Your not taking them daily.
The dosage is one (1) 0.5mg tablet no less than eight hours apart. My prescription of 20 tablets was filled last August, and I just took the last one about two weeks ago prior to a visit to the dentist.
I did request a refill, and was able to get one, however, where I used to get 20 tablets at a time, this latest Rx was only for 10 pills.
Yes, I know that. I’m asking you for an alternative for your patients.
“...Nazi war criminal as a dentist when I was a kid...”
Same damn one I had.
Alternative? Our objective is to get them off drug’s not put them on something else.
Folks, Ativan (lorazepam) is extremely, extremely additive for many people. total addiction can occur within a week. Attempts to stop taking it cold-turkey at that point can result in seizures that will kill you. Ativan is a high potency, low half-life drug that requires you to take it every four hours to prevent the seizures. it takes a year to wean of of it using slowly tapered doses of Valium (diazepam), which if a low-potency, long half-life drug.
Lorazepam should be outlawed, but whatever you do, don’t take Ativan or let anyone you care about take it. Ativan consumption is like play Russian Roulette.
He drilled every tooth in both jaws. The worst was trying to take a breath without choking on the smoke rolling out during the drilling. After all that I can bear most any pain.
Ok. I’m just asking.
The half-life of valium is like 40 hours - you will be affected by it for over 2 days. Driving is a serious issue with that.
You do not know what you are talking about.
My buddy took some perscribed anti anxiety pills and immediately stopped because of the weird thoughts he was having of hurting himself. It scared the crap out of him.
I wish i knew the name of the medication he was prescribed. You definelytly have to keep an eye on side effects for certain medications.
I always found it ironic that people who take meds to treat their depression have to be careful they don’t get more depressed.
To compound the problem, you have GP doctors prescribing this stuff, who really have no business doing so, with no follow-up.
On the plus side, Pharma stocks are up.
I beg to disagree.
requires you to take it every four hours to prevent the seizures
I don't know where you get that.
I have intractable Epilepsy. The only thing that stops a seizure in progress for me (several times a week) is Ativan, which I only take as a 'rescue med as needed', not a daily thing due to it's quick tolerance build up. I've been on every anti-seizure med science has available. Their effectiveness is limited for me, there is no surgery available for me, and after nearly 40 years of suffering, only one med does anything at all for me anymore and they finally found adding Ativan as needed will stop a seizure in progress for me.
Praise God for Ativan!
It is profoundly saddening what an overdose might cause, or what someone's individual reaction to any medication might be. But never ever throw out the baby with the bathwater. That way lies foolishness.
Prohibition is wrong.
Without Ativan, my myoclonic and partial seizures lead to full blown tonic-clonic seizures which are horrible and include a risk of death. I've broken my front teeth out, cracked others, needed stitches several times afterwards, split my lip, bit my tongue a third through it, cut open my belly, etc etc due to those.
Praise God for Ativan! Without it, I'd be back to those things happening all the time again.
We cannot think narrowly about these things, discarding the good they do for so many people. There is the potential for harm in almost all things, that doesn't mean they should be banned. Consume too much caffeine and it'll hurt your heart, should it be banned? Drink too much water and you'll drown in your bodies fluids, should water be banned?
I do not mean to say there is nothing in what you say. I was once on Klonopin for 13 years before it became ineffective for me. The withdrawl from that was...unpleasant. But I've had much worse withdrawl from other meds. Just went through withdrawl after having to stop taking Depakote after 25 years, as my liver could no longer process it. That was truly awful, and it's supposedly "not addictive".
I'm guessing he is serious; but, thanks for not calling him Shirley.
DRUGS, AGAIN.
Drinking while on a decent dose of Ativan will turn a otherwise normal person into a crazed madman.
If you live here in the rainy northwest, it’s actually kind of uplifting .
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