Deadly Combo?

Duh...Girlscout? Are you being sarcastic or do you really thing that way "straigh" and "sober" minded?

I am so sad to see Heath go. Regardless of his short-comings, he was a good man.

To the "Church" condeming him: Let God judge him. Not you. You don't know his heart, and judging him is a dangerous game for your own soul.

To his Friends and Family: My heart goes out to you. You have lost a good man, who had a gift to touch lives, globally. I will be praying for your peace and comfort in this difficult time.

To the Doctors and Patients: The FDA is screwed up. It rolls downhill to the Doctors, which then let it roll downhill to the patients. Let this be a lesson. Doctors, prescribe what is needed. You get paid to do this. Don't play around with peoples health. I have a cupboard full of prescriptions because my own doctor wont prescribe what I need. He prescribes what is on the current fad list issued by the FDA, and the pharmacuetical companies "highest sellers". Prescribe what is needed, nothing more. There is enough history and evidence it what drugs do what, and for what. Stick to the plan.
Patients, encourage your doctors to do what is right. If it isn;t working, go back. Switch doctors until you find one concerned with your health and well being. Not their checkbook or compliance to "what sells".

Heath's death shows us that while people are quick to point to illegal drugs for a death, it can be something prescribed. He tried to keep it legal, he did what was right, and he still died. If you have an issue, and marijuana helps, smoke it. If Ambien helps, take it. But with anything, don't abuse it, and don't take it in excessive amounts. If it doesn't work, don't do it. everyone is not built the same way, therefore, what works for one, may not for another.

to all his fans, support his work. keep him alive through celluloid.

Heath, I will miss you bro.

I adored Heath ! This saddens me deeply. My heart and prayers go out to his loved ones, esp his daughter. I am 1 00 % convinced that this was accidental ! There is absolutely no way that he would have chosen or even thought to have "left" his daughter!!! He adored her. He was a wonderful, kind, loving, gentle, compassionate person. He was an amazing father! He had the self mastery it took to choose his roles and not give in to pressures. He would never have chosen to take his own life and leave his daughter to suffer without him or him without her! This I know as a mother and have suffered depression and anxiety for years. God bless your family and memory Heath! I will so miss seeing your beautiful face and precious smile!

Paxil is not a central nervous system depressant. He didn't have any antianxiety or antidepression drugs. This is the sad thing, he was obviously down emotionally and got prescribed DOWNERS. Paxil is an SSRI, a seretonin re-uptake inhibitor which blocks the body from absorbing its own seritonin allowing the chemical to build up enough so regular life rhythms can go on. Paxil by the way is like the NUBER ONE ANTI-PHOBIA drug for social phobia, which also could fit Heath--boy, he was a sad puppy, but a great great actor, almost a shaman in his skills.

Re the comment by jlondon...How can you suggest that a patient NOT the doctor should be responsible for knowing how certain drugs interact. As I said earlier, there should be a database for doctors to check to see what has been prescribed and when it was prescribed. To suggest that a doctor should not in any way be hels accountable is just insane!! THEY WENT TO MED SCHOOL, NOT THE PATIENT!!! Yes, patients need to be more honest but we can not be expected to know what doctor's do. They are the professionals.

Quit your bitching about the medical companies and learn how to properly take your meds.

I learned something at the expense of Heath Ledger. I take Paxil and Ambien together and think I should not be doing that. (just one of each, prescribed). I'm going to take the Paxil earlier in the day. I need the Paxil. Either that, or walk around crying. sharonjoy

I learned something here for myself. I take Paxil and Ambien together when I go to sleep. Guess I'll take Paxil in the a.m. Without the Paxil I walk around crying like a baby.

Comment: I only hope that one day we well be able to find a means to solve this on going problem of Doctor's prescribing medications for patients who are currently taken medications prescribed by another doctor. This is a sad situation that so many families fall victim to"

There is no reason, at this point, to think that he took all of the drugs that were in his apartment. at one time. Maybe one was not working so he told his doctor and the doctor prescribed another and he hadn't gotten around to tossing the others.

A big part of the solution to the above mentioned problem is for people to take responsibility for certain aspects of their healthcare and make sure that they tell any doctor they go to what medications another doctor has prescribed. I'm not sure how it's done in Europe, but any doctor I've ever been to in American asks, right at the beginning of the appointment, what medications a person may be taking. Also, a person can be sure to take all of their prescriptions to one pharmacy so that if there are any drug interactions, the pharmacy would let that person know.

At the very least, it's hard to say anything about this until there is a definant answer as to what really happened. Maybe it had nothing to do with the meds at all.

Has anyone ever diagnosed Heath with sleep apnea, a combination of the prescribed drugs and sleep apnea..(the heavy snooring is a sign, also irregular sleeping) the housekeeper claimed he had been snooring heavily. But what probably did him in was that he was face down, if he did have sleep apnea...it would cause him to stop breathing without the ability to "wake up" because of the meds...I hope the ME checks into "Apnea"

My deepest condolonces to his daughter and to his family. i lost my Dad when i was young and went through a lot of depressing situations. would his death be caused by any drug intake is someone elses fault (said with the notion that the peson who issued the prescription medicines is just one)or with his own decision is a loss for those people who love Heath Ledger especially his family. it's my prayer that his family would be able to recover soon. loosing someone is sometimes a way to get closer to God. God Bless You.

Changing a lightbulb while someone sleeps sounds strange,
What a terrible tradgedy, the party is over...Mary-Kate
R.I.P. Heath........

Re: the comment posted by "catesang864"....do you realize how many patients lie to their physician re: what medications they take. We all have different physicians for different problems and therefore different perscriptions. It's our responsibility to know what we're putting in our bodies and how these drugs interact. It is also our responsibility to be honest with our physicians about these things so that they can better serve
us. Maybe we shouldn't all be so quick to sue someone when something goes wrong.......whatever happened to personal responsibility?

I enjoyed the movies Heath Ledger performed in and send my condolences to his family and those who knew him personally. I appreciate the need and/or desire to use his death to educate our society about potential dangers of polypharmaceutical use/abuse. If my memory serves me correctly, there continues to be speculation and comments regarding Elvis Presley???s Marilyn Monroe???s death. Past the notification and cause of Heath Ledger???s death, how does all this ???help??? society? There becomes a point when all of this becomes a gross intrusion to those directly impacted by his death and creates additional psychological trauma for his family and friends. God???s speed, Heath and if I could provide a gift to his family and friends it would be a gift to grieve privately without additional trauma from our society.