Anna Nicole Smith...Should we be scared?

[emilyanne]

Hi Everyone,
Even though this is slightly off topic, hear me out please!!
Today is the autopsy for Anna Nicole Smith...and I am leaning towards them finding out that she had an overdose of opiates and benzos which is what killed her...of course, just basing that on endless amounts of reseach over the years on her and her life ( for some reason, I was fascinated by her, and her life, and her personality and boldness and vivacious personality and temperment, maybe because she was the complete oposite of me!!). If it IS determined to be caused by prescription drugs, and I am sure they will state which ones, this should be a HUGE wake up call to many of us...the "lucky" ones. I bet some people on this board topped her use by a mile!! 39 years old...so young. Even though I am only 26, the older I get, the younger older people look to me, lol!!
Anyways, didn't notice a topic about this yet, and not that it totally belongs here on this forum, but it COULD be prescription drug abuse related death, which I think should scare the **** out of all of us. Noone is invincible... I heard this quote on FOX NEWS last night by someone..." when you get addicted to opiates, it isn't a matter of if...it's a matter of when". Ummmmm, wake up call for me!!! Reinforces majorly that I will never start up again! Tell me what you guys think...

[CanToo]

I don't post too often but feel I need to, tonight.  I do read most questions and comments though when possible.

But want to relate something to you all.  I am having a hard time getting off codeine, for the past 4 months now. I take it for migraines. Just when I think I have it licked and out of my system...whamo!  A huge migraine...usually lasting for 3 days or more! After trying so many different meds, nothing works for the pain like codeine, either Fiorinal or Fioricet.  I end up right back where I was with heavy constant doses again.  What I want you to know is, I think I have come close to death, many times in the 40 years of using codiene for my headaches and it is scary! I have wondered why my breathing has become so...almost not there and my lungs so tight and hard to take in a breath!  After reading on this Forum and gaining lots of info on the Net, then watching Anna Nicole slowing killing herself, as did her son Daniel..I now know that it is the drugs that has come so close to killing me too.  I will stop C/T and just stay home when I have a headache...all these years I have tried to keep up with family life and it isn't possible when you suffer from cronic, persistant migraines.  I think watching TV this past couple of days has "scared me straight"!  Thanks for listening....and good luck to you all...with prayers!
CAN

[allalone]

I know that her son, Daniel, died of a combo of Methadone and antidepressants (I think...Zoloft and/or Lexapro???)  I did hear that she had been suffering flu-like symptoms for several days....sound familiar???  I think that maybe she was trying to kick an addiction (or couldn't score, whatever) for something hard-core, like maybe Methadone and/or O.C. in addition to the probable numbers of other, legal mental health drugs she was probably prescribed????  I, like you, have been fascinated with her life (close to my age, brash, addict...all LIKE ME!!!)  I am devastated to hear of her death...I know she was plagued by many demons and am so sorry to hear people judge her so harshly...At any rate, her pain is over and hopefully, she is with her son again...I just hope that it wasn't from Methadone...My drug of choice now (God Help Me)...as I know that this is a wakeup call for me as well...what are y'all's thoughts on this???  Sound familiar...or just crazy???

allalone

[kingfish4242]

Just an opinion here. I believe Drugs did play a part in her
demise,but I also believe her rapid weight loss and gains over
the years took a huge toll on her heart. Any physician will tell
you "YoYo" dieting is extremely dangerous. There is no Magic pill
out there for true weight loss. A medically safe diet consist of
lifestyle changes,eating balanced diets with proper nutrition,and
most importantly- Exercise. It's a slow process and takes willpower.
Losing 2-4 lbs a month is ideal. Any more is very risky.

[Starbuck49]

the latest was no way to tell how she died yet.

but she was also taking Citalopram- an antidepresent, and had the  methadone, but no pills in her stomach at death.

I Too think it was the LONG TERM  diet pills and other drugs contributing to her demise.  if she drank &  took or MIXED too many drugs the body can only handle so much..   the heart tissue weakens more and more.. so the FINAL results will tell.

I hear jokes about the  diet drug she took being "cocaine"  so diet drugs alone are enought to kill your heart muscles.    wonder what that will do to Trimspa  sales?

[girlybuff]

Of course mixing any sort of drugs are bad but I am leaning towards her taking her own life or her being so messed up in the head that she couldn't keep her dosing straight.
She had been abusing pain pills in the past so that coupled witht he methadone she supposedly took all throughout her pregnancy, the diet pills she popped and the sedatives she had to be on after her son died, I'm saddened but not surprised she's no longer with us.
I feel most for her little girl who is barely 5 months.  I have a 5 month old and I cannot even fathom her growing up without her mother.
I am so glad I'm getting a handle on this now!!
Prayers to her family......