The Sydney Morning Herald says that Heath Ledger was taking the prescription sleeping pill Stilnox when he died. Called Ambien in the United Stetes, the pill has been controversial in Australia recently because of several bizarre and potentially dangerous reactions.
Some 500 people described odd behaviours from walking, crashing cars, having sex and falling from balconies after popping a pill.
In November, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) reduced pack sizes and updated its warnings on the drug to protect people from its "worrying and potentially dangerous adverse effects".
The most serious of the newly-listed side-effects included "rage reactions, worsened insomnia, confusion, agitation, hallucinations and other forms of unwanted behaviour".
TMZ among others reported yesterday that Ledger may have had pneumonia when he died. The product information for Stilnox warns against taking the medicine if you have a severe respiratory condition and shortness of breath, which pneumonia can obviously cause. Others causes for shortness of breath include seeing my buns, but that is not believed to be a consideration at this time.
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The moral: Read the damn warnings on medicine.
Killing yourself via stupidity vs killing yourself via being a dumbass will at least make his daughter's life a little easier. And now they'll take Ambien off the market and I'll have to revert to fighting my insomnia the old fashioned way - by listening to my wife.
Oh, I'm going to hell for that one.
Ride Lo
Not all warnings are ON the medicine. Not all dangers are immediately known. Sometimes it really is JUST a tragedy.
Mo: Correct, but from the original post:
The product information for Stilnox warns against taking the medicine if you have a severe respiratory condition and shortness of breath, which pneumonia can obviously cause.
So obviously in this case it was on the medicine. just sayin.
I never thought I'd be anxious to say this, but what's Brit-brit or Lindsay or Amy up to the last 24 hours or so?
Wait — Ambien doesn't mix well with heroin? Why doesn't anyone tell us these things??? You killed Heath, you pharmaceutical company bastards!
Yeah we get it, Heath Died, who gives a fuck, this isnt a "lets feel bad for a day" type of site, This isnt a I give a fuck about any celebrity type of site, this is make a fun of those fucks type of place, now get on with it mr site operator guy
Is anyone else having flashbacks to the SEVEN posts we had in a row for Britney's standoff with the emergency personnel?
Wait, he wasn't 'smurfed' by the Olsen Twins?
– The poster formerly known as TengoWood.
Methinks Britney needs some Ambien.
Filmdrunk (a site not dedicated to making fun of actors) has had all of 2 posts about the dearly departed, and one of those came yesterday afternoon.
It's time to acknowledge the requests for new material.
Or as Mary Poppins would say, "Come now. Spit Spot."
Some 500 people described odd behaviours from walking, crashing cars, having sex and falling from balconies after popping a pill.
So walking, crashing cars, having sex and falling from balconies is an odd behavior now?
Well what do I know - my life is full of odd behavior.
If I was part of Ten THings I hate About You, I would have killed myself as well
….Britney post in 5…..4……3……2…..
seriously, what happend to 'cause fuck them that's why'…
seriously….if he died saving 18 year old asian or busty southern californian twins from a fire, then that would be a tragedy….or if the dark knight's release date gets pushed back that's a tragedy, but damn….
yohnskull22 says Filmdrunk (a site not dedicated to making fun of actors) has had all of 2 posts about the dearly departed, and one of those came yesterday afternoon.It's time to acknowledge the requests for new material.
—————– Ditto filmjerk.com. They have zero posts on it so far. At this point I'd rather see JLH's size 2 ass or Liv Tyler's belly rolls than see another Heath Ledger post.
LOL @ your buns, Brendan. You can even make me laugh at people's deaths… you rock!
Dare I post anything negative about H. Ledger?
Only one thing. Selfish asshole.
Yawn. Its a tragedy but we need more information like we need more Dooter impersonators.
Fuck most of you. I'm glad as shit that there isn't a britney lindsey or paris post today. I've been hardly coming to this site lately BECAUSE of that shit. Finally stuff that i care about. Heath Ledger was an amazing and just breaking out of his shell actor. Definitely sucks. RIP.