46. Even without an overdose, any combination of 5 powerful prescription drugs sounds like a mistake.

Posted at 9:18PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Web Design

47. #43 I COMPLETELY AGREE...THERE ARE A LOT OF FACTORS.UNDER EXTREME EXHAUSTION.. YOUR MIND ISNT CLEAR AND YOU CAN EASILY MAKE THIS MISTAKE...ITS SO SAD AND TRAGIC.. DRUGGIE HE WAS NOT!!

Posted at 9:18PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Shitney Spears Sux

48. sorry but im more sad that we lost Sam from the Brady Bunch--

Posted at 9:18PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by j and j

49. The NYPD said most of the bottles were FULL!! The man suffered from insomnia and anxiety (per his own words in recent interviews). The pills prescribed to him are for those reasons. He might of tried one, it didn't work, the doctor prescribed another, maybe that didn't work and so on. He didn't throw the prescriptions away when one didn't work and I am sure the doctor prescribing them told him not to combine them. I don't think this poor man intentionally overdosed or tried to commit suicide. It could have been from something totally different........that is why they do autopsy's. The whole story is tragic.

Posted at 9:19PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by SC

50. I have the same meds at my place as well. Seriously. It does not mean I want to die. I just have a LOT of trouble sleeping. I'm full of life. I get wound up too much sometimes, and I worry other times.

I guess I'll just have to be super careful about it all now, because one frustratingly bad sleepless week can be lethal.

Poor Heath. I know how awful it must have been for him. Anxiety, and I mean RAL ANXIETY is a horrible thing to go through. As for the Suicide theory, - NO WAY! As melancholy as he could be at times, he had the spark of life in his eyes.

We will all miss you Heath.

Posted at 9:23PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by NYGirl

51. How can anybody be concerned with our troops oversees when a great non-American like Heath Ledger is murdered in this great land.

Seriously folks, get your priorities straight.

...and please, let's pay more attention to the pornification of American than we do losers like Heath Ledger, Britney Spears, and Lindsay Lohan.


Out.

Posted at 9:23PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Anexio

52. #25.. or whoever referenced snoring. I don't think it would be possible to snore while on your stomach. Snoring is generally caused by a prolapse in the throat tissue or the epiglottis, and this usually only happens while on your back. If he was making a snoring noise, it was probably because he was in respiratory failure, or the body making what is called "the death rattle".

As several others said, these bottles were practically full. He was likely trying to find something that worked. Lunesta does not work for me. Other than Alprazolam, I don't have any experience with any of those other meds, except Valium when I had eye surgery. It made me sick, not relaxed at all. Everyone is different, and it takes a while to find out what works. It would not have been responsible for them to be thrown in the trash. He also could have had multiple doctors who weren't aware of what the others prescribed. He could have also been using different pharmacies, whereas one would have made him aware of possible drug interactions. That's the patients responsibility. But some of these drugs are controlled substances and if he was getting them from a pharmacy, it would have been tracked. When the toxicology results come back, it will probably show a drug interaction or a just over borderline overdose, which would definitely rule out suicide. Dr. Drew said on the Today show that for a man of Heath's size to commit suicide using OTC sleeping pills, it would take a massive quantity.

Posted at 9:25PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Mysty Maples

53. The autopsy was not conclusive but many say multiple prescription drugs was in possession.
Apparently some people knew about his problems, it's a tragedy and it is hard to make sense
of his death.

Posted at 9:27PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by BOEING 787

54. Just so everyone knows, the wbc jerks have been posting nasty comments in my name, my posts are nicer than that garbage. Anyway, wbc isn't it lights out at the compound yet?

Posted at 9:28PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Adrienne

55. All but one of those medications is from the same class of drugs. It would not be unusal for a person with anxiety and sleep problems to have several different perscriptions. If all the pills were in his stomach and not the bottles that would be one thing. But this tells us nothing new. Sure, mixing all these meds can kill you, but so can a bottle of Advil. All we know is he had anxiety and sleep meds - like about half the world.

Posted at 9:28PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Doc

56. #56 SOOO RIGHT!!!!!! IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!!!

Posted at 9:31PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Shitney Spears Sux

57. #36 tlsmith

MIA = Missing In Action

or slang for 'no where to be found'.

Posted at 9:31PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by nonny

58. Hello, I have EVERYONE of those prescrpitions for severe insomnia....I do not take them all and do not ever mix them, but sometimes the Dr. gives you one and it does not work, so they prescribe you another......Just because people have medications in their home does nt mean you are committing suicide....That is stupid if that is what anyone thinks...

Posted at 9:34PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by hello

59. JACK NICHOLSON's comment about Ambien, I believe, speaks to the real reason why Heath's death occurred. It is unbelievable how many Ambien users have posted stories about the strange side effects of this drug. I used Ambien for a time until the 'BLACK-OUTS' started happening where I would wake up the next day finding spilled food all over the place and even found various of my guns laying about having 'played around' with them. Pretty scary, eh? Ambien will not kill you in and of itself - however - as most medical doctors will explain, the brain WILL shut down and go to sleep whether or not you are awake with eyes open and moving. The sleep state remains.

The possibility that Heath blacked-out using Ambien then, not in full control or cognizant of his actions, overdosed on other prescription medications that DO cause imminent death by respiratory failure.

With pressure from someone big like Nicholson maybe those looking into Heath's death will see the possibility of Ambien being the main contributor.

Posted at 9:35PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by HandymanKanab

60. he may have been allergic to one or more of these, that can cause hiccups, itching, and other reactions.

Posted at 9:36PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by jack