1y ago

Toxicology experts say death from medications in Nex Benedict case ‘very, very uncommon’

www.advocate.com

Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240315210816/https://www.advocate.com/news/nex-benedict-drugs-toxicology-experts

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Which is why we need an independent autopsy.
- Ryan Walter after this was reported said that the LGBTQ community was a threat to democracy because they are demanding justice and we say he was murdered. Also I had argue with my boss because he was thrilled that he apparently "killed" himself. I call bullshit and want an out state opinion because we all know they are trying to cover this up.
  
  Even if it really was suicide…. It’s still murder. Assholes bullied them into it. Drove them to it.
  
  The phrase
  he was thrilled that he apparently "killed" himself.
  sends chills down my spine. Some people are fucking evil to the core.
It sounds like we need more information before drawing conclusions, but regardless we need to be more compassionate and understanding to prevent this tragedy from happening to someone else.
The fact that these two drugs are so common means we need to know the levels found. Otherwise people will panic and not take their meds.
- people will panic and not take their meds.
  Yeah, this is exactly what I wouldn't want anyone to do. From the article,
  The Advocate spoke to Dr. Joshua King, medical director of the Maryland Poison Center at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, and Dr. Masha Yemets, a clinical toxicology fellow at the same institution, to gain insights into the risks associated with fluoxetine and diphenhydramine...
  Both said they couldn’t comment definitively on Benedict’s death — “Without the full autopsy report and associated toxicology data, we couldn’t comment about the medical examiner’s determination,” Yemets cautioned — but they agreed that both of the medications reported to be in Benedict’s system are commonly taken and pose a low risk of dangerous interactions when used correctly.
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  Regarding young people being prescribed antidepressants such as fluoxetine, in addition to those possibly using diphenhydramine for allergies, King emphasized the need to avoid causing alarm among patients and their guardians. Discontinuing prescribed medications due to fear stirred by individual cases might lead to more harm than the medication itself, he noted. “It would be more dangerous if someone were prescribed this medication for depression and heard about this case and said, ‘This is dangerous. I’m going to stop taking it,’ and then ended up having a complication due to untreated depression,” he said
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