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tawadi

(2,110 posts) Sat Jul 7, 2012, 08:15 PM Jul 2012

Autopsy of RFK Jr's wife finds antidepressants but no alcohol

By Lily Kuo

NEW YORK | Sat Jul 7, 2012 6:51pm EDT

(Reuters) - The estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had three antidepressants but no alcohol in her system when she committed suicide in May, a New York medical examiner's office said on Saturday.

Results of toxicology tests completed in June revealed that Mary Kennedy, 52, had the antidepressants Trazodone, Desmethylvenlafaxine and Venlafaxine in her blood when she died, a representative of the Westchester County Office of the Medical Examiner said. There was no alcohol found, the report said.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/07/us-usa-kennedy-death-idUSBRE8660J720120707

Question. Is it normal for depressed patients to be on three different antidepressants?

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Autopsy of RFK Jr's wife finds antidepressants but no alcohol (Original Post) tawadi Jul 2012 OP

that poor gal Skittles Jul 2012 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author tawadi Jul 2012 #2

that sounds like trash gossip Skittles Jul 2012 #3

Thanks. That is what I thought. I will delete that post. eom tawadi Jul 2012 #4

I know there is (or was) a commercial for some kind of med if you're anti-depressant gateley Jul 2012 #5

I've seen that commercial tawadi Jul 2012 #6

Skittles

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1. that poor gal

Reply to tawadi (Original post)

Sat Jul 7, 2012, 08:19 PM

Jul 2012

I hope her children are going well

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Skittles

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3. that sounds like trash gossip

Reply to tawadi (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 7, 2012, 08:27 PM

Jul 2012

Ms. Kennedy would have access to money from more people than her estranged husband

tawadi

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4. Thanks. That is what I thought. I will delete that post. eom

Reply to Skittles (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 7, 2012, 08:29 PM

Jul 2012

gateley

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5. I know there is (or was) a commercial for some kind of med if you're anti-depressant

Reply to tawadi (Original post)

Sat Jul 7, 2012, 09:19 PM

Jul 2012

wasn't doing the trick. I assumed it was an anti depressant itself used to be used in conjunction. If it's not normal and she felt she wasn't getting the results she wanted, she could have gone to more than one doctor, too.

tawadi

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6. I've seen that commercial

Reply to gateley (Reply #5)

Sat Jul 7, 2012, 09:50 PM

Jul 2012

It seems unusual to take three different ones though. But I don't know. Thanks.

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