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Brittany Murphy Died from Drug Intoxication and Pneumonia
Brittany Murphy died from multiple drug intoxication, pneumonia and "iron deficiency anemia" in what the coroner has concluded was a accidental death.
The Clueless star, 32, was found unresponsive in her Hollywood Hills home on Dec. 20, despite frantic attempts by her husband, Simon Monjack, and her mother, Sharon, to revive her.
Simon and Sharon said they believed Brittany's death was due to a congenital heart murmur and denied rumors that the actress used illegal drugs or suffered from an eating disorder. They added that Murphy's heart condition was diagnosed in her teens, but said she had received proper treatment for it. They also said that she'd been suffering from laryngitis and flu-like symptoms in the days before her death.
A number of prescription meds were reportedly found by investigators on her nightstand. Simon says his wife was taking the painkiller Vicoprofen and the antidepressant Fluoxetine (also known as Sarafem) to deal with severe menstrual cramps, and that many of the other meds found were for his own use due to a seizure he recently suffered.
The actress was laid to rest in a twilight ceremony in Los Angeles on Christmas Eve.
A full autopsy report is expected within two weeks.
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Re: Brittany Murphy Died from Drug Intoxication and Pneumonia
She was taking an anti-depressant for menstrual cramps? 
It really sounds like her family wasn't seeing that maybe she had a problem with prescription drugs and covered for her a lot.
Very sad all around.
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Re: Brittany Murphy Died from Drug Intoxication and Pneumonia
yes, very sad all around
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Christine
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Re: Brittany Murphy Died from Drug Intoxication and Pneumonia
Posted by MrsPJB2007
She was taking an anti-depressant for menstrual cramps?
According to drugs.com fluoxetine/prozac is sometimes prescribed for premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
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Re: Brittany Murphy Died from Drug Intoxication and Pneumonia
And the iron deficiancy is definitely a sign of an eating disorder.
Very sad....
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MrsPJB2007
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Re: Brittany Murphy Died from Drug Intoxication and Pneumonia
Posted by Christine
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She was taking an anti-depressant for menstrual cramps?
According to drugs.com fluoxetine/prozac is sometimes prescribed for premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
Interesting.
I guess it seems odd cause they don't mention PMDD -- just the severe cramps -- so seems slightly off.
Either way, I think she was severely overmedicated. A tragic death that could have been avoided. 
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Christine
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Re: Brittany Murphy Died from Drug Intoxication and Pneumonia
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Posted by Christine
Posted by MrsPJB2007
She was taking an anti-depressant for menstrual cramps?
According to drugs.com fluoxetine/prozac is sometimes prescribed for premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
Interesting.
I guess it seems odd cause they don't mention PMDD -- just the severe cramps -- so seems slightly off.
Either way, I think she was severely overmedicated. A tragic death that could have been avoided.
It sounds more "sensational" this way then to say she had a medical reason for taking an anti-depressant. That's the media for ya.
But I agree, it's sad someone so young to die like this.
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Re: Brittany Murphy Died from Drug Intoxication and Pneumonia
Seems like a favorable report created to make sure insurance payouts were recived.
Sad story, sad ending
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Re: Brittany Murphy Died from Drug Intoxication and Pneumonia
Message edited 2/4/2010 3:40:26 PM.
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