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LisaW
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Meds Killed Daniel Smith
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The death of Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son Daniel was caused by a lethal combination of methadone, Zoloft and Lexapro, pathologist Cyril Wecht has revealed to PEOPLE exclusively.
Wecht said the drugs caused the cardiac dysrhythmia that led to Daniel's death. Wecht got the toxicology results from National Medical Services in Willow Grove, Pa., today.
Daniel Smith died in his mother's hospital room Sept. 10 while visiting her in the Bahamas three days after she gave birth to a baby girl named Dannielynn Hope.
Smith's longtime lawyer, Howard K. Stern, revealed Tuesday that he is the father of the little girl.
On Sept. 9, Daniel Smith arrived in Nassau to see his mother, with whom he'd always been extremely close. The family, including his newborn sister, spent time bonding in the hospital room that night. Daniel was seen tending to his mother around 6:20 a.m. on Sept. 10 – but at 9:38 a.m. that day Anna Nicole woke up to find her son unresponsive.
Doctors were immediately summoned and tried for 22 minutes to revive Daniel without success. He was pronounced dead at 10:05 a.m.
Days after Daniel's death Anna Nicole's Bahamian attorney, Michael Scott, described her as "overwhelmed" by grief. "She's trying to come to grips with the depths of her despair," he said.
Stern, who appeared on Larry King Live Tuesday, said Anna Nicole's baby daughter is "the one thing that is really keeping her going.
"Through it all, even with all the pain, she has been a great mom, a very attentive mom," he said
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Re: Meds Killed Daniel Smith
why was he on all those drugs?
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| Posted 9/27/06 7:27 PM |
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Lisa
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Re: Meds Killed Daniel Smith
methadone sounds like he was trying to get clean....
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| Posted 9/27/06 7:35 PM |
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IGLover
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Re: Meds Killed Daniel Smith
He was taking 2 anti-depressants at the same time?
Iv'e never heard of such a thing.
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| Posted 9/27/06 7:45 PM |
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Redhead
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Re: Meds Killed Daniel Smith
i don't believe this
wasn't this guy kicked off the case? 
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| Posted 9/27/06 7:47 PM |
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Goldi0218
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Re: Meds Killed Daniel Smith
Posted by KristenNYC
He was taking 2 anti-depressants at the same time?
Iv'e never heard of such a thing.
I Was going to say the same thing. Both of those meds are used to treat the same symptoms.
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| Posted 9/27/06 7:57 PM |
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Danamz
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MrsFlatbread
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Re: Meds Killed Daniel Smith
Lexapro is more for depression and anxiety while Zoloft is useful for the above mentioned as well as other issues. Not sure if he should be taking both together though.
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| Posted 9/27/06 8:04 PM |
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Re: Meds Killed Daniel Smith
How sad...
But wait...
Howard K. Stern is the baby's DAD????
What happened to that other guy???
I'm confused. 
NM: Saw it on another thread.
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| Posted 9/27/06 9:15 PM |
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jodi714
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Re: Meds Killed Daniel Smith
Posted by MrsFlatbread
Lexapro is more for depression and anxiety while Zoloft is useful for the above mentioned as well as other issues. Not sure if he should be taking both together though.
Actually Lexapro and Zoloft are in the exact same class of anti-depressants, SSRIs (Selective Seratonin Reuptake Inhibitors). Although some psychiatrists have clinical experience that makes them prefer one over the other for certain symptoms, types of patients, clinical presentations, etc., they are the same type of drug. It is very weird that they were prescribed together (if it is even true).
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| Posted 9/27/06 10:28 PM |
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MrsFlatbread
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Re: Meds Killed Daniel Smith
Posted by sjm71505
Posted by MrsFlatbread
Lexapro is more for depression and anxiety while Zoloft is useful for the above mentioned as well as other issues. Not sure if he should be taking both together though.
Actually Lexapro and Zoloft are in the exact same class of anti-depressants, SSRIs (Selective Seratonin Reuptake Inhibitors). Although some psychiatrists have clinical experience that makes them prefer one over the other for certain symptoms, types of patients, clinical presentations, etc., they are the same type of drug. It is very weird that they were prescribed together (if it is even true).
thanks for clarifying!
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Phyl
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Re: Meds Killed Daniel Smith
So Tragic
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imagin916
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Re: Meds Killed Daniel Smith
I dont believe this. Like someone mentioned before, it doesn't make sense that he was on 2 drugs of the same class, but god only knows. I have seen some people who are on multiple medications and have been for years without any bad effect, as well as people who OD on thier meds and still live. If there was an overdose, I bet that it was the methadone or other drugs. Usually, when they prescribe psych meds, they do not give more than a certain day's supply in order to prevent a fatal overdose if the patient took the whole bottle at one time. I have seen people OD on lexapro and still lived to tell about it. Secondly, they said the cause of death was a "cardiac arrhythmia". Is there any way to prove that unless its witnessed? I dont know how that would show on an autopsy. There has to be more to this story..
No matter what happened, my heart still goes out to Anna Nicole
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Jagster2000
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Re: Meds Killed Daniel Smith
Posted by imagin916
I dont believe this. Like someone mentioned before, it doesn't make sense that he was on 2 drugs of the same class, but god only knows. I have seen some people who are on multiple medications and have been for years without any bad effect, as well as people who OD on thier meds and still live. If there was an overdose, I bet that it was the methadone or other drugs. Usually, when they prescribe psych meds, they do not give more than a certain day's supply in order to prevent a fatal overdose if the patient took the whole bottle at one time. I have seen people OD on lexapro and still lived to tell about it. Secondly, they said the cause of death was a "cardiac arrhythmia". Is there any way to prove that unless its witnessed? I dont know how that would show on an autopsy. There has to be more to this story..
No matter what happened, my heart still goes out to Anna Nicole
I agree with everything you said- especially  to Anna!
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