Posted by Mandy on May 5, 2006, at 12:13:36
In reply to Kennedy blames Ambien and Phenergin, posted by zazenduck on May 5, 2006, at 11:00:24
> http://washingtontimes.com/national/20060505-010509-4738r.htm
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> And ya know what? It sounds plausible to me. (Not that it excused his preferential treatment if he got it.)
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> But I wonder if it will get Ambien pulled off the market by the resulting publicity. That stuff could be a public health hazard if people are taking off in the middle of the night under the influence. He is really lucky he didn't kill someone.
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> I read that he had been open about his own bipolar diagnosis and I feel a lot of sympathy for him .I had a MAJOR problem with ambien--it is so seductive. It only puts you to sleep for an hour or two and then you crave more and more. I would take it and do things that I never remembered. Once I made a dinner plan with my husband and he called to find out why I wasn't there. I had to go to treatment to get off the drug and yet there are times I still crave it. I think it should be taken off the market. It does not excuse Kennedy's behavior but I honestly believe the drug is so seductive that people do not realize until it is too late what it is doing to them.
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