As a Linkin Park fan and Audioslave/Chris/Soundgarden fan, this never ever dawned on me.
I will say, Chester's lyrics he wrote must've come from a very dark place that thankfully, I've never been priivy to personally. They were always full of angst, sadness, and rage that only someone who had some serious demons could write.
Giving notion to this and looking back, both suicides were very unexpected and Chris's wife had made mention that he had never been in a better place head wise than he was right before his death and loved his family and girls.
I was reading about Chris’ suicide and what led up to it. He had been prescribed Ativan, a benzodiazepine, for anxiety and had apparently taken an extra dose the evening he killed himself. I heard what you read but that his wife also reported when they spoke on the phone that night he’d been slurring his words and didn’t seem himself.
Side effects of benzos EVEN WHEN TAKEN AS PRESCRIBED can include slurred speech, suicidal thoughts/ideations, confusion, Impaired cognitive and motor function, euphoria... it’s all over the place. And you’re not supposed to stay on them for more than a few weeks except in extreme cases. The longer you’re on them, the more likely they are to manifest adverse side effects and/or even stop working entirely. Shit’s nasty.
As someone who administers Benzos I fully agree. They are incredibly dangerous. Especially long term. People who experiment with them or take them for non emergent conditions should really rethink it.
As a Linkin Park fan and Audioslave/Chris/Soundgarden fan, this never ever dawned on me.
I will say, Chester's lyrics he wrote must've come from a very dark place that thankfully, I've never been priivy to personally. They were always full of angst, sadness, and rage that only someone who had some serious demons could write.
Giving notion to this and looking back, both suicides were very unexpected and Chris's wife had made mention that he had never been in a better place head wise than he was right before his death and loved his family and girls.
I was reading about Chris’ suicide and what led up to it. He had been prescribed Ativan, a benzodiazepine, for anxiety and had apparently taken an extra dose the evening he killed himself. I heard what you read but that his wife also reported when they spoke on the phone that night he’d been slurring his words and didn’t seem himself.
Side effects of benzos EVEN WHEN TAKEN AS PRESCRIBED can include slurred speech, suicidal thoughts/ideations, confusion, Impaired cognitive and motor function, euphoria... it’s all over the place. And you’re not supposed to stay on them for more than a few weeks except in extreme cases. The longer you’re on them, the more likely they are to manifest adverse side effects and/or even stop working entirely. Shit’s nasty.
As someone who administers Benzos I fully agree. They are incredibly dangerous. Especially long term. People who experiment with them or take them for non emergent conditions should really rethink it.