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Post by kittylady on Nov 4, 2023 2:37:54 GMT
MsDark you aren't alone. I sometimes watched it because it was often on tv on Sunday mornings when I was flat out on the couch and lacking the will or energy to move after Saturday night, but I never really "got" it. I felt the same about Sex and the City, only more so. I couldn't fathom why everyone was so crazy for it.
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Post by HWBL on Nov 4, 2023 9:32:22 GMT
MsDark you aren't alone. I sometimes watched it because it was often on tv on Sunday mornings when I was flat out on the couch and lacking the will or energy to move after Saturday night, but I never really "got" it. I felt the same about Sex and the City, only more so. I couldn't fathom why everyone was so crazy for it. I HATE Sex and the City, in part because so many former "wallflowers" saw it as their guide to a more exciting lifestyle. Quite a number of - for lack of a better term - shy twenty and thirty somethings getting make-overs to emulate the characters of the show while in reality inside they were still themselves. Pathetic and irritating. On the other hand, even without that the show to me was indeed pathetic and irritating. But to each their own. |
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Post by no1novice on Nov 4, 2023 13:56:16 GMT
MsDark you aren't alone. I sometimes watched it because it was often on tv on Sunday mornings when I was flat out on the couch and lacking the will or energy to move after Saturday night, but I never really "got" it. I felt the same about Sex and the City, only more so. I couldn't fathom why everyone was so crazy for it. Yeah I don't get a lot of them. What was the other one? Ally McBeal? Schwimmer is another one that is a better a tor than he is known for |
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Post by firebrat1229 on Nov 6, 2023 16:51:03 GMT
I also was pleasantly surprised how well Schwimmer did in the OJ Movie. He was relly good.
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Post by sputnik on Dec 15, 2023 22:16:26 GMT
Just got a BBC update that his death was ruled an accident caused by the “accute effects of ketamine”.
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Post by thejackiedaytona on Dec 16, 2023 0:59:05 GMT
Could be have been using the ketamine under Drs supervision? Can that be done? It's was mentioned that he had drowned too and a heart attack? Maybe I misread that.
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Post by kittylady on Dec 16, 2023 2:49:45 GMT
Could be have been using the ketamine under Drs supervision? Can that be done? It's was mentioned that he had drowned too and a heart attack? Maybe I misread that. Apparently he had the same levels of ketamine in his system as you'd expect to find in someone under general anaesthetic. |
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Post by no1novice on Dec 16, 2023 9:25:52 GMT
Matthew Perry’s official cause of death listed as ‘acute effects of ketamine’
By Social Links for Gabi Duncan ,
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Published Dec. 15, 2023
Updated Dec. 15, 2023, 5:49 p.m. ET
Matthew Perry’s official cause of death has been confirmed.
The “Friends” star died of “acute effects of ketamine,” according to the LA County Medical Examiner’s Office. The manner of death was accidental.
The autopsy report also lists drowning, coronary artery disease and buprenorphine, an opioid, effects as other conditions that contributed to his death.
Perry — who was clean from drugs for 19 months — was on “ketamine infusion therapy” at the time of his passing, according to the report. His last treatment occurred a week and a half before his death.
The medical examiner notes, however, that ketamine’s half-life is only three to four hours, thus the drug in his system could not have been from his final infusion.
At this time, it’s unclear how Perry got the ketamine that was found in his system.
While multiple prescription medications were found at his residence, there were no drugs or drug paraphernalia present at the scene.
According to Pacific Neuroscience Institute, “Ketamine therapy is used to treat of depression, anxiety, PTSD, end-of-life distress, chronic pain, drug/alcohol problems, and more.”
The late actor was found dead in his pool at his Pacific Palisades, Calif., home on Oct. 28. He was 54.
The “Fools Rush In” star had been open about his struggles with drug addiction over the years, but longtime pal and “Friends” co-star Jennifer Aniston insisted he was “really healthy” at the time of his shocking death.
“He had quit smoking. He was getting in shape. He was happy — that’s all I know,” an emotional Aniston recently told Variety.
“I want people to know he was really healthy, and getting healthy,” the actress said, adding, “He really was dealt a tough one. I miss him dearly.”
In a 2002 interview with the New York Times, the actor revealed that his fear of dying led him to get clean.
“I didn’t get sober because I felt like it,” Perry said. “I got sober because I was worried I was going to die the next day.”
As ketamine is a horse tranquiliser how legit is "ketamine infusion therapy"?
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Post by tulip on Dec 16, 2023 14:32:46 GMT
Chrissy Teigen just had ketamine therapy.
You would think that a doctor wouldn't recommend a therapy like this for an addict.
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Post by czb on Dec 16, 2023 16:24:38 GMT
ketamine is the latest thing... lots of demand for the infusions right now. not sure if they regularly do it in people with addiction issues.
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Post by waterslide on Dec 17, 2023 2:13:36 GMT
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Post by sparkles on Dec 19, 2023 3:44:45 GMT
I don't mean to sound like a bitch, but my husband is an addict (alcohol) & I know every day he doesn't drink is a victory for him, but it's hard for me to get excited when he was 12 days from being 6 months sober & he went & got plowed & hasn't stopped drinking since. It's not just the drinking. It's the lying about it when it's blantantly obvious...so many other things that come with the territory. It's almost like the drinking is the least of the issues. It's the stuff that comes along with it that makes it so hard to live with him sometimes. You just described the last 25 years of my marriage. I also agree that the lying (gaslighting & resulting lack of trust) is far worse than the actual booze. I'm sorry that you're experiencing this too. |
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Post by holly on Dec 19, 2023 14:08:35 GMT
I don't mean to sound like a bitch, but my husband is an addict (alcohol) & I know every day he doesn't drink is a victory for him, but it's hard for me to get excited when he was 12 days from being 6 months sober & he went & got plowed & hasn't stopped drinking since. It's not just the drinking. It's the lying about it when it's blantantly obvious...so many other things that come with the territory. It's almost like the drinking is the least of the issues. It's the stuff that comes along with it that makes it so hard to live with him sometimes. You just described the last 25 years of my marriage. I also agree that the lying (gaslighting & resulting lack of trust) is far worse than the actual booze. I'm sorry that you're experiencing this too. Girl, I'm so sorry you've been dealing with it for 25 years. (((Hugs))) You can DM me if you ever need to vent! |
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Post by sparkles on Dec 19, 2023 17:13:01 GMT
You just described the last 25 years of my marriage. I also agree that the lying (gaslighting & resulting lack of trust) is far worse than the actual booze. I'm sorry that you're experiencing this too. Girl, I'm so sorry you've been dealing with it for 25 years. (((Hugs))) You can DM me if you ever need to vent! Holly, thank you. Your offer means a lot to me. |
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Post by no1novice on Aug 15, 2024 14:57:30 GMT
Arrest made over the death of the actor Matthew Perry, California police sayFriends star died last October of ‘acute effects of ketamine’ and police were investigating how he obtained the drug Adam Gabbatt Thu 15 Aug 2024 15.47 BST First published on Thu 15 Aug 2024 15.17 BST An arrest has been made over the death of the actor Matthew Perry, law enforcement officials have said. NBC News reported that a person was arrested in southern California on Thursday, after the Los Angeles police department said in May it was investigating how the Friends star obtained prescription medication. The Los Angeles police department did not immediately respond to a request for more information. Perry, who had openly discussed his issues with addiction, was found dead in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home in October 2023. The Los Angeles medical examiner’s office determined the cause of death to be “the acute effects of ketamine”. It said drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine, which is used to treat opioid use disorder, were contributing factors. An autopsy found levels of ketamine in his blood similar to levels used during general anesthesia. “At the high levels of ketamine found in his postmortem blood specimens, the main lethal effects would be from both cardiovascular overstimulation and respiratory depression,” the autopsy report stated. Perry’s death was ruled an accident, with no evidence of foul play. The Los Angeles police department and Drug Enforcement Administration said in May that they were working on a joint criminal investigation into how Perry, 54, got the prescription medication, and why there was so much of the drug in his system. The medical examiner said Perry was undergoing ketamine infusion therapy for anxiety and depression at the time of his death, but said Perry’s last treatment, one and a half weeks before his death, would not explain the level of ketamine in his blood. Perry, had discussed his history with substance abuse, which he said began at age 14 and intensified during his role on Friends. The medical examiner said Perry was 19 months sober at the time of his death, and said there were no illicit drugs or drug paraphernalia found at his house. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/aug/15/matthew-perry-arrest-death
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