Leslie Carter Suffered An Overdose Of Prescription Pills
When the Carter family, I mean the other other Carter family, released a statement yesterday morning about the death of 25-year-old Leslie Carter, they were mute about the cause of her death. The Coroner isn't issuing an official cause of death until toxicology results come back, but a police report shows that she most likely died of an overdose.
ABC News says that Leslie's stepmother, Ginger Carter (that's a really hot name), told police that her stepdaughter was suffering from a mental illness and was taking medication for it. Leslie usually lives in Canada with her husband, but she brought her 10-month-old daughter with her to stay with family in upstate New York so she could kick her addiction to pills. Ginger says that on the morning of her death, Leslie slipped in the shower. Ginger helped Leslie into bed to lie down and when she checked up on her a few hours later, she wasn't breathing. Next to Leslie's bed were bottles of Olanzapine (for bipolar disorder), Cyclobenzaprine (a muscle relaxer) and Xanax.
The police report also says that Ginger Carter was messed up herself when they talked to her. Ginger was full on LOHAN. Ginger was slurring her words, had glassy eyes and kept falling asleep while talking to the cops. Ginger told the cops that she was so upset about Leslie's death that she took five or six Xanax. Ginger told police that she'll tell them more as soon as she sobers up. Why do I have a feeling that won't be anytime soon. Why do I also have a feeling that Ginger Carter looks like this?
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I thought Ginger was the name of A Carter half sister from Dad's first marriage?
I had to take oxy after a surgery once. I needed to go to the toilet and thought I was on it but I was actually just squatting next to it and took the dirtiest sloppy shit ever all over the floor. I also had to get one of my friend to look after me. They literally had to shower me and we put a garden chair in the shower while I sat there and drooled like a clam and they just whipped me with a cloth cause they thought it was hilarious. I never got addictive though I just don't have that personality. I had some left over and my roommates Juicehead friends got into them while I was out one night and I got home and they where all daring each other to take a shit on the table and it was funny till ine of then dropped his dacks and stood on the table. If I didn't intervene... It would of happened.
Not trying to take away from the sads this is going to bring to that baby in the future. But...All I can think is that I hope this won't be a huge news story because I'm on my last 5 xanies and need a new prescription and I don't need the new doctor *finally have insurance* giving me a suspicious look. I've been taking them for many years and I don't abuse it 60 mg. last me about 3 months. I couldn't imagine taking 6 mg of xanax I'd knock out for a couple of days plus when you wake up you're so depressed it would just be a waste of perfectly working pills.
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Submitted by jackie on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 11:28pm.
Anyone wanna sell me some pills? Seems like yall have quite the collection. Im not picky.
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well... o.k., but... if they turn out to be just plain old "Mike and Ike" don't come runnin' to me for a refund!... heeheehee!
OT: haven't paid attention, not doing it.
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"I could listen to a babbling brook,
and hear a song that I could understand.
I keep wishing it could be that way.
Because my world would be a Wonderland."
Anyone wanna sell me some pills? Seems like yall have quite the collection. Im not picky.
Effexor is the devil in little dippin Dot form, I took it for a month, forgot to take it 2 days in a row, and thought well it's not doing anything so I'll stop.. 3rd day I couldn't stand without everything flipping upside down which made me want to puke as many times as my heart beats, and I had those brain stem shivers. I tired to wean off and had the same problem. Know what I did to be free of that nightmare? HAd herbal help and I am no longer a slave. In high school they tried to guinea pig me with celexa, paxil, and welbutrin..took years to undo the DAmage..ganja though, life saver..no ambIen, zannies no problems you just can't be stupid with it and overdo it like anything else. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
"that's the first time i had dick in my mouth, and that's the last time i'm going to choke on it.." Dani
That's not an unusual med regimen at all. Rx drugs are very useful for some people but, like most things, poor prescribers (re: idiot doctors) and bad patients (re: i think i'll drink alcohol with that) can easily make them dangerous.
When used (and monitored!) appropriately, they are beneficial. I say monitored, because gaining a ton of weight on Zyprexa or any other antipsychotic, should prompt a discussion with the prescriber early on BEFORE 50lbs are gained. But, often, people don't know enough about what they're taking to ask the appropriate questions.
And... I named my moniker after one ;)
There was an article in the NYT last week about how ritalin in the long run isn't all that effective with children. In fact, it could be damaging in the long run for kids who were forced to take it because teachers and parents didn't want to deal with spastic kids. There's a pill for everything! Too bad the side effects can negate the good.
Thanks for the new signature, Dirk!
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"WTF people? This is your life, not a fucking clinical trial!"- Dirk Diggler 02/02/2012
I agree with you. Takes the criminal element out. Tax stuff like weed. I would vote for it. Use the money to fund education. Those kids never go to school. Damn.
Do fucked up people go into showbiz, or are showbiz people fucked up?
This DID have to do with drugs? ... SMDh! That kid will never will never have a Mamma! :(
"But then as you're doing your thing, he's just laying there moaning like an old dog having a nightmare." MK
omg! I took 5 or 6 xanax TOO when I heard Leslie died!
But then it was my normal time to take a dose so...meh. Light weight.
HOw many carters are there anyway. Are these the same from whence the Backstreet Boys came? Wait, I don't care.
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Ginger told the cops that she was so upset about Leslie's death that she took five or six Xanax
in my family when someone dies we make phone calls, get our shit together and hug and cry, mourning like normal people do.
I have a feeling that most people in the entertainment biz are just a bunch of junkies looking to ride out on fame in order to pay for their habits.
Submitted by jack-n-the-hat on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 1:19pm.
I can't take xanax... One time I took one and pissed the bed and slept for two days
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I <3 this. I literally cackled out loud. I take 1/2 a Xanax when I am having a total panic attack & it makes me forget where my legs are. I use them sparingly. To take 5 or 6 and still be able to SPEAK? Hell no....
Time to legalize weed! I like how all these D.A.R.E. motherfuckers talk so such shit about weed but will pop a pill with no problem. In my 28 years on this earth, I've never seen a hoe OD on weed. Pills are so fucking creepy...
It's always so, so sad to me when we lose someone once again to mental illness. It is the most deadly illness and yet it does get the attention (funding) that it ought to.
So young which such promise with her young family. So sad.
Did anyone consider that her pregnancy may have worsened her mental state? I have seen that happen with women prone to psychosis like in bipolar or schizophrenia.
Slipping in the shower and then an accidental overdose -- isn't that the exact same way Brittany Murphy died?
Haldol and a Tens unit always gets me buzzing
benzos can send you into a withdrawal that will kill you. i used to take them, not anymore. i wanted to learn how to deal with my anxiety without running to a pill every time i felt a freak out coming. but i am on meds and they are awesome. done the whole ssri thing and 9 years later found out they were making me worse. meds are not for everyone but they sure as fuck make life better for those of us that need it.
Submitted by BernardProfitendieu on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 3:46pm.
you guys all sorta know too much about these scripts
lol. are you new here?
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And little one, hold out for a c-section. You don't want to slide down that. ~ Sweetas
no - you must be though, or you wouldn't have asked.
OTC shit can be just as lethal/dangerous if mixed with other substances.
I say, let people of adult age do all the drugs they want, get rid of the criminality element of prescripts and forgo the doctor/patient need for certain drugs. If someone wants to harm themselves with drugs, they are going to do it one way or another. Make it all legal and remove the criminal element that makes the drug culture far worse by proxy of 'dealers' and 'prostitution'.
People can drink themselves to death with their own hooch they concoct in their own basements.
The whole "War on Drugs" shit is a joke. Nanny-statism.
If you can snort a whole ounce of coke and walk out of a room singin', "Rock on, man!" so bet it.
This world sucks and sometimes drugs are the Darwinian race to the bottom that we might as well allow to come to fruition. Just be sure to keep them all in druggie allowed enclaves away from people who want no part of it. Voila.
well said, Satan ... glad to see you back at full strength and feeling better tonight!
They're ALL fucked up on drugs over there? Get the baby out of that house!!!
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I, too, love the Xanax. And the Ativan. They are both awesome.
OMG! Not a crazy pills thread on Dlisted! *runs*
Im not going to say anything smart its sad she left behind a 10 month old
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you guys all sorta know too much about these scripts
-Submitted by Dirk Diggler on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 2:01pm.
Big pharma and complacent doctors are to blame for the epidemic of prescription drug abuse in the US.
And people don't seem to know how to cope with life anymore. God forbid they should allow themselves to feel anxious or sad, even for a moment.
WTF people? This is your life, not a fucking clinical trial!"
Exactly! and people are more than happy to pop pills like candy. Anything for a cheap ride on the escapism train instead of manning the fuck up.
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-"I am not about to deal with unstable people" - HEART ANGELINA.
ME...I knew a girl that took paxil & it made her worse too. Think she finally switched to prozac but she still has major anxiety.
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Submitted by DirtyWhoreMouth on Sat, 06/11/2011 - 9:32am.
It's ok to be a redneck by the way.. just don't yell git 'er done because we all hate that.
Why do I also have a feeling that Ginger Carter looks like this?
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LMAO, I was picturing the same type of woman.
super martian - it was Paxil.
Same shit they tried to get me on 3 years ago. FUCK THAT SHIT! I went in for anxiety and panic attacks and they put me on Paxil.
Went off that shit PRONTO. Made me psycho.
Submitted by M.E. on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 3:02pm.
my doctor put me on an anti-depressant, which made me not give a fuck about anything.
The sky is falling? Who cares!
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Which pill was this? Sounds like good stuff.
@ SDR Meds that affect the serotonin DO NOT LIKE ME.
Me either. Briefly took Trazodone last year and it's affect on me was horrible. Tachycardia, dry mouth, stomach pain - but the worst was it actually triggered panic attacks. I'd fall asleep for a couple of hours and wake up with a full on attack. Horrible. I'd have to take Xanax and then pace until it took effect.
SDR - I can't take things that fuck with my seritonin either.
Years ago I tried Melatonin for sleep and I wound up severely depressed, so my doctor put me on an anti-depressant, which made me not give a fuck about anything.
The sky is falling? Who cares!
I can't remember exactly why I stopped taking the anti-depressants, but I did, and I'd stopped melatonin long before. And guess what? Turns out I wasn't depressed, it was the melatonin overriding my seritonin.
I just deal with my bipolar, anxiety and depression by cussing out dumb people!
My dog is on Prozac and Xanax to help with his separation anxiety. I'm jealous of the little furry asshole!
With that being said, it's really sad how many people abuse prescription drugs and how easy it is to get them and get hooked on them. Whatever happened to just killing your liver with booze to ease the pain?!
Effexor XR. Ahh, it had me in its grip for 8 years. In that time, I gained 100 lbs and became a zombie. A zombie who ate everything.
It's hard as fuck to quit, but if you wean off and resist the "brain zaps" you're in the clear.
Guess what happened when I went off? I began to immediately lose weight.
That shit is evil and should be banned.
Effexor gave me the worst allergic reaction I've ever had in my life.
Submitted by Twat Muffin on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 2:35pm.
Squiggles -- Thanks for the info, hon. I've never been on Zyprexa. I am now on a great combo of Seroquel and Celexa, the 2 work very well for me.
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No prob. Thankfully, me neither. I work in mental health so I have known many patients (and friends) for whom Seroquel has made all the difference. Mood stabilizers do the trick for me. Stay well!
UBF - I have to agree, even if I'm a hypocrite with my Xanax. Meds that affect the serotonin DO NOT LIKE ME. I had an ex family member who was an M.D. and due to lovely dickhead #1, he sent me some Effexor to take for anxiety. I took it for 3 days and it took me 2 weeks to wean off of that shit. Tried to go cold turkey and the hallway was spinning like in a fun house. Ugh. In retrospect, if I wasn't going to school full time and working full time and maintaining a house full time while he sat on the couch, I probably wouldn't have been so stressed!
EEG - For some people, meds are a blessing. ♥
Oh, EEG, i m not saying that meds are a bad thing. Trust me, i m scared to get off my Wellbultrin, cause you can watch me slip into depression like a Mofo. Our youngest just had to be put on Prozac cause he was terrified of school and regressed in his Autism like crazy due to anxiety. So i m not anti med. But if someone is in a delirious fog for the most part of the day, cause they dont want to deal with reality, thats a problem. Especially if you have kids to look after. My boss is bipolar. She found the right combination of meds to function, run a business and a family and is pretty darn good at it.
Meds are meant to help you function properly when you can`t due to chemical imbalance. Not to live in LaLa Land and let someone else take care of your responsiblities, like raising your child , like the Carters.
Well, aren't you just the cosmopolitan Queen Bee of Cuntsville? No, I'm sorry, of "Cuntropolis". Please excuse us in all of our inbred grandpa fucking glory. Karen Flatts, 09/21/11
Squiggles -- Thanks for the info, hon. I've never been on Zyprexa. I am now on a great combo of Seroquel and Celexa, the 2 work very well for me.
A pretty corpse. She will never get old. What young people don't get is that older people are happier people. So don't give up!!!
UBF, I agree with your sentiment for the most part but some of us really need our meds. If I don't take my Celexa I can't leave the house. (chronic PTSD)
Submitted by jack-n-the-hat on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 2:23pm.
This is the shit my mother takes... every now and then she'll pass a few my way... LOVE THEM! My friend, who takes 8-10 xanax a day, I gave her one of them one time and she was OUT... like couldn't even walk or talk. I can take 2 or 3 in the evening and function fine. Weird.
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I don't know how you do it! I think it affects people differently; some get mega sedated and some, like you, can function fine. I actually took the bottle back to the doctor (minus 1 pill) and said "no thanks". I NEVER RETURN DRUGS. Shit, come to think of it, I shoulda sold em...
The Doc put me on Celexa once, for anxiety and depression. Oh, I didnt have any more anxiety. Thats right. If you would have made me sit in the middle of a 6 lane highway, i would have. Cause after all, who cares? I didnt give a fuck about ANYTHING any more. Including if my neither regions got any action or not. Needless to say i lasted three weeks on that shit. Anxiety is a bitch, but i rather deal with the occasional episodes than living in "dont give a fuck" land all my life.
People are not cut out to deal with LIFE anymore. Everything has to be butterflies and rainbows and sugarcoated dicks all day long. Life isn`t like that. Life isn`t fair and life doesnt owe you SHIT. The sooner people get that in their heads, the sooner they can walk away from shit to escape reality.
Well, aren't you just the cosmopolitan Queen Bee of Cuntsville? No, I'm sorry, of "Cuntropolis". Please excuse us in all of our inbred grandpa fucking glory. Karen Flatts, 09/21/11
Yes, Leslie's half sister is named Ginger. So is her newish stepmother. It would make more sense that the Ginger of the story is her stepmother, since her 1/2 sister named Ginger is not that close to the family and is years older than even Nick and unlikely to be living with her father.
I do wonder if the the reason Nick is keeping on tour is to avoid the drama, temptation and being around people still high on drugs.
Submitted by SpottedDogRanch on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 2:18pm.
tizanidine
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This is the shit my mother takes... every now and then she'll pass a few my way... LOVE THEM! My friend, who takes 8-10 xanax a day, I gave her one of them one time and she was OUT... like couldn't even walk or talk. I can take 2 or 3 in the evening and function fine. Weird.
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