This nurse is on CNN right now (well a few minutes ago - I went back a few minutes) talking about this drug called Diprivan that Michael asked her about (generic name is Proprofol, a drug administered ONLY via IV to start or maintain anesthesia during certain surgeries, tests, or procedures - Info drugs.com). Her name is Cherilyn Lee; she met him in January when she was referred by someone Michael knew to take care of his kids. Michael called her (or someone called her for him) this past Sunday (only 4 days before he died) asking for this drug. Basically, he told her that he was experiencing hot & cold sensations - one side of his body was hot & the other was cold, which Ms. Lee says could have been symptoms of a cardiovascular nature or central nervous system. He told her that his doctor had given him Diprivan before & told him that it was safe to take. She thought he may have been mispronouncing it so she looked up the pharmacology of the drug & asked a physician who told her that this was NOT safe & should only be administered in ICU. Michael mentioned to her that he simply wanted to sleep but she told him that IF he took this drug, he might not wake up!
UPDATE: After listening to a second interview conducting by CNN's Anderson Cooper on AC360 at 10pm, I decided to do a little more research on the drug, Diprivan. It seems that Diprivan's side effects include, but are not limited to: Slow Heartbeat, Periods of Not Breathing, Heart Failure, Life Threatening Allergic Reaction, Fever, Trouble Breathing, etc. Most notably, other medications that will increase these side effects are narcotic pain relievers like morphine or other sedatives. Ms. Lee said that when she learned of Michael's death, she immediately began to wonder if he'd taken the Dirprivan after she advised against it b/c she recognized the symptoms!
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WOW!!!! that's insane!!! I think his doc has something to do with it. he might have screwed up or something.
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