Suicide and Xanax Use
Hello,
My name is Karen Ray and three years ago my mother committed suicide in Brewer, Maine. I have two older sisters and we were extremely shocked and confused. Six weeks prior to her suicide she had told my middle sister Jennifer that she had started to feel very depressed and that she thought she may be addicted to Xanax. She then asked her doctor what to do and he advised her to decrease her dosage slowly. She went down hill quickly from there. One week prior to her suicide she had checked herself into the hospital telling them that she felt as though she was losing her mind and that she had thought about hurting herself. They released her on Tuesday, she bought a small handgun on Thursday and shot herself on Monday. My sisters and I had no idea that my mother had been on Xanax. Following her funeral, I requested her medical records from her primary care and her workmans comp. attorney. Come to find out she had been prescribed Xanax for 17 years!!!!!! Seventeen years by the same physician! I started to do my homework on Xanax and the protocol for the withdrawal of Xanax. It made me sick to think that my mother could still be here if she were only treated properly. This is only the basics of what happened, but there are many key details that are missing. I would truly appreciate some guidance on this matter. I met with two of Maines top Malpractice attorneys following her suicide and they told me that because suicide was so hard to prove they couldn't help me. If someone could please contact me I would truly appreciate it. Thank you for your time,
Sincerely, Karen Ray
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