Heath Ledger’s death has many spooked and looking for answers as to how such a young, seemingly healthy man died.  I have my own opinion of what happened, and I’m not sure if it’s true of course until all the facts come out, but I firmly believe he accidentally overdosed on sleeping medication.

It’s sort of a case like Anna Nicole Smith and her son, both of whom died of toxic overdoses and mixing of many prescription drugs at once.  Heath of course may have also had some sort of congenital health issue we don’t know about that may have added to the reasons for his tragic and early demise, but my speculation is that he simply accidentally took too many medications that are supposedly “safe” and unknowingly caused a breakdown in his system.

It really is tragic and sad to see such a talented and young actor, father, friend and good guy die so early in life.  Our heart goes out to his ex girlfriend who has to tell their little 2 year old daughter that daddy is gone forever, and in fact it pains us to see the paparazzi and media hounding his family and friends at this critical mourning time. 

As far as the lesson all men should learn from this, is that if you’re on one medication, you should ALWAYS check with your doctor by even just giving him a quick call before you pop any more pills, no matter if they are OTC, or even herbal, because there could always be interactions that you are not aware of.  I said herbal and regular OTC, because yes, herbal remedies and supplements can potentially interact with some medications, heck even some vitamins can. 

That’s why doctors now ask you if you take any herbal supplements or vitamins during your visits.  Also, many prescription drugs can interact with eachother and cause disastrous consequences, and yes, that includes Viagra and other medications for natural male enhancement and libido help.  This is why it amazes and shocks me that some people are on multiple prescription drugs at once.  Just from a logical standpoint, how can that be safe? 

It further amazes me that the medical community is so quick to attack herbal supplements and remedies for being “unsafe” and not scrutinized by the FDA when they cleary push multiple products on people at once, many of which are toxic and undo the other one.  Crazy.  Sorry, didn’t mean to get off on a tangent there, but as you can see I’m a little passionate about the subject.  As far as herbal and prescription safety, it is always best to not take too much, no matter what it is, that is my opinion.