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Old 08-01-2006, 03:51 PM
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Re: Nick Drake

From the mostly accurate Wikipedia:

In 1974, Drake felt well enough to write and record a few new songs. However, on November 25, he died of an overdose of the antidepressant Tryptizol. The coroner concluded that the cause of Drake's death was suicide, although this was disputed by friends and relatives. Antidepressants of that type (tricyclic) are lethal if ingested at doses higher than as typically prescribed. His mother recounts that he must have had difficulty sleeping and had got up in the night to have a bowl of cornflakes. It's unclear whether he took more pills to help him sleep or to take his own life.

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I won't vouch for the veracity of that but it is pretty much what I've heard.

God, that must be terribly hard having a child die before the parent. I know the reverse is something most of us go through and it isn't easy, particularly for those of us who are personally familiar with depression.
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