Michael Jackson and His Anxiety Panic Attacks
Posted by: youthformusic on: July 9, 2009
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Michael Jackson’s death was a huge shock to the whole world. On the day of the King of Pop’s demise, there was a surge of traffic in social media sites and search engines, spreading a large amount of information and blog entries about the whole controversial event. Needless to say, the media had a field day taking coverage of the incident that lead to Jacko’s death and news about closely guarded pieces of information about the musical icon’s memorial. Ordinary fans and celebrity fans alike mourned for the loss of this very influential artist in the music industry. Mark Hoppus bass player of Blink 182, Brooke Shields, a close friend of MJ, Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy, and Nicole Richie, and socialite Nicole Richie expressed their heartfelt condolences to the Jackson family for the Pop King’s passing.
Although he had millions of records sold around the world, a multimillion-dollar mansion, and a heaping number of fans, Michael Jackson did not exactly lived a very convenient life. He faced a number of controversies and if had not been Michael Jackson, the pop icon who held a Guiness record for having the most number of records sold in the world, his career would probably not survive the fall. But then again, he did not get out of the whole thing unscathed. According to news, MJ had some extreme anxiety panic attacks to begin with which was fueled by the pressures of media.
After the volume-crushing bashing he has received from media, it is not surprising for Michael Jackson to have some symptoms of anxiety panic attacks. This led him to rely heavily on medications to get by, which eventually became the cause of his death. According to the news, he was taking 5 different types of painkillers and antidepressants. Among the drugs that he took, it was Demerol that really caused his death. “Demerol has a tremendous amount of side effects,” said Dr. Patrick Annello from St. Francis Hospital on Long Island told the media. “It can cause rapid heart rate, arrhythmias — and given in high enough doses — it can cause respiratory depression or shallow breathing.”
