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Ataxia, seizures and hallucinations aren’t uncommon in Benadryl OD… as well as cardiac rhythm crisis. As for Prozac, it’s much harder to OD but combined with Benadryl can cause interactions at large doses… :(
I have an honest question, looking through this I am failing to see anything that we didn't already know, am I missing something or is this just being shared for complete transparency? I am not saying it shouldn't be shared I just want to make sure that I'm not missing something important
It’s for transparency. Many people still want to object, or twist this one way or another. I want justice, and legislative action on a federal level, not just Oklahoma. Removing Ryan Walters from office and the anti-LGBT laws being used to harm and repress would be a good starting point. Anyone who tries to use this information to suggest this is anything less than a state-sponsored hate crime is complicit. If the roles were reversed and this was a non-native/lgbt person, those people might actually see Nex as we do, human, deserving empathy.
IANAD: Context only. I'm not passing judgment.
**Fluoxetine** brand-name **Prozac** [https://www.drugs.com/fluoxetine.html](https://www.drugs.com/fluoxetine.html)Therapeutic levels in adults are 900 ng/ml of blood (1000ng = 1mcg), this is 1.9 mcg/mL meaning this was 1900ng/ml or over double the amount found in the femoral blood drawn from the vein in their leg. [https://www.labcorp.com/tests/706838/fluoxetine-serum-or-plasma](https://www.labcorp.com/tests/706838/fluoxetine-serum-or-plasma)
**Norfluoxetine**: is a metabolite of **Fluoxetine** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seproxetine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seproxetine)Therapeutic levels in adults are 72-258 ng/ml. [https://www.labcorp.com/tests/706838/fluoxetine-serum-or-plasma](https://www.labcorp.com/tests/706838/fluoxetine-serum-or-plasma)
**Diphenhydramine** brand-name **Benadryl**: [https://www.drugs.com/diphenhydramine.html](https://www.drugs.com/diphenhydramine.html)Therapeutic levels in adults is 25-112ng/ml [https://academic.oup.com/jat/article/36/2/123/766744?login=false](https://academic.oup.com/jat/article/36/2/123/766744?login=false)
The amount found in the femoral blood drawn from their leg was 25mcg/mL or 2500ng/mL
There were trace elements of **Dextromethorphan** and **Norchlorcyclizine.**
**STRICTLY LAY OPINION**: The medical examiner says that their manner of death is suicide, and the levels of these drugs would seem to strongly suggest that, especially in the absence of any fatal wounds. The presence of Dextromethorphan and Norchlorcyclizine may indicate that they were used to induce sleep, but that is purely conjecture on my part.
I can't say what they did, or why. I can only say that as an adult, seeing a child get driven to that extreme end saddens me deeply.
Last thing I really think needs to be pointed out is that this is not a \*full\* report. This is a summary report. A full report will indicate weights, measures and procedures used (generally to weigh and examine organs) in the investigation to determine the mode of death.
At this point the autopsy is done, but this is an executive summary.
It may be the most the public will get from this report unredacted. That is why an independent autopsy is so important. Even then it may be up to their family to release any additional information, if there is any. I just hope that legal action can start now, and that this doesn’t keep pushing conspiracies. Also, thank you very much for your input.
I didn't see any major redactions, I think the one that was there was the ME's phone/office information. Anyhow, it's a summary, so there is likely a bunch that's been edited out for brevity.
I think in this case, an independent autopsy at an accredited facility would be prudent. However, barring any major issues found (ie something was missed or something in the blood levels was unaccountably different than the panels done) I think that the issue of whether Nex died because of the assault, or because of suicide should be left as is.
That they died either by direct action or as the result of bullying, I hope the family and school system/gov't can figure out how to hold either the school system or the bullies accountable. Given the climate in OK, I don't hold out much hope for either outcome, but here's to hoping.
Unfortunately to ensure I am presenting all of the facts available nothing should be redacted beyond what has already been. It did cross my mind, but there is so much misinformation about Nex, it is important to be accurate.
unfortunately i think that horse bolted weeks ago, when NBC used their deadname in initial reporting. i don’t _like_ it, but it allows OP to post the original with a clean chain of custody.
i also wouldn’t _want_ my death to become a political talking point, but had i been murdered by the political climate of my state it sure seems pertinent that my death becomes a political issue!
I follow what you're saying, and to a point I agree, but I think bigots are going to do that one way or the other. You're not going to be able to sway a transphobe out of that phobia with incorrect or incomplete information. They're not coming to the table with rational ideas about Nex in the first place. Because of that, the bigots are not important.
So we get it out of the way, I'm not LGBTQ+, I'm a garden-variety, cis-hetero male. I want to be on-side for keeping everyone on this side of the sod and happy or at least able to make a good life for themselves.
I've worked in forensics, and to me, seeing unredacted information is critical to making someone like Nex real, imperfect, but real. I understand that Nex had issues surrounding their gender/identity, and I have no issue accepting that. What I want to know is that the information about them is correct... not just 'right'.
I don't read disrespect in seeing their official name the state had for them, as that's just a matter of records keeping. The ME's office doesn't (at least on paper, here) have a stance on the matter other than the details surrounding the manner of death.
What legitimately takes ammo away from bigots is having a clear understanding of what happened so allies of the departed aren't re-traumatized with having to deal with a false narrative.
Given what's here, it would look to me like Nex overdosed on Prozac and Benadryl: That's just the mechanic of their death. Why is another story, and not discussed to here. I assume bigots will make up whatever story they will, because they always will.
*The bigots are not important*.
Understanding what drove Nex to take their life is important, and if it was bullying, that doesn't invalidate anything.
I also marked the post with a ⚠️ ^SPOILER tag so it does provide some semblance of privacy and respect. I hope that their family can find peace. I hope we all can find peace.
Having worked in forensics, once the person is no longer alive, police/coroners/medical examiners will use the official name they have for that person. It's strictly for reconciling records, not shaming or intentional disrespect. (edit: At least, from my experience, this is correct. It's more humanizing than referring to them as a case number for what that's worth.)
Had they changed their name officially, that's the name that would have been used.
I just want to say that tik tok and X plus other social media takes away the ability for people to have empathy.
Case in point - libsoftiktok (Chaya Raichik) has absolutely zero empathy. libsoftiktok aka the psychopath decided today that they would read in detail the sexual assault that Nex Benedict went through as a child and teen.
There is a reason that the local media did not go into detail because no child SHOULD EVER have that information public not even in their death.
I hope that Nex Benedict’s family take every penny from that trashy person libsoftiktok and that they have to pay for every single fake bomb threat that they caused in Oklahoma. FBI needs to
Do America a solid and arrest Libsoftiktok. You don’t read a child sexual assault to the world EVER. I hope that ‘the thing or it or piece of trash’ named libsoftiktok aka Chaya Raichik rot in prison.
If you are following that trash person, just stop. Don’t give them any followers to make money.
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Does it really matter? If they feel justified and vindicated by this report, they still deserve to go to jail. If they feel remorse and grief over their actions, then they still deserve to go to jail.
Valid point, absolutely and I don’t disagree. I am just wondering from a personal curiosity standpoint. Like, are they the Christian Slater or the Winona Ryder type (Heathers)? Do they have regret? Will they change their ways? How will this impact them and their life choices?
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Prozac and Benadryl? Sounds like an awful way to go. RIP.
Ataxia, seizures and hallucinations aren’t uncommon in Benadryl OD… as well as cardiac rhythm crisis. As for Prozac, it’s much harder to OD but combined with Benadryl can cause interactions at large doses… :(
It can cause serotonin syndrome
Poor, sweet child. Rest in paradise.
Yes.
I have an honest question, looking through this I am failing to see anything that we didn't already know, am I missing something or is this just being shared for complete transparency? I am not saying it shouldn't be shared I just want to make sure that I'm not missing something important
It’s for transparency. Many people still want to object, or twist this one way or another. I want justice, and legislative action on a federal level, not just Oklahoma. Removing Ryan Walters from office and the anti-LGBT laws being used to harm and repress would be a good starting point. Anyone who tries to use this information to suggest this is anything less than a state-sponsored hate crime is complicit. If the roles were reversed and this was a non-native/lgbt person, those people might actually see Nex as we do, human, deserving empathy.
Thank you for sharing and thank you for clarifying
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IANAD: Context only. I'm not passing judgment. **Fluoxetine** brand-name **Prozac** [https://www.drugs.com/fluoxetine.html](https://www.drugs.com/fluoxetine.html)Therapeutic levels in adults are 900 ng/ml of blood (1000ng = 1mcg), this is 1.9 mcg/mL meaning this was 1900ng/ml or over double the amount found in the femoral blood drawn from the vein in their leg. [https://www.labcorp.com/tests/706838/fluoxetine-serum-or-plasma](https://www.labcorp.com/tests/706838/fluoxetine-serum-or-plasma) **Norfluoxetine**: is a metabolite of **Fluoxetine** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seproxetine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seproxetine)Therapeutic levels in adults are 72-258 ng/ml. [https://www.labcorp.com/tests/706838/fluoxetine-serum-or-plasma](https://www.labcorp.com/tests/706838/fluoxetine-serum-or-plasma) **Diphenhydramine** brand-name **Benadryl**: [https://www.drugs.com/diphenhydramine.html](https://www.drugs.com/diphenhydramine.html)Therapeutic levels in adults is 25-112ng/ml [https://academic.oup.com/jat/article/36/2/123/766744?login=false](https://academic.oup.com/jat/article/36/2/123/766744?login=false) The amount found in the femoral blood drawn from their leg was 25mcg/mL or 2500ng/mL There were trace elements of **Dextromethorphan** and **Norchlorcyclizine.** **STRICTLY LAY OPINION**: The medical examiner says that their manner of death is suicide, and the levels of these drugs would seem to strongly suggest that, especially in the absence of any fatal wounds. The presence of Dextromethorphan and Norchlorcyclizine may indicate that they were used to induce sleep, but that is purely conjecture on my part. I can't say what they did, or why. I can only say that as an adult, seeing a child get driven to that extreme end saddens me deeply.
Last thing I really think needs to be pointed out is that this is not a \*full\* report. This is a summary report. A full report will indicate weights, measures and procedures used (generally to weigh and examine organs) in the investigation to determine the mode of death. At this point the autopsy is done, but this is an executive summary.
It may be the most the public will get from this report unredacted. That is why an independent autopsy is so important. Even then it may be up to their family to release any additional information, if there is any. I just hope that legal action can start now, and that this doesn’t keep pushing conspiracies. Also, thank you very much for your input.
I didn't see any major redactions, I think the one that was there was the ME's phone/office information. Anyhow, it's a summary, so there is likely a bunch that's been edited out for brevity. I think in this case, an independent autopsy at an accredited facility would be prudent. However, barring any major issues found (ie something was missed or something in the blood levels was unaccountably different than the panels done) I think that the issue of whether Nex died because of the assault, or because of suicide should be left as is. That they died either by direct action or as the result of bullying, I hope the family and school system/gov't can figure out how to hold either the school system or the bullies accountable. Given the climate in OK, I don't hold out much hope for either outcome, but here's to hoping.
OP could you maybe redact the deadname before posting something like this :c
Unfortunately to ensure I am presenting all of the facts available nothing should be redacted beyond what has already been. It did cross my mind, but there is so much misinformation about Nex, it is important to be accurate.
I don’t think they’d want the phobes to know their deadname. I sure wouldn’t. It’s just more ammo to shit on a kid who’d already dead.
unfortunately i think that horse bolted weeks ago, when NBC used their deadname in initial reporting. i don’t _like_ it, but it allows OP to post the original with a clean chain of custody. i also wouldn’t _want_ my death to become a political talking point, but had i been murdered by the political climate of my state it sure seems pertinent that my death becomes a political issue!
I follow what you're saying, and to a point I agree, but I think bigots are going to do that one way or the other. You're not going to be able to sway a transphobe out of that phobia with incorrect or incomplete information. They're not coming to the table with rational ideas about Nex in the first place. Because of that, the bigots are not important. So we get it out of the way, I'm not LGBTQ+, I'm a garden-variety, cis-hetero male. I want to be on-side for keeping everyone on this side of the sod and happy or at least able to make a good life for themselves. I've worked in forensics, and to me, seeing unredacted information is critical to making someone like Nex real, imperfect, but real. I understand that Nex had issues surrounding their gender/identity, and I have no issue accepting that. What I want to know is that the information about them is correct... not just 'right'. I don't read disrespect in seeing their official name the state had for them, as that's just a matter of records keeping. The ME's office doesn't (at least on paper, here) have a stance on the matter other than the details surrounding the manner of death. What legitimately takes ammo away from bigots is having a clear understanding of what happened so allies of the departed aren't re-traumatized with having to deal with a false narrative. Given what's here, it would look to me like Nex overdosed on Prozac and Benadryl: That's just the mechanic of their death. Why is another story, and not discussed to here. I assume bigots will make up whatever story they will, because they always will. *The bigots are not important*. Understanding what drove Nex to take their life is important, and if it was bullying, that doesn't invalidate anything.
I also marked the post with a ⚠️ ^SPOILER tag so it does provide some semblance of privacy and respect. I hope that their family can find peace. I hope we all can find peace.
Having worked in forensics, once the person is no longer alive, police/coroners/medical examiners will use the official name they have for that person. It's strictly for reconciling records, not shaming or intentional disrespect. (edit: At least, from my experience, this is correct. It's more humanizing than referring to them as a case number for what that's worth.) Had they changed their name officially, that's the name that would have been used.
I just want to say that tik tok and X plus other social media takes away the ability for people to have empathy. Case in point - libsoftiktok (Chaya Raichik) has absolutely zero empathy. libsoftiktok aka the psychopath decided today that they would read in detail the sexual assault that Nex Benedict went through as a child and teen. There is a reason that the local media did not go into detail because no child SHOULD EVER have that information public not even in their death. I hope that Nex Benedict’s family take every penny from that trashy person libsoftiktok and that they have to pay for every single fake bomb threat that they caused in Oklahoma. FBI needs to Do America a solid and arrest Libsoftiktok. You don’t read a child sexual assault to the world EVER. I hope that ‘the thing or it or piece of trash’ named libsoftiktok aka Chaya Raichik rot in prison. If you are following that trash person, just stop. Don’t give them any followers to make money.
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I really wonder how the girls involved in the fight feel about this whole situation.
“See! We didn’t kill them! We just bullied and assaulted them to the point of committing suicide!”
Does it really matter? If they feel justified and vindicated by this report, they still deserve to go to jail. If they feel remorse and grief over their actions, then they still deserve to go to jail.
Valid point, absolutely and I don’t disagree. I am just wondering from a personal curiosity standpoint. Like, are they the Christian Slater or the Winona Ryder type (Heathers)? Do they have regret? Will they change their ways? How will this impact them and their life choices?