Robin William’s Death Possible Cause for Suicide
Robin Williams' suicide may have been triggered by a disease called Lewy Body Dementia, which caused him to suffer hallucinations, according to US reports.
The actor was not under the influence of illegal substances or alcohol at the time of his death on August 11, a coroner ruled last week, and his cause of death was found to be suicide.
But now sources tell website TMZ he was suffering from Lewy Body Dementia, a common form of dementia which causes you to have hallucinations, and they reportedly believe that's what could have triggered his suicide.
The site obtained documents confirming the Mrs Doubtfire actor suffered from the disease, and sources reportedly said it could have been a "key factor" in his death.
Lewy Body Dementia is associated with both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, and can cause hallucinations for some Parkinson's sufferers, like Robin, by disrupting the normal brain function.
A friend of Robin's previously told how he believed the drugs he was taking for Parkinson's played a part in his death.
Actor Rob Schneider took to Twitter in August to make the claim, and it was revealed that he "was not yet ready to share publicly" his struggles with the incurable and debilitating illness.
The Grown Ups star posted: "Now that we can talk about it. Robin Williams was on a drug treating the symptoms of Parkinson's. One of the SIDE-EFFECTS IS SUICIDE! (sic)”n
Robin's spokeswoman denied the rumours that his family feel his medication had "pushed him over the edge", according to the Mail on Sunday newspaper at the time.
Robin's rep declined to comment when Mirror Online contacted them.
A coroner said he had four drugs in his system - two anti-depressants and two caffeine compounds.
The report in to his death said when authorities found his body they found a closed bottle of Seroquel, a drug that treats schizophrenia, bipolar disorders and depression, close by.
It was prescribed a week before he died.
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