Shocking details about Perry’s addictions: 55 pills a day, lies and theft

In October 2022, Matthew Perry told the details of the private hell of drug addiction. He took 55 painkiller pills a day. The favorite was Vicodin, famous for being the medicine taken by the doctor protagonist of the series ‘Dr. House’ to support chronic pain.

When he ran out of medicine, the actor would commit a crime. I called real estate agents, arranged viewings of properties for sale, and searched bathroom cabinets for pills. “No one would think Chandler would steal,” she told ABC News reporter Diane Sawyer, referring to his character on “Friends.”

He also made doctor appointments and lied about having terrible migraines to get prescription drug prescriptions. To try to free himself from his addiction, the artist said he faced 6,000 AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meetings, 60 detox sessions and 15 hospitalizations for rehabilitation.

One of the latest was at a clinic in Switzerland, in 2020. Perry pretended to feel severe stomach pain and asked doctors for the painkiller hydrocodone. He was cured. Shortly afterwards, to perform surgery (he has undergone 14 operations in his entire life due to his addictions), they administered an anesthetic, propofol, the same one that, in excessive doses, caused Michael’s death Jackson.

The combination of substances was almost lethal for the TV star. “My heart stopped for five minutes,” she said. The team intervened promptly with resuscitation maneuvers. Matthew came back to life with eight broken ribs due to the force exerted on his chest by doctors and nurses.

The beginning of the artist’s martyrdom began at the age of 14. After trying alcohol for the first time, he began drinking more and more frequently. At 18 he was already drinking from Sunday to Sunday. Then, pain from a skiing accident left him dependent on medications.

Shortly before dying alone in the jacuzzi of his Los Angeles home, Matthew Perry told the press that he was sober. Police said they found no illicit drugs on his property. He only found prescriptions for antidepressants and anxiolytics.

Source: Terra