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crunningman
950 posts since
Jun 7, 2002

Jun 11, 2007 1:06 PM

Death by Bengay!

Death by Muscle Cream[/URL" target="_blank">

Wow! That is all I can say. I don't use this stuff, but man this is weird.
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alowrun
104 posts since
Jul 28, 2004
1. Jun 11, 2007 1:34 PM in response to: crunningman
Yea, I read this too. How much could she have used? Literally, I don't see how that could kill someone.
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BostonClimbnRunGal
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Jan 1, 2005
2. Jun 11, 2007 1:41 PM in response to: crunningman
The article mentioned she had been to a party. I wonder if she drank alcohol which could have adversely reacted with the high levels of methyl salicylate...

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crunningman
950 posts since
Jun 7, 2002
3. Jun 11, 2007 1:53 PM in response to: crunningman
I wonder to about the alcohol mixed with the amount of cream she was using on a daily basis.
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BostonClimbnRunGal
18 posts since
Jan 1, 2005
4. Jun 11, 2007 2:00 PM in response to: crunningman
I'm thinking just the higher levels of methyl salicylate might not have killed her, but the possible alcohol (article does not say she actually had alcohol) might have reacted. Who knows, she may have had some other underlying condition that caused her body to not properly process the drug and excrete it. Methyl salicylate is basically aspirin. Aspirin and alcohol is not a good mix, despite what people say about taking vitamin I and chasing it with a brew

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alowrun
104 posts since
Jul 28, 2004
5. Jun 11, 2007 3:37 PM in response to: crunningman
That would an imprudent balance.
Running competetively and drinking alot, and then covering up pain with pounds of anti-inflammatory cream(s).
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vzhokie
36 posts since
Jul 10, 2004
6. Jun 13, 2007 12:47 AM in response to: crunningman
Gosh. I'm horribly allergic to Ben-Gay and similar products. It used to be annoying, but now I feel blessed!
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theworkinprogressgirl
164 posts since
Feb 19, 2007
7. Jun 13, 2007 9:03 PM in response to: crunningman
That's really scary, I used Bengay at nearly every xc meet last year.
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