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Past Benzodiazepine addiction?

posted 8 years ago by Zruke
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So we know Robyn was taking Alprazolam (Xanax) for a short period in the movie but based on Simon's reaction we can assume she was an addict in the past. Add the fact that she no longer drinks alcohol i think it's also safe to assume that she used to mix the two.

She mentions that she was pregnant before and that things did not end well. Do you think she had a miscarriage because of her possible addiction to Benzodiazepines and possible Alcohol addiction?

Just something i was wondering about. I know it's not exactly relevant since the movie doesn't answer any of this but what do you think?

[–] stazle2 8 years ago

That's a good question. My only other thought is that maybe she started abusing drugs/alcohol after losing the baby. When she talks about going back to work, Simon implies that more stress wouldn't be good for her, etc. I'm not sure. I could see eithet scenario.

[–] erin1223 8 years ago

agree that she may have been a pill popper after the miscarriage