Robin Williams’ full coroner’s report was released on Friday. The legendary comedian and actor committed suicide Aug. 11 by hanging himself with a belt in his Marin County home.
Robin was sober when he died, but there were psych meds and caffeine compounds found in his system, according to TMZ which has a link to the full report.
Robin Williams was struggling with his Parkinson’s, anxiety, depression and paranoia just before he committed suicide … this according the Coroner’s report.
The paranoia has not been previously reported. According to the report — obtained by TMZ — the night before Robin died, he placed several wristwatches in a sock and gave them to someone because he was worried about their safe keeping.
Williams had 4 drugs in his system — 2 anti-depressants, 2 caffeine compounds, (listed as a drug). The Coroner’s report confirms what we were told by various people … Williams was sober at the time of death.
When authorities found Robin’s body … they saw a closed bottle of Seroquel, a drug that treats schizophrenia, bipolar disorders and depression. It was prescribed a week before he died.
Robin was facing a host of physical an mental illnesses at the time of his death. The thing about psych meds, is that it can take awhile before the doctors arrive at the right meds at the right doses for a patient. Treating mental illness, unfortunately, isn’t about prescribing medicine and sending a patient home.
Robin had also attempted to cut his wrists with a pocket knife. The authorities had found a damp, white washcloth on the bathroom sink with a reddish substance on it–possibly blood.
Also, according to the report, authorities asked Robin’s wife if he was into autoerotica. She said he wasn’t, but that he worked on a movie several years ago in which the character who played Robin’s son died of autoerotica, and the scene was “very difficult and emotional for Mr. Williams.”
The night before he died, Robin’s wife said he seemed ok … he had been rummaging through their closet and grabbed his iPad, which she thought was a good sign because he hadn’t even watched TV or read anything in approximately 6 months … which presumably is a manifestation of depression.
As for what Robin was looking at on his iPad … the web browser had several tabs open to websites discussing medications, including Lyrica — a seizure Rx — and propranolol — which treats blood pressure and tremors.
She says the last time she saw him — at around 10:30 PM Sunday, she described his demeanor as “excited.”
As for why Robin and his wife were in separate bedrooms, she told authorities he had been having trouble sleeping and would move around a lot in bed and talk loudly in his sleep.
Before Robin’s body was removed from the house, his wife wanted to see him. The sheets were pulled back and she prayed over the body. The Sheriff’s deputies joined her.
