In what is yet another example of one refusing to take responsibility, the executor of Phil Hartman's estate is suing both the makers of Zoloft and Brynn Hartman's psychiatrist, claiming the Zoloft she was taking triggered Brynn Hartman to shoot and kill her husband and then herself. First of all, there is a blatant conflict of interest in the case inasmuch as Brynn's brother is the estate's executor. Second, he disregards the fact that she not only had Zoloft in her system, but alcohol and cocaine as well. In addition, her prior problems with alcohol and cocaine are well documented. It had also been circulated that Phil was on the verge of leaving his wife for those reasons and taking the children with him and that may have been what drove Brynn over the edge of murder-suicide.
All medications have the potential to be abused, including over the counter medications.
I don't know about you, but taking an antidepressant along with cocaine and booze only spells out trouble in big letters. Consequently, I carefully avoid taking anything that may interact with my medication, just as the majority of most people do. Had Brynn Hartman been in good shape mentally, she may have avoided these pitfalls that led to her death and that of her husband, but the more I think about it, the more convinced I am that she didn't give a damn anyway. All too often, people are too quick to blame their situation on something other than themselves, where most of the time it should be. Perhaps that is a lesson the Brynn Hartmans of the world need to learn.