[TEDDY HEADSPIN]

One part of the novel has always mystified me, given that I have only a rudimentary knowledge of medicines and the human heart…

The demon vows to kill Regan by depriving her body of sleep, eventually inducing a heart attack. If so, why does Karras administering such an excessive dosage of the tranquillizer work in its favour? Is it because the body fighting such a high amount of Librium will hasten cardiac arrest even faster due to physical stress?

[granville1]

Good question and I never quite “got” it. Maybe Sof can pitch in here – she knows the book by memory and may just have the perfect answer.

[TEDDY HEADSPIN]

Ahh, it seems Librium increases heart rate with a standard dosage, so the massive amount Karras pumped Regan with would indeed put her at near-certainty of a cardiac arrest if the demon kept her body awake…

 

http://doublecheckmd.com/Effec…..8;eid=4572

 

Librium may cause fast pulse/rapid heart rate (rare).

 

Question is: was such knowledge available when Blatty researched the drug? Must have been.

[granville1]

Thanks for the research = yeah, apparently Blatty consulted current medical knowledge when he introduced the Librium crisis.

[Sofia]

granville1 said:

Good question and I never quite “got” it. Maybe Sof can pitch in here – she knows the book by memory and may just have the perfect answer.

Thank you, :)) but I wouldn't know the answer to this  one. 😉

[granville1]

Okay – thanks, Sof.

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