Britney Downed Toxic Cocktail Pre-Meltdown

Purple Monsters, Vicodin, Ritalin, Zantac, sleeping pills, oh my!

By Caroline Zimmerman, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 7, 2008 11:38 AM CST

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Britney Downed Toxic Cocktail Pre-Meltdown — Britney Spears is chased by photographers as she leaves an office building housing the offices of ex-husband Kevin Federline's attorney, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008, in Los Angeles. Spears attended the meeting Thursday a day after her lawyers filed a motion in court asking to be relieved as her attorneys... (Associated Press)

Oops, she popped pills again—and again, and again, reports the New York Post, describing the cocktail of 100 prescription pills pop spectacle Britney Spears washed down with a "Purple Monster" (a mix of vodka, Nyquil, and Red Bull) in the 36 hours leading up to her flip-out. Even Dr. Phil couldn't penetrate the haze.

The binge allegedly included 10 sleeping pills, 12 Vicodins, six Ritalins, and 10 Zantacs, sources told News of the World, as well as a crazed rant to kid sis Jamie Lynn. Brit was released on Saturday, shortly after Dr.Phil and his wife tried an intervention. "It'll be a cold day in hell before Britney goes on his show," said one source. (More Britney Spears stories.)

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