Sunday, November 17
Wired News | President Kennedy in Greater Pain Than Known -Paper
The records show that Kennedy variously took codeine, Demerol and methadone for pain; Ritalin, a stimulant; meprobamate and librium for anxiety; barbiturates for sleep; thyroid hormone; and injections of a blood derivative, gamma globulin, presumably to combat infections.
In the White House , Kennedy received "seven to eight injections of procaine in his back in the same sitting" before news conferences and other events, Kelman said.
The president suffered pain from three fractured vertebrae from osteoporosis.
