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# Vic Chesnutt dies after several days in a coma
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/vic_chesnutt_dies_a_coma_2612090415/
- Published: 2009-12-26T16:07:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T12:37:28.000Z
- Description: Singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt died at 45 in Athens, Georgia, in a coma brought on by a muscle relaxer overdose. Whether it was intentional is unknown. The piece lists serious side effects of muscle relaxers, including breathing difficulty and chest tightness.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Nutrition, Muscle Relaxers, #vivvo-import

Vic Chesnutt, a George-based Singer and songwriter, died yesterday in Athens Georgia in a coma induced by an overdose of muscle relaxers, news media[ reports](http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/12/26/singer-songwriter-vic-chesnutt-dies-at-45/?ref=foodconsumer.org). He was 45.

It is unknown whether Chesnutt's overdose was intentional or accidental. Muscle relaxers are used to treat muscle spasm, but they can cause quite some side effects.

Serious side effects of muscle relaxers include difficulty in breathing, change of heart beat and tightness in chest. Symptoms that need immediate attention include any kind of allergic reactions such as itching, skin rash, hives, swelling of face, redness of eye, and stinging sensation among others.

It is unknown whether Chesnutt suffered any [symptoms](http://www.buzzle.com/articles/muscle-relaxers-side-effects.html?ref=foodconsumer.org) before he died.

*By Jimmy Downs*