Winona Ryder Hospitalized Over Excessive Drug Use

Allie @ Gone Hollywood | Thursday, November 20, 2008

Winona Ryder was rushed to the hospital from Heather yesterday after she had some kind of medical issue while on the plane.

Winona Ryder’s spokeswhore kept their lips shut about what Winona’s illness was, but it’s rumored to be excessive amounts of Xanax.

This picture of the actress in a wide-brimmed, cloche-type hat and sunglasses was taken just hours before she fell ill and sparked a mini mid-air emergency yesterday.

The 37-year-old Girl, Interrupted star was rushed to hospital on arrival at Heathrow and an accidental overdose of tranquillizers was today believed to be the reason.

She was taken to Hillingdon hospital, in West London, soon after arriving in England just after noon.

The waif-like American, who made her name in Edward Scissorhands starring Johnny Depp with whom she also had a relationship, is known to hate flying.

And she is thought to have collapsed twice on Flight 282 after taking too many Xantax pills, which are used to combat anxiety.

Although her publicist refused to confirm the nature of the star’s illness last night, she said her client was discharged an hour later ‘in good health’.

Mara Buxbaum said: ‘She did fall ill on a plane and as a precautionary measure they took her to hospital.

‘She was there for an hour. She’s in good health. There’s no drama.’

I feel that their spokespeople should be held accountable, always ignoring potential drug issues — pretending the problem doesn’t exist.