Dr Murray gives MJ Midazolam (injection) and encourages him to meditate (3 h, jun 25, 2009 y – 3h 20min, jun 25, 2009 y)

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P. 169: Waiting, and hoping, that the Lorazepam would work, Dr Murray sat in a chair next to Jackson’s bed and observed him, but after an hour the singer was still wide awake and continuing to complain to Murray that he had to sleep. Dr Murray then decided to give Jackson a different agent, this time Midazolam. He went ahead and injected 2mg of the drug slowly into Jackson at about 3am. Midazolam is a potent sedative that requires slow administration. It can also cause serious and life-threatening cardiorespiratory failure so Murray would have needed to monitor the singer constantly.

Murray waited again by Jackson’s bedside observing the singer and waiting for the drug to take effect. But, once again according to Murray, there was little, if no, impact on Jackson. Murray asked Jackson if he felt even a little bit drowsy, but he was wide awake. ‘Do you think your eyes are telling you to sleep?’ Murray asked the singer, but the response was a firm ‘No’.

Murray’s next move was to encourage Jackson to try to meditate. Changing the lighting of the room to a more tenebrous setting and lowering the music, Murray began rubbing Jackson’s feet in the hope that it would make him relax. Reluctantly, Jackson started to meditate and Murray watched him for 10 to 15 minutes until the singer’s eyes began to close and he drifted off at around 3:20am.

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