Alexa Ray Joel Tries to OD on Traumeel

Singer Billy Joel’s daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, lit up the blogosphere today after reportedly swallowing eight pills of Traumeel, “distraught over the ending of a recent relationship,” according to Us Magazine.

Traumeel, marketed as anti-inflammatory medication, contains a mix of herbs and other ingredients in low doses, and can come as a pill or an ointment.

The 23-year-old, who allegedly called 911 in a panic, needn’t have worried — there’s no overwhelming proof that the homeopathic alternative to ibuprofen does much of anything.

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Alexa Joel Released From Hospital: Sad over Boyfriend Break Up

The daughter of singer Billy Joel and model Christie Brinkley is at her father’s home to recover after being hospitalized over the weekend for what’s being reported as a reaction to herbal medication, according to New York Newsday.

Alexa Ray Joel, 23, had taken several pills of the homeopathic medication Traumeel after a breakup with her boyfriend of several years, and was taken to St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York City’s Greenwich Village, according to various reports.

“She became worried about breathing, which is why 911 was called,” one source told PEOPLE. Adds another source: “She was apparently distraught over an argument with her boyfriend.”

Weak minded bitch!
PEOPLE