 [ Symptoms ] 10 12 pills of lorazpem a half a bottle of nyquil and 9 beers in the same night side effects  a male weighing 170 lbs could it cause death [ Disease ] yes well death is certainly a possible  iside effect if a person takes that many lorazepam pills nyquil and alcohol in the course of a few hours sorry i am not trying to make light of this it is actually a very serious situation lorazepam is a drug of the benzodiazepine family regular nyquil contains an antihistamine and beer obviously contains alcohol alcohol benzodiazepines and antihistamines all are sedatives in other words all of those substances make you sleepy they suppress the breathing reflex when you combine them all together this effect becomes even stronger so if you combine all of those substances together you can become so sedated you stop breathing this is a very real and very dangerous possibility please stay safe do not combine medication whether it is prescription drugs or over the counter with alcohol your friend is very lucky to have survived i suggest he get some mental health counseling to cope with whatever problems he is trying to mask by taking so many sedatives wishing you well