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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Roisin O'Connor

Celine Dion says she took potentially lethal doses of Valium to cope with pain

NBC

Celine Dion opened up about her attempts to deal with the pain from her then-undiagnosed Stiff Person Syndrome, revealing that she began taking high doses of Valium to control her symptoms.

The Canadian pop icon, 56, first disclosed her diagnosis with the rare and incurable autoimmune neurological disorder in 2022. The condition, referred to as SPS, causes muscle stiffness in the torso and can later cause rigidity and painful spasms.

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