Céline Dion took potentially 'fatal' amounts of Valium to combat stiff person syndrome pain
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Céline Dion is sharing she took a potentially "fatal" amount of Valium while trying to deal with the pain caused by her stiff person syndrome.
It was recommended she try prescription drugs, including Valium, a medication that can be used as a muscle relaxant. She'd already exhausted other options, such as steam showers, over-the-counter medication and visits to ear, nose and throat doctors. The less extreme treatments did not work. "I did not understand that I could have gone to bed and stopped breathing. And you learn — you learn through your mistakes." Caroline Thayer is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Follow Caroline Thayer on Twitter at @carolinejthayer. Story tips can be sent to caroline.thayer@fox.com.
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