Céline Dion says she relied on high doses of Valium to help her function at times while dealing with long-running, undiagnosed health problems. The singer, who was later diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, describes the period as one where her symptoms affected her ability to work and manage daily life.
Dion was diagnosed in 2022 with stiff-person syndrome, a rare neurological condition. She says she spent years concealing her symptoms and managing them privately, before receiving a diagnosis. Outlets report that she frames Valium as a support that helped her cope before doctors identified the underlying condition.
The reports converge on the timeline—years of symptoms, diagnosis in 2022, and Dion’s account of using Valium for an extended period. They differ mainly in emphasis, with one outlet focusing on the need for a “high dose” to function and the other highlighting that she relied on Valium for more than 17 years while her illness remained undiagnosed.
