Report: Michael Jackson Used Sedatives Prior to His Death

It has been learned that Michael Jackson, just several months before his untimely death, became so bothered by constant insomnia that he asked, and then nearly begged, for a powerful sedative to help his sleep. Warnings from a nutritionist who had been employed by Jackson were apparently not enough to change Jackson’s mind, however, and there is conjecture that the pills may have been a contributing cause to the entertainer’s death. Cherilyn Lee, who is a registered nurse who specializes in nutrition regimens, continuously told Jackson no when he asked for the sedatives.

Four days before he died, however, Jackson called Lee, clearly concerned and upset, and Lee suspected that Jackson had acquired Diprivan or another similar drug to help him sleep. Said Lee, "He called and was very frantic and said, ‘Michael needs to see you right away.’ I said, ‘What’s wrong?’ And I could hear Michael in the background, ‘One side of my body is hot, it’s hot, and one side of my body is cold. It’s very cold.’ I said, ‘Tell him he needs to go to the hospital. I don’t know what’s going on, but he needs to go to the hospital right away.’"

Lee added, "At that point, I knew that somebody had given him something that hit the central nervous system. He was in trouble Sunday and he was crying out." Though an autopsy has been conducted, results on an official cause of death are not expected for several more weeks. There have been rumors that Jackson was taking a variety of drugs, including painkillers, sedatives and antidepressants. Those who know him best, however, including Lee, indicate that Jackson was very much opposed to recreational drug use. Said Lee, "He wasn’t looking to get high or feel good and sedated from drugs. This was a person who was not on drugs. This was a person who was seeking help, desperately, to get some sleep, to get some rest."