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==Illness== It is not clear when exactly Pahlavi was diagnosed with [[myalgic encephalomyelitis|ME]], although by her late twenties she had begun to complain to her friends of [[headache]]s, [[muscle pain]], [[joint pain]], and [[Chronic fatigue (symptom)|chronic fatigue]].<ref name="guardian">{{citation | url = https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2001/oct/14/features.magazine47 | title = Death of a princess|publisher=theguardian.co.uk | last = Burke | first = Jason | date = 2001-10-14|access-date=2016-11-06}}</ref> She concurrently suffered from [[Anorexia, eating disorders and ME/CFS|anorexia nervosa]], [[depression]] and substance use.<ref name="people">{{citation | url = http://people.com/archive/burden-of-grief-vol-56-no-3/ | title = Burden of Grief|publisher=people.com | last = Hewitt | first = Bill | date = 2001-07-16|access-date=2016-11-06}}</ref> Her body became weakened as a result of her [[Anorexia, eating disorders and ME/CFS|anorexia, bulimia]],<ref>{{citation | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1335290/Shahs-daughter-stole-to-fuel-her-drug-habit.html | title = Shah's daughter stole to fuel her drug habit|publisher=Telegraph.co.uk | last = Tweedie | first = Neil | date = 2001-07-26|access-date=2016-11-06}}</ref> severe [[stomach ache]]s<ref name="guardian" /> and various [[food intolerance]]s.<ref name="people" /> Although her death at age 31 was initially attributed to [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]],<ref>{{Cite news | date = 2001-06-12 | url = http://articles.latimes.com/2001/jun/12/local/me-9491| title = Obituaries, Leila Pahlavi; Deposed Shah's Daughter|publisher= LA Times|access-date = 2016-11-06}}</ref> her autopsy revealed that she had overdosed on [[seconal]], a highly addictive drug she was prescribed to treat her chronic [[insomnia]]. Traces of cocaine were also found in her system.<ref name="guardian" /> Her father died of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, which has been associated with ME.
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