Was Diprivan The Drug of Choice For Michael Jackson? According to Cherilyn Lee, a registered nurse who operates a Los Angeles-based nutritional counseling business, in California, “Jackson was complaining of insomnia and pleaded for her to get him some Diprivan (propofol), a drug usually used to start or maintain anesthesia during surgeries.” So…what id she do? Lee stated that she told Jackson “the medication is not safe.” Only four days before Michael Jackson’s death, Lee stated that a J