i just an article about aspartame poisoning. it states that it can cause ms, mg and fibromyalgia symptoms. some people build up a toxic level and exhibit symptoms that mimic other diseases. i have nothing to lose except my numbness, pain and other problems. i stopped all aspartame products two days ago so i'll just keep that up for a couple of weeks to see what happens. its in sugar free products as well as some regular products. i'll check back with what i find out.

just little info: symptoms seemed to come on quickly, last june on. i have tingling, numbness in my legs, arms and face. my legs and arms (mostly legs) are stiff. i look like the tin man walking somedays. recently my muscles have begun to be jumpy. things are getting worse. mri's are coming out negative as well as emg's. doctors don't know what is going on.

A well meaning (I guess) friend kept sending me an e-mail about Aspartame and MS, hinting diet soda. I never drank any and have PPMS and am firmly sitting in a wheelchair. Never ate any "diet" food in my life. I consider it an "urban" myth type of thing and no one sends me such nonsense anymore. I don't think synthetic sweeteners are good because of other reasons. I think the cause is much more complicated IMHO.

i don't have much to lose by trying it. i do eat and drink alot of sugar free products do to my being a diabetic. just so tired of being ill that i'm somewhat desperate. won't do anything that could hurt me such as stopping my meds or taking supplements without doctors ok.

I don't think Aspertame causes any disease, but it does cause depression to worsen in some people and other symptoms. They did a study on the depression thingy. I don't eat/drink it anymore either.

what a bummer. just read different article that says it triggers or worsens such diseases. there goes that hope. so tired of feeling so crappy and not knowing why.

well, you are better off drinking water (as long as it's not downstream from a pig farm or next door to a nuclear power plant)

While I had that infection the last several weeks. I quit drinking pop and juice, and just drank water. Felt pretty good doing that, and for some weird reason I didnt have the caffeine withdrawal I usually have. The water made me feel a lot better than drinking pop, and I didnt have that funky aftertaste that the diet pop gives me.

I've started drinking pop again this week, but I find myself wanting water more often than pop now.

Dont forget, flavored waters are probably sweetened with aspartame.

It would be rather difficult for Aspartame to cause MS since MS has been around since the 1400s.

good point.

I simply cannot eat aspertame. it gives me a mind blowing headache. I am nauseous, and cant focus and simply must go to bed. its like my brain is bubbling. Awful awful stuff.

If I had my way I would vote to have it removed from our diets. Did you know your body converts it into Formaldehyde in your body? ick!

Oh yeah, I forgot. It gave me a headache, too.