Diet Coke

Aussie99 · 09-11-2008, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nide44

I find that artificial sweeteners affect my PN adversely,
so I do not use them, or buy products with any type
of artificial sweetener in them.

Hi Bob,

Thanks for reply. Can I ask you if this happens quickly or is it a compound eefect over time. Do you drink the stuff and notice right away that your nerves are firing? I got my headache almost right away. I am trying to cut it out for a few weeks and see how I go.

nide44 · 09-12-2008, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aussie99

Hi Bob,

Thanks for reply. Can I ask you if this happens quickly or is it a compound eefect over time. Do you drink the stuff and notice right away that your nerves are firing? I got my headache almost right away. I am trying to cut it out for a few weeks and see how I go.

Within an hour or so.My wife drinks diet everything and sometimes I'll take a sip of something that's new, but it takes a 12-16 oz dose of diet soda for me to notice it.
It's sometimes hard to tell, like when she makes a pitcher of diet lemonade from a package, but a large full glass, is enough.
I don't know if its cumulative as I've never 'accumulated' more than one 12-16 oz portion at a time, since I've had PN.

mrsD · 09-12-2008, 08:54 AM

is composed of two amino acids.

Phenylalanine + aspartic acid.

Aspartate and glutamate both are neurostimulants.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NMDA_receptor

Aspartate is less active than glutamate, but the receptor is
involved with pain perception.

And some consider phenylalanine a trigger for migraines:
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdo...rders/127.html

dizzie lizzy · 09-12-2008, 10:39 AM

I read an article over two years ago now about how a bunch of people who had been diagnosed with MS based on symptoms and had been avid diet soda drinkers found their symptoms completely resolved when they quit drinking diet soda. I'll look to see if I can find the article again and post it if I do. I remember it b/c my BF at the time was a chain diet coke drinker and was having MS-like symptoms so I took note and asked him to cut out the diet coke and see what happens. I don't think he ever tried it though.

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