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In reply to the discussion: Dairy Industry Wants to Put Aspartame in Milk [View all]OwnedByCats
(805 posts)I'm a regular sufferer of headaches and migraines and the type of migraine that I get is without the aura. However, if I consume even one diet drink sweetened with aspartame I end up with auras and visual disturbances and worse pain than normal. I've had some pretty bad migraines in my time, but those caused by aspartame is enough to bring me to my knees. It took me a little while to work this out because I had no idea what was causing it. I did not drink diet regularly, only when I was stuck with that or nothing, so these migraines were occasional. I put two and two together, then I read it can cause migraines/headaches - those being the most common side effects. I have not had a diet drink (or anything else with aspartame) in over 15 years. Funny enough, I haven't had one of those migraines since either.
For whatever reason, aspartame doesn't like me and I don't like it. It tastes fricken awful to me anyway. Some say it's poison, others say it's fine. All I know is that I won't be touching it again.
But yeah, as you said, as long as it's labeled so people can make an informed choice. I would hate to get sucker punched with that and not know it. Although the taste is so foul to me I'd probably taste it anyway, but still. Label it if they're going to use it in products.