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Diet Coke Aspartame Seizure Link?

Mon, 08/24/2009 - 17:12

Hi,

I am new to the site today and have been doing my own research to try and help myself understand what is going on with my epilepsy.  I am 26 and have had seizures since 18 years old.  Sometimes I go a year, two years without a seizure.  The doctors give me the yeah yeah you had a breakthrough seizure, not sure whats causing my seizures.  I'm sure you all know what I mean....   Anyway I had been seizure free for 2 1/2 years until last week when I had a breakthrough seizure.   I am currently on Lamictal 500mg/day and this has been way better than the dilantin and other meds I had before.  While talking about this most recent seizure somebody suggested to me that aspartame could be causing my seizures.  I wasn't sure what aspartame was.  So I looked it up and it is an artificial sweetener used in Diet Soda's etc.  I drink Diet Coke like a drug addict !!!  At least until last week that is.....   Nobody ever said anything to me like this, and I figured I may have started drinking Diet Coke around the age when I started having seizures.  Does this mean anything to anyone?

Comments

Re: Diet Coke Aspartame Seizure Link?

Submitted by cleverbella on Sun, 2009-08-30 - 00:42
I have juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. In the spring of 2005, I began spending time with a friend who drinks diet coke like a fish. I started drinking it - never having eaten anything with artificial sweeteners because I had read of instances where seizures had been caused by them. Neurologists had assured me that if this were true, people would be seizing all over the place - so I decided to take advantage of the zero calorie diet coke. Ten days later I had my first grand mal seizure. I hadn't had any seizure activity in over 10 years. There is a definite connection. Sudafed triggered the same reaction nearly a year later. Fortunately, I've been seizure free since. Sending you seizure-free energy...

Re: Diet Coke Aspartame Seizure Link?

Submitted by rodders on Sun, 2009-08-30 - 18:41
Yes, Aspartame is bad stuff and is in many foods, not just drinks. Read the labels. Also keep away from preservatives as this kills mould/bugs etc because it is a form of poison! Your not even safe with fresh fruit and veg as this has been sprayed with insecticides (another poison).  I"m no health freek but Ive now gone organic. We get off lightly with epilepsy as I feel sure people die of cancer from this stuff! My ep" has done me a favour by making me look in to it all. READ THE LABELS!!!

Re: Diet Coke Aspartame Seizure Link?

Submitted by kjr443 on Mon, 2010-09-06 - 12:12
I cut out aspartame and my seizures completely stopped.  Aspartame should be completely banned, and someone needs to start a class action law suit against whoever makes this poison.

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