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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 Seruzies on Tue, 2011-09-20 - 05:49
Aspartame is poison for people with Epilepsy, I USED TO drink Coke Zero with Aspartame in it like it was water. I've stopped drinking Coke Zero, improved my diet and had RTL surgery on May 5, 2011. I have been seizure-free since. I was told by my Dr before I would be considered for surgery to stop eating or drinking anything with artificial sweeteners in it, read labels, take my meds and see how my seizure control goes. It did get better but I was still having them and my Dr recommended Right Temporal Lobe surgery, I have been seizure free since RTL surgery on May 5, 2011.

Re: Diet Coke Aspartame Seizure Link?

Submitted by tcameron on Tue, 2011-09-20 - 15:39

Wow!  Thank you for this vital information.  Too bad Jello just had a big sale, but I'm sure the food bank will be happy to receive it.  Perhaps this will significantly reduce my seizures?  If not, at least I'll know that I'm safer because I have taken that necessary step to make myself healthier.

Thanks again for this vital information,

Therese

Wow!  Thank you for this vital information.  Too bad Jello just had a big sale, but I'm sure the food bank will be happy to receive it.  Perhaps this will significantly reduce my seizures?  If not, at least I'll know that I'm safer because I have taken that necessary step to make myself healthier.

Thanks again for this vital information,

Therese

Re: Diet Coke Aspartame Seizure Link?

Submitted by sparkle3400 on Tue, 2011-09-20 - 18:34

In college, my father was diagnosed with diabetes and my mother began supplementing EVERYTHING with low sugar or no sugar items. Not long after I began having migraines which I had never had before. I suffered 2 grand mals. I didnt put the two together until I moved back home a few years later to continue college and within a week started having the migraines all over again. I was eating their DIET food again with aspartamine. Aargh! This stuff is poisonous!

In college, my father was diagnosed with diabetes and my mother began supplementing EVERYTHING with low sugar or no sugar items. Not long after I began having migraines which I had never had before. I suffered 2 grand mals. I didnt put the two together until I moved back home a few years later to continue college and within a week started having the migraines all over again. I was eating their DIET food again with aspartamine. Aargh! This stuff is poisonous!

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