For some people, just getting off Aspartame is enough to recover from problems they may be suffering but in my case, it took a lot more. My first “episode” was a lot easier to handle – I just stopped using the sweetener and within a couple of weeks, I was a new person. At the time, I wasn’t aware how harmful Aspartame was – I just knew I was sick and assumed it was something I was doing. And I was right. I was I would have followed my guts.
A few months after that, I went to the doctor for a physical and mentioned my experience w/Aspartame. I thought she would be happy to hear I figured out the problem since no one could seem to figure out what was wrong with me. Instead, she laughed it off and said it was impossible. The doctors thought I was a hypochondriac and actually diagnosed me with a mental problem. They prescribed me all kinds of mental drugs but luckily I didn’t take any of it. Taking her word, I started drinking my diet sodas again and within several months, my symptoms came back and this time it was severe. I had all the tests you can name, they couldn’t find anything wrong with me except for what I was telling them. They finally diagnosed me with depression! I have lost all my faith in doctors. I thought I was going to go crazy – none of them would listen. That’s when I found all the info on Aspartame and talked you. It was a rough time – I visited Dr. Harding (she a blessing) and she worked miracles for me. God bless her!