I started drinking diet drinks with aspartame a few months back. I thought I was doing something good for my body by decreasing my sugar intake. Next thing I know, I end up in the hospital with a migraine that felt like my head was going to explode. The migraines kept coming for months. I couldn’t figure out what was causing it, until a friend just happened to mention the dangers of aspartame in diet drinks. I did some research and found that migraines were a side effect of aspartame. I cut aspartame out of my nutrition and haven’t had any problems since. We need to do a better job of getting the word out; I was surprised that I hadn’t heard anything about the dangers of aspartame until now. I was also outraged that our FDA still allows this product to be used when there are so many people telling their stories of side effects. I guess money is more important than people’s health. Our society is so sad. ryan@yahoo.com