I had looked at several of the Internet references on Aspartame recently, but about a year ago I had also become aware of a report (or reports) regarding airline pilots losing their licenses because of problems with Aspartame. It took a while for them to figure out what was causing the problem.
Personally, I cannot tolerate Aspartame at all. It causes confusion, memory loss, and other nasty reactions. The last time knocked me out for almost 2 weeks.
How I got it the last time was a fast-food establishment had their hoses; the diet cola was hooked to the regular cola faucet. This is the second time that has happened, at different chains. And the kids they have working there are have not lived long enough to realize that people can die from this stuff if they have a bad reaction. The first time this happened, I realized that the cola tasted like “diet” instead of like regular. I asked them to check and sure enough the hoses were crossed, and they fixed it. This last time, it was hot, I was dehydrated, my husband was in the car suffering, so I didn’t ask them to check the hoses — I just drank it — and suffered the consequences for almost 2 weeks. Never again!