Aspartame Anti-Testimonials© #094 – Dizziness, Migraines

I had intense dizzy spells for about three years about 8 times a year. An all-day-long, stay-in-bed, and don’t-move-at-all kind of dizzy. It seemed to have originated in my ears, because if I kept my head still, I could sometimes manage. During the same time period, I suffered frequent migraines, sometimes several in one week. I had many tests done, including hearing tests, vision tests, and MRI, and nothing was found to be wrong. My diagnosis was “benign positional vertigo.” I took heavy antihistamines for some relief from the vertigo, and I also had migraine medication. My family doctor and my neurologist both mentioned that I should maybe lay-off the caffeine and the aspartame. Within 3 months of throwing away all packets of NutraSweet, and all diet food containing it, my symptoms went away, and I haven’t had migraines or dizzy spells since. (I did not stop using caffeine; I never had more than one caffeinated drink per day anyway.) I was free of symptoms for over 3 years, until a few weeks ago, when I ate 1/2 cup of yogurt before I realized it contained aspartame, and experienced slight dizziness that evening. I wish there were tests that could be done for aspartame poisoning, because I’m sure that’s what my problem was. lisasylvia@cox.rr.com