My mother and I always drank diet everything, so when Aspartame took over, we had no choice. Two years later, my mom began having grand mal seizures (and I developed migraines). They did all the tests, and found nothing wrong.
We had heard about a connection between Aspartame and seizures, so we stopped using Aspartame. After a year of being seizure free, a friend gave my mom diet soda in a glass. That night she had another seizure. That was it. Aspartame was banned in my house.
Fast forward to two years ago. My husband, I, and my two sons were on our way to my sister’s house for Christmas. Half way there, my 9 year old starts seizing. A grand mal. Take him to the hospital, they find nothing wrong. I found out the day before, he had consumed 10 diet sodas at his friend’s house. It scared everyone so bad that now they listen to me when I tell them not to use Aspartame.