I used to be in the same boat. I started drinking Diet Coke since it first came out with NutraSweet. I liked the Taste (that kind of burning, lots of carbonation taste). In the past few years, I was drinking about 6 1-litre bottles a Day! Geez. It seemed that I would start to develop a headache, and when I drank anything with NutraSweet, it would go away. After years, my headaches just would not leave. It was the kind of Dull Pain headache, all over. I started to read some stuff on NutraSweet, and was horrified. I decided 2 years ago to quit cold turkey!
I Quit, and for the next 3 days was bed-ridden with the most intense Migraine’s I have had ever had! The pain was so intolerable. It was like Ice Picks and C-Clamps going into my head from all over.
After 3 days of torture, they just suddenly stopped. I have had only 2 headaches since that last day. One was attributed to my Aunt making some Jell-O for Thanksgiving later that same year, and she is diabetic. I didn’t know she used NutraSweet, but about 30-45 Minutes after finishing dinner; I started to get a Migraine again. It lasted for about 3 hours and then subsided. The Other Headache was attributed to Beer (Super Bowl Party).
I have been NutraSweet free for 2 years now, and I now dream!
Since I can remember, I never had dreams while drinking Diet Coke. After quitting NutraSweet, I really dream vividly. I don’t remember ANY dreams until I quit.
In any case, it’s bad stuff. Stay away from it.