I need some questions answered. I have a 14 year old son has been having what the doctors are calling optical migraines.
At the age of 11 years old he was diagnosis as hypoglycemia. I was a mother who never believed in letting her kids to eat or drink anything with NutraSweet in it until my son became hypoglycemic. Since then he has drank Diet pops.
Since January 1997 he has been having problems that he loses his peripheral vision. The first time he lost it for around 20 minutes and then when his vision came back his lips went numb. (He got a headache after his vision returned; it lasted through out that day.) I took him to the doctors and he sent us to an ophthalmologist. He then a thorough check of his eyes and said everything look good and healthy. He thought that he may have had an optical migraine. He said he may never have another one but if he did he would like a CAT scan ran.
In March he had another episode. This time it lasted 20 minutes and the headache lasted for two days. I called the doctor and he had a CAT scan ran. The test came back normal. Still they feel that it is just an optical migraine. If it happens again he will see a pediatric neurologist.
In April he had another episode, this one lasted 10 minutes and the headache lasted two days. He was set up to see the neurologist. The neurologist said he felt that it was just optical migraines. That he should just take an extra strength Tylenol and a Benadryl then sleep.
He also said he would set up an EEG to be run to make sure he is not having seizures or mini strokes.
Five days after seeing the neurologist he had another episode. This time it lasted 45 minutes with no peripheral vision and during this time his tongue on the right side and his right thumb went numb. I panic and took him into emergency. The checked him and referred to his neurologist. They both decide that it was an optical migraine. (His headache lasted for one and a half days.) He is set up for May 12 to have an EEG ran.
What I am wondering is if he is toxic from the NutraSweet? Has anyone had these symptoms? I am trying everything. I told him not to eat or drink anything that has anything with NutraSweet in it for two weeks.