I am a forty one year old male. I am a police officer and an avid runner.
I was addicted to a very popular and well known diet soft drink which during my last year of usage included a twist of lemon. I consumed three to four 20 oz bottles of this a day. I began having head pains on the left side of my skull. I could actually place my finger on the area of pain, right above my left ear. I also began having blurred vision, a loss for words and at times the feeling that I was about to pass out.
And tingling in my hands and sometimes feet. I was very worried, and believed that I had developed a brain tumor. I underwent an MRI (Brain Scan) and blood testing. All came back with negative results.
I stopped drinking diet drinks and anything containing the “A” word i.e. sugarless gum. It is now three month later and all of my symptoms have vanished. I am a believer and I feel GREAT!