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Does Aspartame Cause Seizures?

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Pittsburgh, PA

So I've always heard aspartame causes seizures. I think I've actually had it cause some for me I realized after I drink a lot of diet pop I tend to have one several hours later. Does anyone else get affected by aspartame?

January 4
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I drink regular coke for the sugar & have never had any side effects

January 5
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I drink lots of regular soda but it doesn’t effect me

January 4
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Years ago, I did a full day of allergy testing and I was a little loopy from being hungry. Someone gave me a diet soda and less than an hour of drinking it, I had a seizure. My neuro forbid me to drink, eat anything with those artificial sugars- saccharin, aspartame, equal and all the rest.
Over the years, definitely avoid the diet foods, drinks and much more.I learned to read labels before buying anything to look for the artifical sugars. If there's an artificial sugar in it, I don't buy it. Nowadays, you can find things with Cane Sugar that is actually sweet and healthier for you because it's not processed down like all those above.

February 5
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Naomix3 just try drinking a lot of healthy stuff water, juice and gatorade .

January 25
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

no does not affect mine.

January 21

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