| "I've never had a food allergy--at least not one whose symptoms were obvious to me. Also, I don't use a lot of artificial sweetener, but I was told that Splenda was "natural"--better for you than others. So, I got and used it twice in my evening smoothie for a little extra sweet.
Both nights I went to bed with a "caffeine headache." I knew I hadn't skipped any coffee, so I backtracked to see what I had done differently. The only thing was the Splenda. So, I didn't use it for about a month.
When I did, same thing--bad migraine-type symptoms. I didn't use it again because, after three uses and three headaches, I was convinced that it was not for me.
Then, a few months later while I was visiting Chicago, I bought a few cans of sugar-free soda by Hansen. I had known Hansen to be a "health food" brand, so I figured it would be okay and interesting to try. Well, later that afternoon I got the worst version of the caffeine headache. I thought it was a migraine! It was horrible! I have only had two migraines before and they were associated with TMJ, but I had not had one in ten years.
It never occured to me that I had ingested Splenda! Then, when driving back from Chicago, I decided to have one of the sugar-free sodas. While I was waiting for the foam to go down in the cup, I noticed that the can said it was "aspartame free." I wondered what they were using and, when I saw it was Splenda, I realized that the day of the migraine, I had the other can I had purchased.
No further evidence was needed to show me this product was bad for me. So, now I avoid Splenda like the plague! I've noticed that people are using it interchangeably with sugar because we are told it IS sugar. I am freaking because, as I said, I've never had a food allergy until now. Splenda is being used everywhere. SCARY!"
Thank you E.R. for sharing your story with our visitors.
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