Two days ago, I decided to limit my calorie intake and I purchased some cookies and ice cream sweetened with Splenda.  This would replace my regular cookies and ice cream.

Last night, I had a bowl of ice cream with the Splenda sweetener. Earlier in the day, I had some cookies after my lunch. About 1:00 a.m., I woke up with chest pain and pounding in my ears. I was worried about a heart attack for about two hours.

After a couple of hours, it seemed to have "moved" down to my stomach, which had a "tightening" feeling. After about 30 minutes, it turned into abdominal cramping. I was completely back to normal by 5:00 a.m.

So, my theory on Splenda is that it may not cause any side effects with occasional use, but used as your sole sweetener, you may feel you're having a heart attack. Pretty scary for a 56-year old in the middle of the night!

I promptly looked it up on the Internet when I got up and found it to be a common reaction to Splenda. It may be common, but is it safe?

I hope this helps someone else from the scare."

Thank you S.R. for sharing your story with our visitors.

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