I drank two cans of soda sweetened with aspartame yesterday and I became ravenous afterward. It was horrible. Don't know if I'm hyper-sensitive to the sweetener or if something else in the soda triggered the hunger.

I only drink 1-2 cans of soda a week and it's usually Diet Rite that's sweetened by Splenda. I don't have trouble with small amounts of caffeine so it wasn't that.

Anyone else have this happen to them?

I drink stuff like Crystal Light, and the WalMart brand of drinks, and have never had a problem. And non-Splenda sodas don't cause me problems, either. But I've heard of others who have had problems with aspartame. I suppose it's an individual thing.

I really prefer sodas w/Splenda, all the Diet Rite flavors, diet Big Red, etc. Wish the other sodas would get on the ball and use Splenda, it just tastes so much better.

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Nita

Hey Kat - been there done that - I also have to watch my Splenda intake. Anything over a few packets a week and I'm feeling some really nasty side effects. Nita's right, it just hits people differently. So - well you just need to avoid that stuff! (welcome to the club???) As always, nothing beats water. Zush it up with lemon or cucumber or a few slices of strawberry and lots of ice - making more of a treat drink seems to work best for people. Hang in there, it's all a learning process!!

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Tara

"And that, Marjorie — just so you will know — and your children will someday know ---is the night the lights went out in Georgia!" Julia Sugarbaker

my husband gets headaches if he has very much aspartame. different people are definitely sensitive to different sweeteners.

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Fat Baggage- Is Yours Packed?

Thanks everyone for your replies. I guess it isn't better living through chemicals, huh?

I gave up aspartame (& all artificial sweeteners) cold turkey a few months ago. I was getting headaches , heart palpatations and shortness of breath. So, my own personal opinion that the stuff is addictive and pretty much rots the insides.

cheers

Oh...sweet.