Re: Sue or anyone (Diet Soda)

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Ardie,

I don't think you go through aspertame with drawal, at least not in an

unpleasant sence. The things I noticed were an increase in memory, a big

decrease in swelling (all over) and a sharp decrease in muscle spasms; I

had some severe arm jerking going on as well as small spasms in my fingers,

abdomin and legs.

Caffeine on the other hand is powerful stuff. Most people get a " caffeine

headache " if they don't get their usual amount. I usually don't get one

with just 1 day off it, but by the 2nd day I'm bordering on migraine. When

I cut down on caffeine ( I still have my 2 cups of coffee in the morning) I

had to do it gradually; have a little less each day or couple of days. I

tried taking extra strength tylenol etc. for the headache but it didn't

touch it. And I'm on oxycontin...you'd think that the oxy would take care

of the headache...it didn't. It only went away after I gave in and had a

cup or 2 of coffee. I don't know how long caffeine withdrawal would last

for you. It probably depends on how much you usually have a day. I think

it took me a week or two. Its hard to remember because I cut down on

caffeine a while ago.

I did quit cold turkey. One day when I ran out of Pepsi I just didn't put

it on the shopping list. I started drinking water every time I thought of

having a soda or a cigarette (I stopped smoking too - 7/9/01). At first it

didn't taste good, seemed like a pain in the a$$, but after a couple of

days I loved it, couldn't get enough of it. There's sodium in soda and

that can make you hold water. Diet soda is worse, it has more sodium than

the regular. after a couple of weeks I tried a sip of my daughter's soda to

see what it tasted like and I could actually taste the salt; it really

didn't taste good to me any more.

I drink water and iced tea ( decaf and unsweetened). I make it myself, not

the instant kind that comes in a canister, and put some lemon it and

sometimes a little honey (not much).

hope this helps,

Sue Mc

(sorry, I should have been using the Mc all along)

[Guest guest]

Sue- Just a comment...congrats on the " not smoking " . I'm gonna give

it a whirl as soon as I start this pain clinic...they have a hypnosis

program there...and hypnosis worked before to give up smoking....the

only downfall and reason I started up again is because I put on 15

pounds!!! It definately changes your metabolism because I watched my

food intake VERY closely!!

So GOOD JOB!!!

Lynn

> Ardie,

> I don't think you go through aspertame with drawal, at least not in

an

> unpleasant sence. The things I noticed were an increase in memory,

a big

> decrease in swelling (all over) and a sharp decrease in muscle

spasms; I

> had some severe arm jerking going on as well as small spasms in my

fingers,

> abdomin and legs.

> Caffeine on the other hand is powerful stuff. Most people get

a " caffeine

> headache " if they don't get their usual amount. I usually don't

get one

> with just 1 day off it, but by the 2nd day I'm bordering on

migraine. When

> I cut down on caffeine ( I still have my 2 cups of coffee in the

morning) I

> had to do it gradually; have a little less each day or couple of

days. I

> tried taking extra strength tylenol etc. for the headache but it

didn't

> touch it. And I'm on oxycontin...you'd think that the oxy would

take care

> of the headache...it didn't. It only went away after I gave in and

had a

> cup or 2 of coffee. I don't know how long caffeine withdrawal

would last

> for you. It probably depends on how much you usually have a day.

I think

> it took me a week or two. Its hard to remember because I cut down

on

> caffeine a while ago.

> I did quit cold turkey. One day when I ran out of Pepsi I just

didn't put

> it on the shopping list. I started drinking water every time I

thought of

> having a soda or a cigarette (I stopped smoking too - 7/9/01). At

first it

> didn't taste good, seemed like a pain in the a$$, but after a

couple of

> days I loved it, couldn't get enough of it. There's sodium in soda

and

> that can make you hold water. Diet soda is worse, it has more

sodium than

> the regular. after a couple of weeks I tried a sip of my daughter's

soda to

> see what it tasted like and I could actually taste the salt; it

really

> didn't taste good to me any more.

> I drink water and iced tea ( decaf and unsweetened). I make it

myself, not

> the instant kind that comes in a canister, and put some lemon it and

> sometimes a little honey (not much).

> hope this helps,

> Sue Mc

> (sorry, I should have been using the Mc all along)