Rich Murray: Childers: mom & author, diabetic, aspartame 20 years 7.22.1 rmforall

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Rich Murray: Childers:

mom & author, diabetic, aspartame 20 years 7.22.1 rmforall

This is the first of an on-going saga of recovery from aspartame

toxicity: [Just let me know if you want to be off or on this list!]

Murray: Childers: mom, 47, diabetic, used aspartame 20 years 7.21.1

Subject: Murray: Childers:

mom, 47, diabetic, used aspartame 20 years 7.21.1

Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 22:54:20 -0600

Organization: Room For All

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Murray: Childers: mom, 47, diabetic, used aspartame 20 years 7.21.1

July 21 2001 Hello Leta Childers, Thank you for your well-written

and graphic report. May I post it widely on the Net, including your

email address? This can help many citizens and

professionals recognize there is a big problem with aspartame.

You may not have the energy for some time,

as you go through withdrawal, but later you may want to

add many more details about your medical history, such as diet.

It'd be wonderful if your doctors take aspartame toxicity seriously.

Rich Murray: Aspartame Toxicity 7.21.1: Trocho 6.26.98 rmforall

Rich Murray, MA Room For All rmforall@...

1943 Otowi Road, Santa Fe NM USA 87505

M.I.T. (physics and history, BA, 1964), Boston U. Graduate School

(psychology, MA, 1967): As a concerned layman, I want to clarify the

aspartame toxicity debate.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/messages for 670 posts

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/657 45K post

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/658 20K post

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/652

Rich Murray: : fibromyalgia & aspartame & MSG 6.27.1 rmforall

Excellent 5-page review by H.J. in " Townsend Letter " ,

Jan 2000, " Aspartame (NutraSweet) Addiction "

http://www.dorway.com/tldaddic.html http://www.sunsentpress.com/

H.J. , M.D. HJmd@... sunsentpress@...

Sunshine Sentinel Press P.O.Box 17799 West Palm Beach, FL 33416

fax

1038 page medical text " Aspartame Disease: An Ignored Epidemic "

published May 30 2001 $ 85.00 postpaid data from 1200 cases

over 600 references from standard medical research

http://www.aspartameispoison.com/contents.html 34 chapters

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/669

Rich Murray: :

" Aspartame Disease " 1038 page expert magnum opus 7.5.1 rmforall

Aspartame (NutraSweet, Equal, Canderel, Benevia) is reported by

scientific studies and case histories to be toxic: headaches* many

body and joint pains (or burning, tingling, tremors, twitching,

spasms, cramps, or numbness)* " mind fog " , " feel unreal " , poor memory,

confusion, anxiety, irritability, depression, mania, insomnia,

dizziness, slurred speech, ringing in ears, sexual problems, nausea,

seizures, poor vision, hearing, or taste* fever, fatigue* red face,

itching, rashes, burning eyes or throat, dry mouth or eyes, mouth

sores* hair loss* obesity, bloating, edema, poor or excessive hunger

or thirst, anorexia* coldness* diarrhea or constipation* breathing

problems* racing heart, high blood pressure, erratic blood sugar

levels* sweating* birth defects* brain cancers* addiction*

aggravates autism, ADHD, and interstitial cystitis (bladder pain).

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[Murray: minor typos & spelling errors left uncorrected,

since this indicates some of the typical aspartame toxicity.]

Leta Nolan Childers Bstseller1@...

At 04:40 PM 7/15/2001 -0400, you wrote:

[to Betty i

Dear Ms. i,

On Friday the 13th, while having a massage from a therapist, she

suggested that the ongoing medical problems I have been encountering,

in increasing severity for the past seven months, may be the result of

aspartame poisoning.

First, I am a diabetic...diagnosed about twenty years ago with adult

onset (at the age of 27) and have been insulin dependent for the past

eleven years.

I've never been able to sustain a good control of my diabetes and am

currently taking large doses of insulin twice a day. Consequently,

anything with aspartame was thought to be a godsend to me...I've

been given samples and coupons even by diabetes educators.

I have also been a very heavy user of aspartame for the past

twenty years...in every way, shape and form it was available.

I consumed approximately 8-10 cans of diet soda each day as

well as using aspartame products and adding Equal to my other foods.

Instead of losing weight, I've continued to gain and gain until I'm now

morbidly obese.

On Nov. 6 of last year, I suffered my first anxiety attack. It came out

of nowhere. And, in fact, I truly thought I was not going to live

through the night.

My husband took me to the doctor who looked me over and

basically just said go home and you'll be fine. Despite continued

anxiety attacks and declining health--fatigue, overall malaise,

diminished mental facilities--it wasn't until about two months ago

that I was placed on Xanax to alleviate the anxiety attacks

and Prempro, because even though I haven't had a regular period

in about twenty years, I was the " right " age to begin HRT.

I also suffered from a reoccurence of optic neuritis,

the second time in two years.

(And yeah, the nice little shining light remains in my right eye,

despite massive doses of Motrin prescribed by my eye doctor.)

Rather than improving, I've continued to decline in health,

returning to the ER and resulting in hospitalization a week ago

because the doctor believed I probably had some

unknown viral/bacterial infection because of a high white count.

I was given massive doses of antibiotics and

released two days later.

No, my health has not improved, but the antibiotics managed to bring

back a recurring yeast infection. I talked to my regular doctor on

Friday, as well, when he called with the results of some blood tests

taken while I was in the hospital.

(I had already been tested--negatively--for MS.)

He said there was no indication of rheumatoid arthritis, but that I

scored a 1:40 in the ANA test which suggested lupus.

His advice was to wait six months and repeat the test

at which point he would send me to a specialist. All of my

other tests, from EKG to blood panels, were all normal.

I sought help from my chiropracter, who determined that I had three

vertebrae wedged and corkscrewed in my neck which could cause all

sorts of problems. (With the kind of anxiety attacks I've experienced,

this is not a surprise.)

Because he wanted me to wait two weeks before treating me further, I

asked about using a massage therapist.

It was this therapist, who after listening to my tale of woe, suggested

that what I might be experiencing was aspartame poisoning. We came home

and immediately began searching for information about this, which lead

me to the information you and others have posted about aspertame.

It is now approaching 48 hours since I've ingested any aspertame. I've

been sucking down water like a madwoman instead. But, I still feel

miserable-- completely fatigued only now with a headache that doesn't

seem to want to stop and nausea. Aches and pains all over.

A thirst that just doesn't seem to be quenched

no matter how much water I drink.

It feels like my stomach is constantly clenched.

The only improvement I've noticed is that I don't feel the anxiety

which seemed ever-present since the first episode last November

and my morning blood sugars. Before cutting aspartame completely,

my normal morning blood sugars would be in the 200s

(or higher if I succumbed to sleep eating.)

Yesterday morning it was 135 and this morning it was 130--within normal

ranges and the first time that has happened since I was diagnosed.

Also, I haven't felt the need to take a Xanax since.

I guess my bottom line question is if there is hope. I can understand

that as a heavy consumer of aspartame, it might take some time to feel

the effects of it not being constantly ingested into my system each and

every waking hour.

I need the hope. I haven't been able to be a wife to my husband and a

good mother to my seven-year-old son for months...

it's just been getting worse and worse.

Interestingly enough, my husband, who is not diabetic,

began consuming the same diet drinks and Equal a few months ago

that I have. He, too, noticed several symptoms on the list that he's

currently suffering, though in a much lesser degree than me.

I thank you for your time. I wouldn't have bothered you except that

this misery is really nearly unbearable.

I would go to a detoxification center, but unfortunately, I live in

South Dakota, far too far from any of those you listed.

I would appreciate any advice you might have.

Leta Nolan Childers

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Subject: [Aspartame Support] aspartame and Premarin

Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 17:04:19 EDT

From: bstseller1@...

To: aspartame

Just out of curiosity here (because it seems starting tomorrow I'll be

going through withdrawal from yet another substance...)

has there been any research done on the possible interaction

between aspartame toxicity and the ingestion of Premarin?

I've been aspartame free since last Friday, and while overall I feel a

bit better, I've noticed a remarkable decline in how I feel immediately

after taking my daily dose of Premarin.

(Increased fatigue, aches and pain, nausea, depression, etc.)

I've only been on the Premarin two months and three

days, but this is specifically the time frame when I believe the

aspartamem toxicity really began running amok

and making me nearly yearn for death

for freedom from feeling so dismally miserable.

I can report this already. Since quitting aspartame, I've had no

feelings of anxiety--or at least not to the point where I've had to take

the Xanax.

And my blood sugars are absolutely amazing!

I've gone from readings in the 200-range to normal readings,

including a few times when my blood sugar has gone too low.

Consequently, I'm now taking 32 units less of insulin now

than I was four days ago. And that totally blows my mind.

As does the fact that I

haven't slept ate since then either.

I am a bit concerned about this Premarin thing, though. I mean my quack

didn't even bother to test my hormone levels before prescribing it.

When I complained of my symptoms and asked if it could be menopausal

related (though I hadn't experienced any specific menopausal symptoms

such as hot flashes) he simply grabbed his scrip pad and told me to

start taking them.

So, now I'm left wondering just how much more I've mucked

up my body unwittingly and what

the long term ramifications might be...

Thanks much, Leta