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I wonder if this might account for the 'aspartame migraine' phenomenon. If the body is reacting in a way to handle a sugar overload coming, but there's no sugar
by mabbo 6y ago
I wonder if this might account for the 'aspartame migraine' phenomenon. If the body is reacting in a way to handle a sugar overload coming, but there's no sugar overload... what happens?
I know that personally, if I drink an artificially sweetened soft drink, I am usually smacked with a headache that lasts hours. I'd never heard of the effect before, but after 2 or 3 attempts at a coke zero, I was done with them for life. And to be clear, I would really like to switch because my sugar intake probably isn't healthy.
- Someone1234 6y agoHave you encountered it with non-caffeinated aspartame drinks too? Coke Zero is very high in caffeine.
- anu7df 6y agoI have the same reaction with coke zero, but I am perfectly fine with diet coke. Not sure why.
- tharkun__ 6y agoIt's not just aspartame. When I played soccer as a kid, coach would give us a little "fructose bar" at half time to boost us for the second half of the game. I would always get a headache from it so I started turning it down.