Hopefully you have read in my story the Diet Coke side effects that I experienced during my nearly 10 year addiction. If you haven’t please stop and read my two pages on the left side navigation and then come back to this post to find out why I experienced them.
The internet is full of stories, articles, posts, and comments about Diet Coke side effects and to be honest side effects of drinking regular soda’s or other unhealthy drinks as well. Do a quick search on Google for Diet Coke Side effects and you will see all the different places you can go to view information. There are also two sides to this story because you will find those who share their addiction and what they have experienced and then you will find those that are opposed to the notion that the ingredients in Diet and other drinks are perfectly fine for you and they have had no problem. I am not here to sway you one way or another, what I am here to share is MY own experience and what my Diet Coke side effects were. If you read my story, you will remember that I struggled with this addiction for nearly 10 years. It was not an addiction that was planned; it happened over time and all of a sudden, at age 40, I noticed things happening that had not happened before. Let me list just a few of the symptoms that I experienced:
Constant headaches
Almost weekly Migraines
Joint pain in both my knees
Stiff neck
Overly dry skin and hair
What my wife would call memory loss (of course I think this is a normal guy thing)
Extreme fatigue
Lack of concentration
Sure, you can probably explain away most all of these to other things, but how my story ends is proof to me that my Diet Coke side effects were caused by my large consumption over a long period of time.
I believe that Aspartame is one of the ingredients that can cause the side effects that I list above, plus many others. Aspartame is used in many food products, including gum, and yes, it is approved by the FDA, but I think, as you investigate for yourself, you will find enough evidence to agree that there is something to all the claims of health problems associated with it. Caffeine, processed sugars, other artificial sweeteners and other harmful stimulants also can play a roll in affecting people’s health. Diet drinks are linked to many health situations including diabetes, obesity, blood pressure problems and a whole host of other concerns reported by folks around the globe.
Does everyone experience these problems, certainly not, but if folks play out their lives similar to mine, the long term affects of consuming so much of these harmful products might just end them up one day like I was, wondering why I felt so terrible at only age 40.
If you read my last page on how I accidentally broke my addiction to Diet Coke, you hopefully have realized that there are healthy alternatives out there. In 5 days my addiction was gone and during that time and up until today, I have not had one withdrawal symptom. Do I believe that the ingredients in diet sodas are harmful over time, you bet I do, I experienced it. I will also tell you that since my addiction was busted; I have not had one headache, not one migraine, no more joint pain in my knees or neck, no more fatigue, not one Diet Coke side effect that I struggled with for so long has remained. That is the reason I believe all the negative things out there about Aspartame and artificial sweeteners, Caffeine, processed sugars and stimulants, to me they are all true.
If you are like I was and found it hard to quit on my own, check out my link for A.C.T. on the right side navigation. You can’t find a healthier replacement for your addiction, and all at a price that you won’t find anywhere else, and maybe, just maybe you will experience what I did, a life changing event. If you don’t have an addiction but are looking for more energy and vitality, A.C.T. is that product.
If you are ready to break that diet drink addiction, give Drink ACT a try, I think you will start to see a much healthier life begin to form!! Email me, wittmc@msn.com if you have any questions, I’d be glad to help out.
Mike Witt
Diet Coke Drinker No More!
After reading all the comments and what side effects Aspartame can have on some people I now want to quit drinking diet drinks. I drink it because regular soda bloats my stomach and I also get stomach aches. When I drink diet I don’t get that effect. I’m addicted to the taste. I don’t drink it regularly just every now and then. I’m a middle age woman and experiencing fatigue and thinning hair, so now I don’t know if it’s a combination of both. Funny
I LIKE YOUR EXPERIENCE AND I TOO WOULD LOVE TO BE LIBERATED FROM THIS ADDICTION OF COLA PRODUCTS. SEND ME HOW TO LEAVE IT TO THE VERY END. THANK YOU .
Hi Mike,
My brother has been hooked on coke for years, but since being diagnosed as diabetic he has for the last 2 years plus been hooked on diet coke. he is always ill, has no physical strength, and its apparent how much this is affecting him. How do we help him, when he refuses to admit he has a problem?
I was drinking about 1 litre of Diet Coke a day most days. Recently I started to get this feeling of extreme fatigue and having read some of the comments I cut out diet coke completely. I drank 1 cup of coffee a day to avoid too harsh caffeine withdrawals.
After 2 weeks the fatigue has gone but I feel 110% better it is quite extraordinary. I realise that a litre was a lot but even so I did not think that stopping would be so dramatic!!!
I started drinking diet coke at 40 and have drank it for 20 yrs and I found out on the Dr Phip show that it was good for Schizophrenia and nerologic factors of mental illness. For me it is good because I suffer from depression ans Schizophrenia and I didn’t know that until then. I don’t want to drink it and rather quit but I want to be happy so I do until I can find something betteror they make something that wil keep me happy and bubbably yours.
Joanina