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Re: Can Aspartame poisoning cause PN?
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Re: Can Aspartame poisoning cause PN?
by CF-Neuro-MD-, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By CCF Neuro MD *!* on January 12, 1998 at 16:50:56:
In Reply to: Can Aspartame poisoning cause PN? posted by Bob on January 12, 1998 at 16:01:58:
: I have been diagnosed as having a chemical imbalance of the brain. I am 37 years old, in good overall health. Never smoked, drank, had HIV or any other disease. My symptoms include: burning of the feet and lower legs, mild numbness on occassion in the little fingers, sensation of "heavy eyes" and slightly strained vision, oaccassional headaches often in the back of the head, occassional neck and shoulder soreness, occassional mild nausea, occassional muscle pain. None of the symptoms are severe and they do tend to travel with perhaps only one or two present at any given time. I have had a brain MRI done (normal - no MS), neck MRI done (normal), EMG on the neck/shoulder and right arm (normal), and several blood tests.
For many years I was a very heavy diet soda drinker. I averaged 6 to 7 cans per day. I have read many articles suggesting a link between aspartame and numerous neurological disorders including affects on the brain chemistry. I have recently stopped all ingestion of foods containing aspartame. It is too soon to know if this is going to help.
I realize this might be a controversial subject and I have no intent to quote your reply in any forum. I was just wondering if there have been any medical studies/experience suggesting a link between high levels of aspartame consumption and neurogolical disorders such as peripheral neuropathy or "chemical imbalances" of the brain.
Thanks,
Bob
p.s. How can I determine if I have a difficiency of B-12 or other
vitamins/minerals? A blood test? I had a hair analysis done
that showed a very high level of antinomy, and very low levels
of magnesium and several other minearals (I believe due to all
the soda consumption.
There has been considerable debate in the medical literature regarding the
effects of aspartame, the suggested links include headache, brain tumor, memory loss
seizures , attention defecit disorder, and dizziness.
In a ten year literature search however I could not find a single reference to peripheral
neurpoathy, and the other suggested links are all unproven.
I feel the term poisoning is probably not even accurate in your case as the safety of
Aspartame has been established in people taking the equivalent of 10 pints of soda per day.
It is not possible to make a diagnosis of your problems from the information supplied but I
feel , on the basis of the current scientific literature, that
aspartame is not involved.
As regards testing for Vitamin B12 levels this is easily achieved by means of a simple blood test.
Other vitamins and minerals can also be accurately tested by this means.
I would be reluctant to attribute any of your symptoms or test results to
soda drinking on the basis of the scientific information currently available.
In Reply to: Can Aspartame poisoning cause PN? posted by Bob on January 12, 1998 at 16:01:58:
: I have been diagnosed as having a chemical imbalance of the brain. I am 37 years old, in good overall health. Never smoked, drank, had HIV or any other disease. My symptoms include: burning of the feet and lower legs, mild numbness on occassion in the little fingers, sensation of "heavy eyes" and slightly strained vision, oaccassional headaches often in the back of the head, occassional neck and shoulder soreness, occassional mild nausea, occassional muscle pain. None of the symptoms are severe and they do tend to travel with perhaps only one or two present at any given time. I have had a brain MRI done (normal - no MS), neck MRI done (normal), EMG on the neck/shoulder and right arm (normal), and several blood tests.
For many years I was a very heavy diet soda drinker. I averaged 6 to 7 cans per day. I have read many articles suggesting a link between aspartame and numerous neurological disorders including affects on the brain chemistry. I have recently stopped all ingestion of foods containing aspartame. It is too soon to know if this is going to help.
I realize this might be a controversial subject and I have no intent to quote your reply in any forum. I was just wondering if there have been any medical studies/experience suggesting a link between high levels of aspartame consumption and neurogolical disorders such as peripheral neuropathy or "chemical imbalances" of the brain.
Thanks,
Bob
p.s. How can I determine if I have a difficiency of B-12 or other
vitamins/minerals? A blood test? I had a hair analysis done
that showed a very high level of antinomy, and very low levels
of magnesium and several other minearals (I believe due to all
the soda consumption.
There has been considerable debate in the medical literature regarding the
effects of aspartame, the suggested links include headache, brain tumor, memory loss
seizures , attention defecit disorder, and dizziness.
In a ten year literature search however I could not find a single reference to peripheral
neurpoathy, and the other suggested links are all unproven.
I feel the term poisoning is probably not even accurate in your case as the safety of
Aspartame has been established in people taking the equivalent of 10 pints of soda per day.
It is not possible to make a diagnosis of your problems from the information supplied but I
feel , on the basis of the current scientific literature, that
aspartame is not involved.
As regards testing for Vitamin B12 levels this is easily achieved by means of a simple blood test.
Other vitamins and minerals can also be accurately tested by this means.
I would be reluctant to attribute any of your symptoms or test results to
soda drinking on the basis of the scientific information currently available.
