I recently had a brain MRI in an attempt to diagnose the cause for some strange sensations and sounds in my head. The sound was like that made by clicking rocks together while swimming underwater. The MRI showed nothing amiss other than mild hardening of the blood vessels. (I m 76) Through an accidental process of elimination, I now suspect the culprit to be aspartame. In my search for an answer, I found that the sweeteners used in Sunny D aren t natural sugar and at least two of them contain aspartame. I quit drinking Sunny D and in a couple of days the problems went away. Is it just a coincidence, a lull in my symptoms, or was aspartame causing the problems?
Hello! Welcome on Chat Doctor ! Regarding your concern, you should know that there are not enough data based evidence to support these adverse effects of aspartame. But, as your symptoms were improved by stopping this supplement, it could indicate a possible implication of this supplement in your complaints. Anyway, I would also recommend checking your thyroid hormone levels and also taking daily aspirin 80 mg, considering your MRI changes. Hope to have been helpful! Best wishes, 