OMG

How did I not know that Aspartame (artificial sweetener) is linked to Migraines!?

I have suffered from miserable migraines my entire adult life. We’re not just talking about a headache here. We’re talking severe vomiting, extreme light and sound sensitivity, and frequent trips to the emergency room. I finally got them under control with medication, but I LIVE on Diet Coke. I have two or three a day, at least. I never was much of a coffee drinker (until my beloved hubby got me started on Starbucks), so I have always gotten my daily caffeine fix from diet sodas.

Now I come to find out Aspartame could reduce serotonin levels, making a “hair trigger” for migraines. Which means anything else I do that could potentially cause a migraine even more likely to tip the scale.

Holy freakin’ hell. I have researched migraines extensively! I even saw a neurologist! And I never heard of this until I saw a commercial for some new sweetener called Truvia and Googled it. What are some of the benefits? IT DOESN’T CAUSE MIGRAINES. Oh, and everyone in the universe seems to have known this EXCEPT ME.

Pardon me while I go pour out all my diet sodas. BRB.