Sugar Substitute And Aspartame?

[TheNewSusie 471]

How was quitting the diet coke for you? I am just having my first one of the day (far better than before) and it's 4:30pm. I could seriously fall asleep sitting up at work' date=' and in my line of work, lets say that's not the safest! I'm wondering if I should just quit cold turkey or if I should continue weening myself off of it? Am i just prolonging the pain/tiredness and headaches?[/quote']

I quit cold turkey and I hate it now. It's disgusting to me. I love coffee to wake up now. You have to do it what's best for you, but IMHO, I quit cold turkey because I felt if I didn't it would never happen: u can do it, trust me, it was like Water to me.

[does not matter 39]

ugh me too

I'm thinking I'll drink whatever is left in the house and then THATS IT! I gotta do it. I feel like it's prolonging my tiredness and headaches, the weening off thing isn't working well for me.

[mwrarr 244]

I've been trying to wean myself, too....ugh! It's awful. I get the worst headaches. I hate coffee, so that's not gonna happen... I tried excedrin Migraine before when quitting but it doesn't really work. I think beyond the caffeine, I'm totally addicted to the texture. Even now, that I'm thinking about the fizzing, I totally want a sip.

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[julielle 199]

I quit exactly 1 week before surgery I think. My instructions were to quit all caffeine 1 week before surgery, and I drank it right up to that point. At that point I didn't have a choice, I HAD to stop. You don't want to do anthing that might impact your surgery so just the fear of that is enough to help you quit I had headaches for a few days. Now post op, I don't miss it.

[does not matter 39]

Thanks for your replies and suggestions, I know you guys know exactly how I feel!

[AmandaRaeLeo 2,145]

I cut diet coke cold turkey when I hit my pre op diet. I did NOT want to stop drinking it' date=' I was so addicted! I never thought I'd be able to do it. But other than a few days of headaches from the caffeine withdrawals (I don't drink coffee) it wasn't so bad. I am not craving it now. I only got the aspartame from the diet coke though, other than that my preferred sweetener is Splenda or erythritol. I can't buy Truvia in Canada and I don't like straight stevia.[/quote']

When I quit smoking 7 years ago I accidentally quit diet coke too... I used to buy 2 20oz drinks with cigarettes daily. I stopped stopping for cigarettes... Hence no diet coke. The nicotine and caffeine withdrawal was awful. I was a mean insomniac! Now I don't miss either anymore... I also prefer Splenda to aspartame.