"I would get a very uncomfortable tight feeling in my chest, and sometimes my heart would race or beat irregularly. The doctors thought I was crazy or that it was linked to some sort of mental illness. I went through extensive testing. They found me perfectly healthy, with no heart problems or other physical problems that would be causing this pain. I also would frequently feel dizzy while just walking for no apparent reason. I had extreme mood swings and anxiety. A week after I stopped ingesting aspartame, all my symptoms disappeared and I have not had any of these problems since. It makes me extremely angry how this information is hidden from the public."
D. "PERSONALITY CHANGES" AND ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
I. Personality Changes
"Marked personality changes" occurred in 167 (14%) of the 1200 aspartame reactors in this series. Their vivid descriptions appear below and in other chapters.
" The wife of a patient with aspartame disease described how this "very outgoing and vibrant-on-action man" had become transformed into an "in-sprit-nothing" person. He also experienced dizziness shortly after ingesting an aspartame beverage on several retrials.
" A 39-year-old homemaker evidenced a marked change in personality, irritability, memory loss and insomnia while consuming aspartame. She stated, "I was amazed by the total personality change. Doctors think I'm 'nuts' to think a sweetener would be the problem."
" A 34-year-old teacher exhibited personality changes whenever she drank a diet cola. They consisted of "trouble with co-workers, mood flare-ups, and two arguments with the principal of the school even though we previously got along OK."
II. Abnormal Behavior
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