Diet Soda made me feel crappy....

Hey all...

Now, I'm not sure if this is in the right spot, but I recently bought sams club diet cola, caffiene free. Since my normal name brand Coke is nearly 2$ a bottle.

I had some with my dinner of pasta and chicken, and a few minutes after drinking it I felt like crap! my head felt, almost stuffy, like I was coming down with a cold, and I couldn't focus. I didn't think it was the soda so, I finished the glass and ended up with a massive headache.

After that I started drinking water and ate 2 apples, it was almost like someone had hit the power switch on me, I was wide awake. I know its not from lack of calories as I had reached my daily goal, and I hadnt had anything different besides the soda....

Could something in that stuff really make me feel like that, or is it a coincedence?

I've noticed I don't go well with this stuff called Diet Rite...

Maybe?

Have you drank many diet drinks before?

When I first switched from colas to diet colas I felt like that. It faded after a week though. It was just my body going into withdrawels I think. Since then I've cut colas completely and only drink water, tea, and juices. I just used the diet drinks to wean myself off of that much a concentration of sugar & caffeine.

Original Post by oxymoron00:

I've noticed I don't go well with this stuff called Diet Rite...

Maybe?

I believe Diet Rite is made with Splenda instead of Aspertame, maybe you don't take well to Splenda.