Avoid aspartame (sweetener) Report for Patients Like You

What is Avoid aspartame (sweetener)?

An example of Avoid aspartame (sweetener)

Aspartame is an artificial, non-saccharide sweetener used as a sugar substitute in some foods and beverages.

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
			Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose	# of patients	# of patients with evaluations	Major	Moderate	Slight	None	Can’t tell
General health	70	8
MS (Multiple Sclerosis)	28	2
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)	12	0
Headaches	6	0
Migraine headaches	4	0
Allergic reaction	4	2

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Side effects as an overall problem

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Avoid aspartame (sweetener)

Why Patients Stopped Using Avoid aspartame (sweetener) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	5
Side effects too severe	2

Currently Using Avoid aspartame (sweetener)

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	0	0	0	3	35

Stopped Using Avoid aspartame (sweetener)

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	0	1	1	1	2

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Avoid aspartame (sweetener)

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Avoid aspartame (sweetener)

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Avoid aspartame (sweetener)

Impy Ann1

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: mild

Vision: mild

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: mild

Walking: moderate

I have:
MS
Impy Ann1

since Dec 07, 2008
Perceived effectiveness ?Can't tell for MS (Multiple Sclerosis)
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips My son took me off Aspartame over 20 years ago because his college professor said it was bad for ANYONE and I was already sick with something. He drove all t... See full evaluation