I keep getting people telling me this doesn't happen. GAH. Instant migraine trigger for me too, along with sucralose and several other artificial sweeteners.
Same here. People keep telling me it's not, but it is, even when I happen to ingest it while unaware I've done so.
I can tell when a mixed drink uses a soda with Aspartame in it. My mouth instantly feels like it's covered in a thin film of plastic and the migraine is usually just around the corner.
Everyone in my family, including uncles, aunts, cousins, have the same reaction, too.
Similarly, it makes me dizzy/sick a little like travel sickness
That’s probably because 10% of ingested aspartame breaks down into methanol.
Or, you might just be sensitive to phenylalanine.
A six-pack of aspartame-sweetened Diet Coke has about as much methanol as a single apple.