@brooklyncyclone: "Hi all,
I've been on avonex for about 7 months now, and in the beginning I had 
moderately severe flu-like symptoms for 24hrs after the shot. This lessened 
over time, to the point where a couple of motrin before bed solved the whole 
issue (only minor increase in fatigue the next day). Then Wham! the last two 
shots I've felt like I did when I first started, chills, body aches, 
exhaustion, etc. The only difference is that I've started drinking slimfast 
optima that has splenda(sucralose) in it. A friend of mine says she has 
heard several people report having flu-like side effects from ingesting 
sucralose. Has anyone here experienced or heard of this before? Just 
curious...
Thanks! :o) "
    @brooklyncyclone: "Thanks everyone for your replies. I'm definitely staying away from this 
stuff!
"blueheron" <email_address> wrote in message 
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    @brooklyncyclone: "Splenda is not aspartame, it is sucralose (Totally different compound 
derived from completely different sources). I've used aspartame sweeteners 
for years and never experienced any problems. Thanks for your response 
though. I do agree that natural is better than man-made as a rule though!
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