I agree with romanojg - aspartame should be avoided, and the same for MSG (in all its forms). Please, please, if you suffer from fibromyalgia, go to
http://www.mercola.com and type it in the box and read the articles he has written on it. His theory is that we all need to take more responsibility for our own health, and that's the aim of his website. There is so much good research and testing that is not widely published, and many mainstream doctors aren't even aware of the nutritional side of treatment. Even so, it's so much easier for them just to prescribe you some medication for your pain (and it doesn't hurt that they get a kickback for every Rx the write that's filled).