My hardest thing was giving up DP; I love it. After months I decided that I'd drink it but I'd go for the sugar. You couldn't get me to drink anything with aspartame in it for nothing. I'm not taking any chances of relapses. It has definitely made a difference in the quality of my life giving it up. I had also had two unexplained siezures and even though I don't know that aspartame caused mine I do know it does cause them; especially with airline piolets; I guess its the altitude.