Aniexty and body odor

[highaniexty]

Help,
With my aniexty I get severe body odor.  I can live with the aniexty and panic, but for 9 years I also suffer with body odor which seem to come with the aniexty.  It is totally ruining my life.  I don't sweat with the disorder but the stronger the aniexty the stronger the odor.  Does anyone else suffer from this.

[againstallodds541]

I have the same dam problem and it all started when I was in High School and the kids were so dam cruel. They would hold their noses, move away from me, and cough and clear their throats once I came in the room, and they would make these disgusting faces, crack jokes,etc. I was so scared about this body odor problem I would take deodorant to school and run in the bathroom to cake it on if I thought I was offending anyone, but it didn't matter it would not go away. For 10 years this would be my life, when I told my parents they thought I was crazy when I went to the doctor like a lot of you they said nothing was wrong. I was about to give it all up, when I realized that this is something that I am going to have to conquer or deal with so I can make something out of my dam self body odor or not, I knew it wasn't my fault and people fear and ridicule what they don't understand. While I still to this day have this body odor problem I know it comes from anxiety and just thinking that I smell bad. I plan to get counseling, and I am on medication and Xanax which helps a little bit. I notice it feels good to talk about it either to myself or to people who understand which would be you guys. I thought I was the only one and I really felt alone, but after hearing you guys stories I know that I am not and that feel good also. I am in college and failed a couple of semesters because of this problem, but I am bouncing back and I am trying to remain positive, but it still hurts that I know that society wont except me the way I am, that that beautiful girl might run away from me when I approach her, but you know what guys its going to get better I promise just stay strong and go out there no matter what and just try and live your life..... I am doing it and I am not going to stop until I get my degree and live the life just like everybody else we deserve it. Stay strong my friends and remember as I found out just today you are not alone. feel free to hit me up at charle198128@yahoo,com and well chat if you want.

[keep_trying]

I feel for you guys, I have been having this smell stuff for years, and It felt like there was nothing to do about it, and the more I tried the worse it got, but finally I have been having some success in this,

I have been doing chi gong- the 6 healing sounds and its healing my body and mind, as well as meditation and exercising (good to sweat out the toxins regularly) and it makes you feel better to! strengthens the breathing which also is one key factor, the oxygen supply to the brain is more balanced than my anxious breathing patterns.

I've also been cleaning out my stomach and eating healthy, see previous posting (no fast foods and alcohol and sweets etc) It could be a part of candida.

No deodorants and perfumes in the world would mask the smell....it was horrendous...but now finally it's getting better, sometimes it occurs but not everyday and all the time that is used to. There is hope, just keep trying different solutions and something will work for you too.

[nevermindme]

I also suffer to this cursed odor. 5 years ago I consulted a doctor and prescribed me one thing - DRICLOR. It's a roll-on specially formulated to reduce excessive sweating. It's effective for me for at least one week. I stopped putting it on because there was a painful effect when I applied it. But like I said, it worked! My underarm became super dry that I didn't have to put on a deo.
After a week, the sweat returned, 'till now. I just let it happen.

Try it. Hope it works for you guys.

[Ms_Fustrated]

I also have a terrible anxiety problem and B.O problem. Sometimes I feel like jumping off of a building. I left a great university. I gave up all forms of a social life because I just hate having people smell me, rub their noses, etc. It's just too much. When I went to the doctor and he did blood work, he said he found nothing. I was on anti-anxiety meds, but my insurance expired. I plan to get back on them though. They do not help all the time, but they do help sometimes.

My sweating and odor mostly occurs in the groin area. Before you ask, I bathe daily, and I do not have a venereal or sexually transmitted disease. I'm a virgin for the obvious reasons that I can't get even get close to a guy.

I just feel so hopeless sometimes. I have tried chlorophyll, deodarants....and just everything. I plan on getting some therapy soon because I think I might just put an end to everything. I am so unhappy and depressed. I can barely have a social life. This problem has affected me in so many ways. I gave up everything I had. I was going to one of the best universities in the country, but after my freshman year, I basically had no friends, I was severely depressed because of my anxiety, and everything in my life went downhill.

Doctors are not much help because when you go to them, they tell you that nothing is wrong. I'm just exhausted now. All I ever wanted in my life was to go to college, meet people, and be a normal 20 something year old young woman. I graduated at the top of my class in high school and now I'm resigned to just going to school online and not meeting anyone.

[itsnotme568]

I use the high strength otc anti-persperants and they've stopped the wet patches completely.  I shower every morning with a anti-bacterial soap. But whenever I come out of meeting, my armpits stink! (I haven't even realised I've been anxious but I do suffer with anxiety and sweat only in these situations before I started using the high strength anti-persp), I use alcohol handwash on them straight away but usually it's spread onto my clothes by then and nothing masks it. I overheard people at work talking about my smell, people I thought were close friends and I wanted to never face them again.  i struggle to look at them now as I know they're thinking that I don't wash or wear clean clothes but that's not true.

When I use the high strength anti-persp they make me itchy down below which I think is sweat related.  I asked my asthma nurse if the meds could cause it, she laughed and said she'd never heard that one.  No-one wants to know and I can't turn to anyone as I think I'd lose their respect.  I am miserable and slowly withdrawing from my friends.

[bdxpk]

I get the same thing, if I sweat, no odor.  If I get anxious I get a really bad smell, like onions, in my armpits, mainly the left one.  

But again, no sweat, just smell.

Very strange!  But you aren't the only one. When you feel the anxiety coming, try to focus on staying calm and smile.  It helps.