Posted by Cairo on March 7, 2005, at 20:38:11
In reply to The weirdest question ever asked probably, posted by Spriggy on March 7, 2005, at 12:49:07
While the others posters have mentioned that perhaps your sense of smell is heightened, I think there is something else going on. My 16 y/old daughter is on Lexapro and we've noticed that she has increased body odor. One of the things I came across is that a magnesium deficincy can cause body odor:
http://www.mgwater.com/rod17.shtml
I wonder if this deficiency is due to SSRI use, or if it is caused by stress-induced magnesium wasting. We give magnesium supplements to our daughter, but not consistently or maybe not enough Mg.
Cairo
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> I almost hesitate to ask this because I am sure it sounds weird but I really would like answer.
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> I'm a 26 year female. I wear deodorant (yes, I am going somewhere with this).
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> Up until I started these "drugs" (Lexapro, benzos, etc..), I never, ever noticed problems with under arm smells (also known in most parts of the world as BO).
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> But for some weird reason, since I Started all this medicine, I notice an increase in sweat there and even a slight smell.
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> I exercise 4-5 days a week- I'm a runner and even when I run 3 or 4 miles I've never had this problem (yes, I sweat but not smell).
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> Suddenly, I can smell this. It is disguisting me.
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> I'm a girl's girl. I like to smell good. I like perfume, and hand lotions, etc..
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> My husband swears he doesn't smell it ( I think he's lying to be nice) but I KNOW it's there.
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> Would there be any medical explanation for this?
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> It started a few weeks into these drugs.
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> * I can not believe I actually asked this question outloud*
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