More on meds for Apocrine Bromhidrosis

[Dont Deserve to live]

How many sessions of Electrolysis did you do to notice  positive results ? Can it be performed even in situations where the armpit areas have no hair ? I have had two surgeries which were perfomed two years ago , and they were ineffective because i still sweat and have strong body odor to disturb a gathering .

[jason rich]

Oct 26, 2011 0:01:44 GMT miss hopeful said:

continuing from the previous message i wrote.......

i had an appointment today, i was given botox injections into both underarms. i was told that i may have bromhidrosis and hyperhidrosis (who knows) i was told that these injections would help dramatically with sweating and therefore would help out almost completely with the odor. ive looked online for i dont know how long, about these conditions and i always come back to beind sad and just wanting what ever is wrong with me to just stop. i dont hang out much with people. i stay to myself, monday through friday i have to go to work and deal with this odor problem. i hate it. my self esteem is so low, i just have little hope left. i hope that these injections solve my problem. if they dont i dont know what else to try. do i just give up? i really dont know.

[jason rich]

miss hopeful, i just have read your post today about condition (having AB). i really understand what you feel because i do have that condition too. i feel what you feel, i experience what you have experienced. you tried botox injections right? i just want to know that how it worked for you. is there any side effects or it fully remove your AB problem? please... please reply this, because i have plan to try botox injection too.

thanks...

jason rich

[philip boge]

Sept 7, 2011 20:07:20 GMT Mrs Athwal said:

Hello, I am 32 yr old mom that has suffered with AB condition for 4 years now. Every year get's worse & worse. I had a small business with my husband for almost 8 years before AB started to affect my life in every aspect. From socially, to emotionally, physically & now economically. Sadly, we lost our little business due to my embarrassment of this condition, and it's side effect's. And as we all know interaction with customers is absolutely necessary for a business to flourish. Due to the responses I would get from the side effects of AB, from customer's and even friends I gradually pulled away & hid more & more. Until I no longer had the courage to show my face anymore. I know a lot will find this hard to believe. But until you have lived a day with AB, you could never imagine the overwhelming affect it has on you & your life, & even the people you love.
I have researched over & over again. Not until I lost almost all of my pride, I found a doctor that actually performs the treatment for this condition. It is a treatment that some one already mentioned known as SDLA. Dr David Nielson is this doctor's name. I have read the testimonial's & all the info that I can about this procedure. It is the most successful treatment I have read about,......until today. The thing with SDLA is that it is a $3000 procedure. And unfortunately due to a lack of income at this point, I am unable to finance or pay for this surgery. I know that to al ot of people, a life changing operation probably cost's $1000's more than this one. Even so, I am still unable to pay for this surgery at least for another 2 years or so. Today your post has changed all of that. After I read your post about the cure Dr. Cohen offered, I am a bit hopeful. The reason I say a bit, is because I am so low on "Hope" that this is all I have left to give. I pray that after trying this solution that Dr. Cohen has offered, I am 1 of the people that can benefit form it until SDLA is in my economic reach. All I want to know is do you take the recommended dosage for Wellbutrin & the Doxepin? I don't take any meds at all, so I am not familiar if these are available to me OTC. I think I have seen that Wellbutrin is, but I am not sure about the Doxepin. I do not have a dermatologist available at the moment or the money to see one to help me answer these questions, that is why I was hoping you could tell me, if possible. If not, I understand. And I will try my best to get to a dermatologist. I just want to say, Thankyou so much, for posting your experience, & result's from these med's. Should they work, even if for a short while I would be most grateful to you. If not for your post I would not have smiled at all today. For it has been a really bad, for a long time. I just hope I am one the fortunate people that these med's do help in treating this AB. At least until I can afford to get the SDLA. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!

[Younglady87]

Oct 26, 2011 0:01:44 GMT miss hopeful said:

continuing from the previous message i wrote.......

i had an appointment today, i was given botox injections into both underarms. i was told that i may have bromhidrosis and hyperhidrosis (who knows) i was told that these injections would help dramatically with sweating and therefore would help out almost completely with the odor. ive looked online for i dont know how long, about these conditions and i always come back to beind sad and just wanting what ever is wrong with me to just stop. i dont hang out much with people. i stay to myself, monday through friday i have to go to work and deal with this odor problem. i hate it. my self esteem is so low, i just have little hope left. i hope that these injections solve my problem. if they dont i dont know what else to try. do i just give up? i really dont know.

Hello There!

Don't lose hope dear.. Your situation is just like me. I did not still seek a dermatology but instead i am just doing research of my own. But later i will see a dermatology. In the mean time, you try this Apple Cider Vinegar to apply on both armpits with cotton balls. And then leave it to dry and put talc or powder to totally mask the odor. 

Please let me know how it works to you.

[Kia]

For people suffering from apocrine gland bromhidrosis, please look into spironolactone. I never suffered from wetness just odor and I am completely cured of what plagued my body for 10 years. I smelled like an onion under my arms and in my groin NO MATTER WHAT I tried. Only someone with this problem can understand what I mean when I say I tried everything. I won't even go through the list because i would be here typing all night but whatever you can think of I tried to no avail. I spent thousands of dollars on procedures that slightly reduced my problem but didn't fix it. It still wasn't livable. My problem was NOT bacteria related regardless of what the web or doctors say about body odor. I had no social life and low low self esteem.Please please please look into spironolactone. Testosterone is what activates apocrine glands to secrete and in my case, The sweat produced by glands were smelly. Spironolactone blocks the testosterone and therefore stops the smelly problem that me and many others are suffering from. I hav been to specialists, dermatologists, tried topical antibiotics, prescription deodorant, crystals, miradry, detoxes/cleanses and so much more! Changed my diet. I even went raw and nothing! Became vegetarian and all. It was so much guys. I feel like I owe this to the community that was suffering with me. I remember not wanting to live anymore. If this can save anyone I would be happy. There are side effects and there is a disclaimer for men and pregnant women but please you guys. This isn't a gimmick. I researched for months trying to figure out what could cure my problem. Having a science/biological educational and career background was helpful in my search. I also wanted to wait a little bit to be sure that this is something that works and didn't want to get anyone's hopes up. Here I am a month and half on the meds and I'm odorless. I love all of you guys and I wish you all the best. Please just look into it, it has changed my life.

I know this will help someone. I just know it will. I remember the anxiety my body odor caused. I remember the depression. I remember dropping out of college. I remember my mom asking me about children and me telling her that I would never have a baby because I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I passed this problem to my children. I wouldn't wish this problem on my worst enemy so now maybe one can get an idea of how bad this was for me. Definitely wasnt just in my head either because people began to talk. Fast forward to today. I cried when it began to work. I get emotional because My problem is gone! I had surgeries all kinds of procedures. Even considered skin grafts to remove those glands. I don't want anyone to have to suffer like I did.