I don't notice my pee, but my underarms seem to have a stench soap, water, and deodorant don't seem to touch! ugh...

Yes, and do you notice that ironically as you step out of the shower you get a hot flash and everything starts to stink? and I mean everything, without going graphic here. I mean, talk about insult to injury!

I am now showering twice a day, morning and night!! UGH!!!!!

Ha! I thought I was the only one. Yes, it happens to me too. It started about four years ago. Although, it seems that the episodes of stinkiness are less and less. Right now I'm on my tenth month without a period and it seems that things are starting to slow down a bit. I have been dealing with perimenopause for almost 11 years now. We'll see.

DeyR, ya give me hope! It's been 8 years of perimeno, and I "think" I'm nearing the end of this phase. This smelly Nellie stuff just aint cuttin' it!

I can't even tell you how long my peri was/is, since I was fixed a long time ago.

But, I think it was a long one. I think nutrition has a lot to do with it. It's a shame we're not educated in this.

See, we're all in the same boat! Now, Row!!! :-)

P.S. Sawyer, love your avatar! LOL!

OMG, do u mean I have eight years of this to look forward too, with the bleeding all of the time, what else is next. How am I to handle this, I suppose the way women have for centeries. My next life I want to be a sterile man, LOL

Kase

Kase, I keep thinking the same thing -- that women for centuries have handled this... but then it occurs to me that most women before us did not make it to meno. And if they did, I have a feeling a lot of them ended up in the attic or worse. :-(

There really is a lack of literature on the subject, which I think means my conjectures are true.

OMG, I thought it was me. Thanks I feel better now. I wear panty shields so maybe I should change it more often sometimes its feels like I have not taken a shower in the mornings. I had surgery two years ago so I went through menapause completely it was horrible I have a remote control for my fan in my bedroom I believe I turn it on in my sleep. I can go on and on. My boyfriend works my nerve telling me what I need to do. At work when I get upset the hotflash start but I don't care anymore I just pull out my fan and start fanning.

Absolutely. Body odors are a lot stronger during perimenopause. It's the hormones baby. :)

Drinking more water to purify our bodies helps and eating a less "junk" diet does as well.

But, for me, that's tough, cause when I'm in the middle of a mood swing I want CHOCOLATE baby!

I had cancer which is making me go through menopause early and I drink LOTS of water, but I do eat junk food. Sometimes, I wonder if it means I am drinking enough water or something. I didn't realize it was the menopause! Neither did my mom, she hasn't even hit menopause, yet!

Buradi,

Do you have older children? If so, do you remember when they started going through adolescence? Remember the different body odors that weren't present before?

My teen son can stink up his bedroom in record time. When he was a little boy, he just smelled like "little boy dirt and sweat" which I found rather endearing. ;)

But now????? Whew! I run that boy to the shower every chance I can get.

Same thing with my 10 year old. She doesn't have 'body odor' at all. But, my 16 year old daughter does. It's all related to hormones.

Well, I have been to 3 doctors about this terrible odor. It started in 2002. It was only eminating from between my breasts. It was like the smell of my sweat changed. I just kept clean and really didn't think much about it. Later it moved to my vaginal area. It is not always as bad as it sometimes is. I wear panty liners every day and I wash and change the panty liner about 5 times a day. Showering 2 times a day makes me feel better in the mornings.If I wash with soap a huge fishy smell arises and can barely be washed away. I can use liquid hand soap or shampoo and it washes clean for about and hour or two. One doctor told me to take cloriphil. That did nothing. Another doctor told me to take probiotics. That oddly seemed to work for about a week, then the odor came back and I increased the probiotic and have had no further relief. The third doctor has given me two kinds of antibiotics. I even asked if it could be related to menopause. She said no. How can this be happening to so many women and doctors not know about it?

I have the smell, and no amount of wipes help. I have begun to drink plenty of water. I have also found I am beginning to have flashes again, they appear hotter. Just wanna take my clothes off and be nude all the time. What is really scary is my thoughts..........I have such difficulty keeping them. concentration is limited like someone with ADD. thanks for the forum.

Thank goodness! I thought it was just me. Everything smells worse. Urine, sweat.
I feel like a dried up old stinky prune!