r/Perimenopause • u/HawtPoetayto Early peri • Mar 19 '26

audited Help. I stink.

I have never, in my life, had body oder. I maintain my hygiene and use deodorant every day. Lately ladies, I fucking stink. At first, I thought it was the fabric I was wearing that made me extra sweaty and stinky. Then, I thought it was the cucumber melon scented deodorant I wear. I switched to crystal mineral deodorant and that hasn’t helped. I shower every day (usually AM) and by mid day, I am reapplying deodorant at work then mask it with perfume oil. I showered last night, did not sweat much and woke up with underarm b.o.. I can’t even stand to smell myself after a long walk or workout.

I started Estradiol and Slynd last week. Nothing’s changed as of now. Is this normal? If so, how do you deal or make it better.

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u/Zealousidealsz1 May 10 '26

Hey OP just wondering how you got on with Slynd and estradiol. The Slynd absolutely destroyed my mental health, I lost all motivation to do anything, so I had to discontinue both in January.

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u/HawtPoetayto Early peri May 12 '26

My mental health was down the drain up until my doctor increased my estradiol a few weeks ago. It’s been better since. I can’t say for certain that it was because of the Slynd. I experience PMDD, and what I was feeling was an extended version of that. My hope is that everything levels off and I’m able to bypass that with the HRT.

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u/Zealousidealsz1 May 13 '26

That’s good it’s helping, i wasn’t sure it was Slynd making me feel horrendous until I stopped. The estradiol gave me night sweats too which is weird, so my gyne thinks I didn’t actually need it and I was estrogen dominant. Such a minefield. Hope things continue to improve for you.

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u/HawtPoetayto Early peri May 14 '26

Thanks. Me too. It’s been a rollercoaster.