[arj75]

Who else here has social anxiety or depression and what are you taking/doing to overcome this problem?

Neverending, what a great question! I am still a little confused as to whether I am depressed or not....I don't feel depressed, but I am still learning to cope with the tragic loss of my best friend who was murdered, almost one year ago. What I do suffer from and have been for quite sometime is anxiety. And it is horrible. My anxiety level the day before my period.. is something that I don't even know how to describe....

One of the many quacks I have seen.. put me on prozac. All I can tell you is that I have never have had suicidal thoughts in my whole life, but my third week into taking to the medication, I was ready to put a gun to my head. I threw it in the trash, and I am no longer having those feelings. Just anxiety and insomnia...

I have been making changes in my diet, and taking 1500 mg of vitamin C, and a stress B vitamin tab (3 in morning and 3 in evening...

I am hoping that I can overcome this with proper diet and exercise....

[neverending]

Who else here has social anxiety or depression and what are you taking/doing to overcome this problem?

[lori]

I am so frustrated with this. I am 14 weeks pregnant and I have had bv three times! The Dr. says it is common in pregnant women but I know that it can affect the baby. I've tried two different creams and it is reoccuring, does anyone have any suggestions?

Probiotics. Fem-dophilus in particular. Check out my blog (link is in my sig) for more info. Let your doctor know you're planning to take it - let us know what s/he says.

However, aside from probiotics, you should definitely NOT use any of the other products on that list, esp. boric acid. (Maybe RePhresh is okay - I think the insert says it's okay to use during pregnancy. But it doesn't work that well.)

Here's the info. directly from my blog:

Fem-Dophilus (Jarrow)

• Description: Oral capsules (30 caps)
• Where to Buy / Cost: $24 at Whole Foods (refrigerated); $14.37 at iHerb.com (refrigerated); $16.59 at N101.com (refrigerated); $14.25 at VitaCost.com (not refrigerated)
• Pros: designed specifically for healthy vaginal flora; the research on it sounds very promising
  1. Study Shows the Effectiveness of Oral Probiotic L. Rhamnosus GR-1™ and L. Reuteri RC-14™ In Treating Bacterial Vaginosis
  2. Specific probiotic strains are effective for genitourinary infections
  3. Europe's Best-Kept Health Secret (Prevention Magazine)

• Cons: expensive
• Conclusion: several members have reported good results; buy it refrigerated (iHerb.com looks like the best online source)

[kattkiddy]

I am so frustrated with this. I am 14 weeks pregnant and I have had bv three times! The Dr. says it is common in pregnant women but I know that it can affect the baby. I've tried two different creams and it is reoccuring, does anyone have any suggestions?

[lori]

Also, I wanted to thank Lori for all the time and work she has spent on "the blog", pretty soon her blog will need a mini blog. lol I wish we had a payroll department here.

You're welcome Arj! I'm glad you find it helpful.

The popcorn smell..lol....my sister says her snatch smells like onions after eating them... we smell like what we eat?? lol

I definitely think what you eat makes a difference! I've been drinking a lot of Naked Juice (green machine) lately, and I swear that's what I smell like! It's not a bad smell so I don't mind. But it's weird.

Congrats on being BV-free for a while! Hope relief lasts for us.

[arj75]

LOL I thought I was the only one with the pop-corn smell. lol
"we smell like what we eat"...I think what we consume does affect our odor, not only vaginal odor but body odor as well. The odd thing is that I have not ate pop-corn in a looooong time.

I think the different smells that linger around from time to time are from caused by foods we eat... I think of it this way...the colors yellow and black...make green...pineapple and spinach...make.....??

This is to much TMI, but my ex's love juice tasted different from time to time, depending on what he ate.

Maybe we need a blood hound to join the team to detect early warning signals of BV. lol

I keep a food journal, but I am also gonna start keeping better track of my menstrual cycle..the day I start..the hour ..minute if possible. lol Keep track of how long they last and so forth...the discharge that varies from day to day.

I spoke to my pharmacist this weekend, he says that he knows of doctors putting women on birthcontrol for the sole reason to regulate their hormones better.... But for members like Cancan, of course this is not an option as she is planning to add a member to her family.....

I am still BV free right now. I am in total shock. lol

[anitsirhc]

oops.. i hit post too many times. double post haha.

[anitsirhc]

so on friday i noticed a little discharge coming out so i put a liner on, and then next time i went to go to the bathroom it was thick (not gooey, almost like powdery??) whitish, yellowish, brownish discharge. and it smelled like onions/garlic. but i had garlic herb potato chips that day so that could have been why i smelled like that. but anyway i put a yeast arrest in at night and since then i've been fine. it's only sunday but we'll see. maybe i'll have to just use one yeast arrest every once in a while, which i am very fine with.

[ilovehim]

LOL I thought I was the only one with the pop-corn smell. lol


"we smell like what we eat"...I think what we consume does affect our odor, not only vaginal odor but body odor as well. The odd thing is that I have not ate pop-corn in a looooong time.

[arj75]

Hello everyone!

I realize that ths is BV site, but since we were discussing hormones, breast lumps, and breast cancer and so forth...I wanted to mention something that I had posted earlier regarding aluminum zirconium ( in deodorant) (according to research...this was at one time linked to breast cancer.... However, after day seven of my insomnia, I usually collaspe from exhaustion, but a new broadcast woke me from sleep... claiming that researchers are now revoking this link to breast cancer....(I don't think I was dreaming..I think I heard this..who knows..) maybe the Secret deodorant company paid them off to say this..lol (I'm just teasing..) Are researchers researching our research? LOL.

Also, I wanted to thank Lori for all the time and work she has spent on "the blog", pretty soon her blog will need a mini blog. lol I wish we had a payroll department here.

But may I please keep my "Yeast monster" around for awhile? Please? At least on a short leash?) lol I just wanted to quote this information from the V-book...

Our pal Lizzy says....p 203...(I'm just listing her last statement.) The vast majority of medical practitioners, however, roundly dispute such connections, although good studies have not been done...... (Regarding cause or effect of yeast being cause of disease)

The popcorn smell..lol....my sister says her snatch smells like onions after eating them... we smell like what we eat?? lol

[mfc10]

ilovehim: Mine smells like popcorn, too. Isn't that weird?

Mine, too! And if I take a peppermint-oil capsule for my stomach, I smell like eucalyptus a few hours later.
Bizarre.

Maggie c.

[sassy]

ilovehim: Mine smells like popcorn, too. Isn't that weird?

[ilovehim]

Well, girls. I jinxed myself indeed. I was having my daily look-see today when I propped my leg up on the counter, positioned the mirror and got a faint whiff of something rotten. Its still strange though, because when I smell the discharge on my finger it has virtually no odor. It actually smells faintly of raw potatoes. But the smell emanating from my vagina smells rotten. Does anyone else here experience this???

My odor changes all the time. I noticed that I never have a constant smell. It ranges from Fish, trash, shit, a buttery smell (like pop-corn), cake, pizza, cheesy, creamy....and so on and so fourth. The worst are the first three.

[ilovehim]

FYI - Most BV sites I've read says that tampons are bad for BV-patients, because it keeps the bacteria and high-pH blood in your vagina longer (which is why I switched to pads), but The V Book says that tampons are okay. Just make sure you don't use the kind that's too absorbent - e.g., the super-size for a light flow, etc. - because that can cause vaginal ulcers.

In fact, Dr. Stewart says that women who use pads end up with more rectal germs in their vagina because the pad rubs back and forth. But she doesn't recommend against using pads, either.

Anyway, according to her, thumbs up on tampons.

thanks for letting me know that... That's a relief, atleast I won't have to deal with the horrid stench anymore. (I hope)

[sassy]

I use tampons...but I switched to the non-scented kind.

[lori]

I use pads, but soon will start using tampons....cause of the "rag" smell.

FYI - Most BV sites I've read says that tampons are bad for BV-patients, because it keeps the bacteria and high-pH blood in your vagina longer (which is why I switched to pads), but The V Book says that tampons are okay. Just make sure you don't use the kind that's too absorbent - e.g., the super-size for a light flow, etc. - because that can cause vaginal ulcers.

In fact, Dr. Stewart says that women who use pads end up with more rectal germs in their vagina because the pad rubs back and forth. But she doesn't recommend against using pads, either.

Anyway, according to her, thumbs up on tampons.

[Morphia]

Well, girls. I jinxed myself indeed. I was having my daily look-see today when I propped my leg up on the counter, positioned the mirror and got a faint whiff of something rotten. Its still strange though, because when I smell the discharge on my finger it has virtually no odor. It actually smells faintly of raw potatoes. But the smell emanating from my vagina smells rotten. Does anyone else here experience this???

[neverending]

You are too funny! The rag smell..........HAHAHAHAHA

[ilovehim]

I use pads, but soon will start using tampons....cause of the "rag" smell.

[neverending]

Morphia: I have PCOS. I took LO/OVRAL (birth control).