Our 28 Year Old Daughter Has A Very Strong Metallic

Posted on Wed, 13 Feb 2019

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Question : our 28 year old daughter has a very strong metallic order. She has some issues, drinking to much, feel extreme highs and lows. seems like she is on extreme high and fast falling into lows. She had a Myrena underskin brith control put in approx, 2 years ago, and I see coorelations between this and her mental state, is this possible?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rakhi Tayal (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Can be due to skin infections or dehydration.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
A strong metallic odour from the body can be due to excessive sweating or skin infections or a dehydration. She needs to increase her fluid intake and keep the skin clean as much as possible. Get a good deodorant and use thrice a day.
Use medicated soap in place of routine toilet soap. I would advise Dettol/Savlon.
Cut down on fried fatty snacks/foods and the poultry products.
If still the trouble stays then give him a course of Clindamycin/Doxycycline antibiotics for 7days.
The mood changes and anxiety that she has can be related to the birth control patch but this can be confirmed only after removing it.
I hope this answers your query.
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Wishing you good health.
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Dr. Rakhi Tayal

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