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by runnerup 1791 days ago
Chemicals, exercise, mood, and diet make a massive difference in body odor.

If I'm drinking, I smell terrible. If I'm taking my ADHD medicine, I smell terrible. If I don't exercise I smell terrible. If I eat only terrible food I smell somewhat bad.

If I abstain from pharmaceuticals and alcohol, exercise regularly and eat fairly well, then I generally don't really have to shower because the body odor smells fine.

But ADHD medication (Ritalin, amphetamine) absolutely make me smell horrid. No one wants to be around that.

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This got me curious how modafinil, which I take medicinally for ADHD, is making me stink different.