Posted by jester on February 04, 1997 at 14:16:42:
In Reply to: Re: DMSO ??? for Mitch or other experienced posted by Mitch on February 03, 1997 at 11:55:45:
: : I know the basics- DMSO MAKES YOU STINK!!!
: : I want to know how bad?? Can people smell you coming a block away??
: : Also for how long- Hours? Days? Weeks?
: : Only on the day applied??? How long till it wears off??
: : Can I do or take anything to offset the odor???
: : Thanks in advance,
: : Another Jeff
: In my experience, DMSO was applied daily in combination
: with drugs having a short half-life. So, yes, it makes
: you stink as long as you keep applying it.
: However, the odor only becomes a nuisance when you
: sweat. At those times people can smell it.
: Otherwise, it is not that noticable at all.
: You do get that garlic taste in your mouth though
: every time you apply DMSO.
: As soon as you stop using DMSO, the smell goes away.
: You can't fdo much about the smell. However, there
: is another kind of solvent which is more effective
: than DMSO and which has no smell. Post a question
: about it on this board - I saw it mentioned a few
: times. Sorry, I forget the name.
: /Mitch
The name of the other delivery method is
Cyclodextine. Some doctors at my school are
using it as a transdermal delivery system for
anti-caner drugs. I'll try to keep you guys
posted, b/c I can't stand DMSO. My elbows are
scarred from 2 uses (as in 2 days). Hopefully
it will go away, but between that and the horrific
smell (yes, from blocks away) there's got to be a
better way. Pop Finiplix like aspirin; supposedly
it works. Good Luck!
Jester