Bad Breath Halitosis Forum

Basically I've had bad breath for about 5 years. It all started about when I was a freshman in highschool. I have no clue why, or what casued it but it hasnt went any since. Its so bad that it makes people cough and clear their throarts even from very far away which I always thought was weird. My friend once told me it smells so bad it feels like a knife is being jammed in his throat....I can't and never have smelled it so I don't know what it smells like but I don't think I've ever smelled anything that made me clear my throat.

I used to smoke weed everyday for about a year before all this started, and did alot of coke, but I have not even had a drink or cigarrete for about 5 years now so I don't really think this is what somehow casued it. However I did completely change after I stoped doing everything and pretty much went into a parioned pissed off deppresion which is were I've been ever since.

I've read so much stuff about bad breath and tryed a bunch of different products but nothing works....I brush my tounge and teeth and floss my teeth 3 times a day but that doesnt help at all. I've been thinking that there is something seriously wrong with ethier my throat or I have some kind of inffection. I went to the doctor about a year ago and he subscribed me anti depresants but I stoped going and stoped taking them after 3 months when nothing changed...

Another thing is that I think my mental state has ALOT to do with it. I'm so parioned about it...people snifing coughing and clearing their throats basically everywere I go. I get so mad at myself and everyone around me to the point were I could just snap and I just feel helpless. Its single handidly ruined my life (which I can go on for hours about but wont). I still remember this one day about 2 years ago I woke up and felt GREAT AND ACUTALLY ALIVE again. I have no clue why but I felt like a compelety different person. I felt like I used to feel before 5 years ago when I didnt have bad breath and before I changed so much. The first half of that day I remember noone around me cleared their throarts choughed sniffed or anything and I could acutally talk to people my breath didnt smell and I felt normal again....then about half way through the day for no reason at all back to hell.....

I try so hard everyday to just somehow break this deep dark hole mentally that I've been in for years to see if my breath will go away again, but I just can't. I feel like its bigger than me and I can't get out of it no matter what I do...but something has to change. Its getting to the point were I can't take it anymore.

Anyway kind of getting off topic here.....even when I don't open my mouth at all and just lightly breath through my nose it still smells.

I've read so much stuff and there are so many different things I have no clue what it could be. I don't have my tonsils got them taken out when I was little, but I do still have 2 wisdom teeth that are impacted...highly doubt thats whats casuing it, but thats all I can think of.

If anyone has any idea what I could do or whats causing it please help

Thanks.

Read around man, your story is just like ours.

1 thing i noticed about myself was it was completely hard amd embarassing to talk to a doctor about. Ive been through tis about 4 years and only in the last few months have I gone to my doc. I never did because its my mouth and I always figured its a dental issue.. My dentist was absolutely clueless so I figured what would the doc know
SO I think the best step for all of us is if your insurance will cover it get all the test done. Whatever test your insurance will cover do it.
Keep yourself from constipation and keep your mouth hydrated
Ive finaly realized that bad breath is from medical and dental issues and all of these hopeful products out there will not cure you. They can help but will not cure. We're going to have to reach out to our docs.
And I am going to turn into 1 good bugaboo here.

Be glad you are not alone in this. We're all herelike 1 big family trying to find the cure.
Take some time to read the past post , there are alot of good info in them.
Good luck ,and I hope you find the courage to talk to your doc about tests they can do
A few test weve been talking about are h pylori, candida, diabetes, , and some others
People I am going to docs tomorow, whats some other good tests I should check for?

Haven't tried these but heard that they work on this forum.
Acidophilus probiotic capsules
I hope they work though but my mom won't let me.
Pharmacists say that these capsules are excellent for
people with bb which is us and that the ingredients in the
capsules are in nonhalitosic people's mouths which means
that it could help get rid of your bb.
People said that they take it every morning and it works
through the whole day. Doubt it will for me since therabreath
only works for like 3 minutes.
And you can get them off the counter in your local pharmacy.
My mom thinks I'm too desperate and says I'm crazy.
Well you guys please tell me what you think.
Hope it works for you guys <3