Excessive Sweating on the Face and Head
Facial excessive sweating is usually called facial hyperhidrosis. Hyperhidrosis on the face is a particularly difficult condition because of the immediate social implications it holds for the excessive sweating sufferer and also because facial hyperhidrosis is particularly difficult to hide.
Excessive sweating from hyperhidrosis usually leads to body odor, or facial odor rather, which in turn also adds to the social ills that sweating problems sometimes cause. Facial hyperhidrosis may even lead to excessive sweating in the scalp area, even if there weren’t any particular stress or physical exertion on the body. This of course, often times leads to nervousness, paranoa and mental irritation. Facial hyperhidrosis occurs in men and women and is more often passed down genetically through either the mother or father.
Facial hyperhidrosis, like other forms of hyperhidrosis, is a sweating disorder that is related to the malfunctioning of the sympathetic nervous system. There generally is no definite cause or specific reason for the excessive sweating in patients, as scientifically or medically, the specific cause is not yet known. However, the majority of factors point towards the sympathetic nervous system and is generally, the cause is most likely rooted in somewhere there, in that mass of nerves.
First we’ll go through the nonsurgical treatments for facial hyperhidrosis. These excessive sweating treatments are often times easy to use and they treat hyperhidrosis sometimes just as effectively as other methods in, of course, less severe cases. These alternative treatments for facial sweating include:
Antiperspirants with strong base are also used by a lot of people. These include over the counter products like MegaDry, Whit Wetless lotion, Drysol, Clear Gel, Clearasil etc. Using gel based AICI has also helped in curing facial hyperhidrosis. Prescription drugs like Xanax, Propanolol SR and Probanthine are also medicated by some. But it is strictly advised to use these drugs only with a prescription from a physician. Some dermatologists recommend use of Botox injections, however they’re very costly and have their own set of side effects. Botox as a cure is only temporary and lasts up to 8 months.
Hyperhidrosis and The Nervous System
Too muchy perspiration on the face is a sweating condition which somehow is related to an over active sympathetic nervous system which controls sweating in the body. This system consists of the nerves and neural fibers that we have no control over. These sweat controlling nerves and fibers go to work when there are certain emotional and psychological situations or conditions, such as stress, fight or flight. These uncontrollable neural fibers are ofthen become active at the time we come in contact with other people at public meetings and gathering. Public speaking engagements, test taking situations and other high stress conditions may somehow trigger excessive sweating through these nerves.
One surgical remedy for this sweating condition is an hyperhidrosis operation known as ETS or Endoscopic Transthoracic Sympathicotomy, which is a rather extreme procedure to reduce excessive sweating. This extreme procedure is done using anesthesia and can restrict the hyper activity of this autonomic nervous system. Most of the hyperhidrosis sufferers who have gone through ETS say that it mostly has been a safe process but complications and problems have occurred. Often times the patient will notice more excessive sweating in other parts of the body, a sort of ‘karma’ effect. The main target of this hyperhidrosis surgical procedure is palm sweating but it has also cut down the facial sweating somewhat effectively.
In ETS, the reduction of perspiration can be cut by quite a bit through the cutting of the nerves that lead to the sweat glands, that of course produce the excessive sweating. Cutting these nerves from this stimulus, thereby leaving the sweating glands without their impulses, hyperhydrosis can sometimes be cured. However, ETS is more effective in regards to axillary or armpit hyperhidrosis. Surgery to stop sweating sounds is as bad as it sounds. It is the ‘nuclear’ option for excessive sweating and when it comes to facial hyperhidrosis the idea of surgery is always dangerous.
If you have facial hyperhidrosis, the first thing one should do is to discuss it with a physician and/or a dermatologist. They will be able to tell you all about the latest techniques, technologies and treatments in coping and curing the excessive facial sweating.
Before getting any treatments or surgeries performed however, the patient should always study all the knowledge on his or her own, from recent articles to online forums and blogs relating to that hyperhidrosis treatment or surgery. Only from one’s own research and with advice from others, including doctors and specialists, can one find out about all the possible side effects associated with whatever excessive sweating treatment or procedure may be right for the sweating condition. Excessive sweating from hyperhidrosis sometimes can cause much embarrassment for many but there’s no need to rush headlong into anything without knowing more about it, no matter how it’s advertised.
There should always be hope when it comes to treating facial hyperhidrosis. It is important that the excessive sweating sufferer try to be patient. Generally, it is also important to be willing to try many different methods, both natural and clinicial. Everyone’s sweating is different, so what may work for others might not work in this particular situation. Hyperhidrosis isn’t an end to anything.
Comments(62)
Hello. I am a sufferer of facial hyperhidrosis. It has progressively gotten worse over the past year. It has gotten to the point where I am almost always indoors (I live in the desert, which doesn’t help) with air conditioning on full blast. I cannot do anything social like bowling, dancing, or just plain “going out” without sweating excessively in the face. Which has now lead to me not wanting to go out at all.
I feel the worse for my husband for all that I put him through. I feel that I restrict him of doing things because of my condition.
I believe it is especially hard being a female with this condition. The second I am done applying my make-up and straightening my hair….the sweating begings….the make-up melts off…..and my hair gets all wet and begins to frizz.
I have not worked in about 3months becuase of my condition. I am so terribely sick of dealing with this everyday. It is a constant struggle, and I need to know how to fix it.
If anybody has any adivice at all or any ideas on treatments. please get back to me. I need all the help i can get. thank you all.
Hi Dalia. I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone. I have had this problem for as long as I can remember but it has steadily increased over the past few years. I literally avoid any type of social situation knowing that the stress will lead to accessive sweating, which leads to more stress until I’m a mess. After reading the information on this website, I’m convinced that I just need to begin speaking with a physician to find the right solution for me. Hopefully, I’ll be able to enjoy a nice summer deck party in the near future.
Hi Dalia,
I see that it’s been almost a year since you wrote. I’m wondering if you’ve found any solution or things have improved since then?
I have the exact same problem and it feels like my life’s curse! It somehow manages to get worse every year…and not only is it totally humiliating, but I feel like there’s a blast furnace going on inside of me. I’m in my 40′s, and I know it’s not menopause because it’s been going on for 10 years and my doctors says I’m not in menopause yet. However, I have found that taking a menopause nutritional supplement has helped a little bit. I’ve taken extra-strength Estroven and also tried one called TrueNature Menopause Complex.
I also know that if I cut out carbs it helps a little also…I just can’t live that way on an ongoing basis. Nothing makes it stop altogether and my face and hair end up dripping wet sometimes. I even try to buy tops now that won’t show the wetness around the neckline. A perm helps hide my wet hair a little bit sometimes and I waterproof mascara is a MUST!! I tried the facial antipersperant sheets on my face, but they
caused irritation and made things worse.
I am overweight and type-A which contribue, but in my case I definately think it has a genetic component as well, because my brother and dad have it too. The other females in my family do not. But I agree with you. It’s so much worse to be female and have it!!!!! People don’t think twice when they see my brother mopping his forehead. Do you or anyone else who’s read this have any idea what else may help? I’m desperate!!!
Thanks.
Hello,
My name is Robert. I have suffered from facial and scalp sweating since puberty. Thats when it happened. I can be doing the most medial work, and bang, next thing it’s all raining down my face and making me feel uncomfortable. I take tae kwon do, and if you have ever been involved in the sport, you know how physical it can be. Most of my fellow practitioners accept my constantly sweat soaked dok.(uniform). I freely tell everyone what it is from, and most accept it. Some will not spar with me because they might get my sweat on their feet. (if they get a shot in) At work, this is a different story. I know how alienated I feel when I am the only one sweating, and constantly going to the bathroom to grab more paper towels to stick under my already sweat soaked hat. A hat is a must for me at work. It does help for a bit, but I have several hats that I switch up during the day. I sweat so much from my scalp, that I drink about a gallon of liquids a day to keep from dehydrating. ( not including what I drink at Tae). I used to be extremely shy and reclusive, but I realized that I have one life and I am not going to waste it worrying about what other people think of me. I have to live my life how I want. I go canoeing, hiking, climbing, and love baseball and soccer. And Guess what….. I’m soaking wet after 1/2 hour doing any of these things. I just don’t care anymore. If someone has a problem with it, TOO BAD. Don’t let what other people think of you contol your actions. It will make it worse. Do something to boost your self esteem. This will make it more acceptable to yourself when you begin to sweat. Please, don’t let this rule you. I know how it feels to be stuck in your house, you know it’s gonna happen, so just let it happen. Surgical procedures are available, but too risky. PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS RULE YOUR LIFE. Give 110% at everything you do. One again I can’t write it as loud as my mind screams it. DON’T LET FEAR OF WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK STOP YOU FROM DOING WHAT YOU WANT!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Robert,
I have a question for you. Did you notice this condition leading to hair loss?
it’s been 10 years for me. if i’m slightly nervous, i become extremely nervous as the inferno ignites. mostly facial, but complete body sweating. i lived in new orleans for a long time, and became extremely self conscious. serving food, bartending all in one of the most humid locations possible. i’m now in oregon. i’m a yoga teacher, well almost. i teach my first class in three days. i’m terrified. i took clonodine to prepare for my teaching test and thought everything went great until the compensation sweating made it look like i’d peed my pants. so at 32 years of age, i will have to wear adult diapers when i teach my first yoga class. i won’t live in fear of what others think but who wants to take a yoga class from someone that appears to be an incontinent drug addict?
the clonodine did seem to work for the facial sweating, (i always wore a skirt to work because of compensation sweat) unfortunately my boss was a bully, the bar where i worked was small and i worked in the corner, where she would corner me on a daily basis and make me feel bad about myself. so the symptoms came back. i tried explaining this condition to her, and got the same reaction i get from everyone “well, everybody sweats” and they stare at you like it’s all psycho somatic and you live to create your own problems.
i’m passionate about yoga for obvious reasons, hoping to get over this, either ridding myself of symptoms or calming myself enough to cope.
for now, a couple things definately help with this condition.
don’t smoke, or drink caffeine
don’t consume refined sugar (coke, candy, alcohol)
any replies i would appreciate. i’ve been alone with this for 10 years, it’s a relief to know i’m not the only person with this condition. and i guess i’m lucky to have it considering it’s not life threatening, just quality of life threatening.
I don’t know if anyone has mentioned this but if you have excessive sweating it is good idea to get your thyroid checked out. Can be a sign of hyperthyroidism. And could explain Joe C’s question about hair loss.
I have slight problems with my thyroid, but I definitely had the sweating for a good 10 – 15 years before that, and it is getting worse. I’m going to see my doctor about it, now I am armed with some more information about medication etc. And I would agree with Robert about trying not to let it stop you living your life.
I’m relieved to know I’m not the only one either!!!
Clonidine does help, at least to reduce the sweating a little. If I just walk across a room, my whole head gets wet,sweat drips in my eyes and my hairdo is ruined. I’ve had thyroid checked and glucose level checked, as hypoglycemia can also cause the sweating, but its all fine. The medical diagnosis was that my vasomotor system is imbalanced. Somehow knowing what to blame doesn’t help, lol. I know its genetic as my older sister has it worse than I do. I drink half-caff coffee and no alcohol, cut way back on sweets and do deep breathing exercises. I tried different antidepressants and found some actually made the sweating worse, and I couldn’t tolerate the side effects. Clonidine is the only thing tolerable and minimally effective. I keep a fan at my desk and when I start feeling irritable, do the deep breathing. I’m not sure it gets better with age, as my husband is over 60 and still sweats plenty. Seems to me like there should be more research done on controlling the hypothalamus.
hi
i know what u guys r going through because i have been through the same.i can offer u one solution which works 100 percent everytime but temporary and have to be repeated everytime 1 hour before u go to any place which u are ebarrased to go or wouldnt dare to go cause of this facial and scalp sweating problem. you have to take injection glycopyrrolate which comes in 1ml ampules of which you can take half an ml or cc( half the ampule) one hour before you go to work or party and can see the difference for yourself. it can be taken intramuscularly or subcutaneously with an insulin or any syringe. the anti sweating action stays for 6 hrs after which it is back to square one. but this is the most effective temporary solution. you will feel dryness of mouth and sometimes a bit hot but this is minor compared to the main problem. Anyway try it out and see how it works for you. no permanant complications for this medicine asfar as i know.
luck
venks
Wow, I feel quite overcome reading these comments because I thought I was alone with this problem. Well my Dad has the same problem, but as others have said, it’s worse for women I think.
I live in Queensland, Australia, where it is often hot and humid and I can’t wear make-up without it streaming down my face. Sometimes people think I’ve just washed my hair it’s so wet. It’s very embarassing. Even today I was in the pharmacy asking about something and the lady serving tried to put some powder on my face, causing it to bead as my face was so wet even though it wasn’t a hot day. She said something about it and I was mortified.
Sometimes people ask me if I’m sick, I sweat so much.
I have tried Odaban and it works, but it also takes the skin off my face and leaves me with a vivid red rash. I’ve tried anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medication from the doctor. Neither of these had much effect. For me it is definitely humidity which is the major curse, far more than stress. Hot, dry heat and I’m fine but a relatively cool day but very humid and I look like I’ve just stepped out of the shower.
I’m really grateful to you all for sharing your stories and not making me feel so alone with his, and for the suggested remedies. Best wishes.
Hey everybody,
First, for Joe C, I cannot link this to hair loss. I have always had thin hair and inherited it from my mom. I did not consider the thyroid thing. Seems that at the start of puberty was when I noticed the sweating. I also gained a lot of weight in a short period of time. This may be something to look into for me. Anyways keep doing whatever you want to do. If someone has a problem with your sweating, tough. They will just have to deal with it.
I have suffered with head and facial sweating all my life. Some times it is worse than others. Now nearing menopause it has become even more of a problem. I have tried all the herbal remedies to no avail. Some sing the praises of apple cider vinager. I smell of vinager when I sweat while taking that. Normallly my sweat has no real odor. I am in danger of losing my job because of it. I work with plasma donors and can not mantain a level of sterility. I am always sick anymore for being soaked through and then having to go out in the cold. Doctors have always said nothing wrong, just your bodys way of cooling. Its so embaressing to have people constantly ask if you are alright. You hear whispers behind your back. It would be nice to have a cure but I really dont see any real help available at this point. It is nice to know that you are not alone. Unfortunately my son suffers this too. He works outside and has actually had to be rushed to the hospital for losing to much fluid and electrolytes. Replacing with water alone is not enough when you are really dripping.Hope everyone finds a way to stay cool…
Im still in high school and i have facial hyperhidrosis and its so embarrassing because i walk to school everyday and i get there dripping wet. i get so wet that it looks like ive just run a marathon. I hate summer the most because just sitting down makes me sweat. my body does’nt sweat that much but my face and head is the problem. my nose sweats the most then my forehead then my head. the head sweat drips down and it looks like my neck is sweating too. T___T
i want botox, but im only 14. im pretty sure my parents wont agree to it. I m not overweight but im not thin either. im average i suppose. does that contribute to hyperhidrosis?
I thought i was on my own. I have the whole package, sweaty armpits, hands, feet and head. I am very conscious of it now.My job is all multidisciplinary team meetings and assessments in peoples homes. The minute i enter the room, either meeting rooms or in peoples homes, you always hear people sniffing or in some cases, you will hear them say, she stints. I hope there is a cure for this horrible embarrasing condition. I have made several appointments with my G.P and he does not think there is a problem but having read about hyperhidrosis, i am positive i am suffering from it. My job is on the line. PLEASE HELP SOMEBODY
I thought i was on my own. I have the whole package, sweaty armpits, hands, feet and head. I am very conscious of it now.My job is all multidisciplinary team meetings and assessments in peoples homes. The minute i enter the room, either meeting rooms or in peoples homes, you always hear people sniffing or in some cases, you will hear them say, she stints. I hope there is a cure for this horrible embarrasing condition. I have made several appointments with my G.P and he does not think there is a problem but having read about hyperhidrosis, i am positive i am suffering from it. My job is on the line. PLEASE HELP SOMEBODY
I thought i was on my own. I have the whole package, sweaty armpits, hands, feet and head. I am very conscious of it now.My job is all multidisciplinary team meetings and assessments in peoples homes. The minute i enter the room, either meeting rooms or in peoples homes, you always hear people sniffing or in some cases, you will hear them say, she stints. I hope there is a cure for this horrible embarrasing condition. I have made several appointments with my G.P and he does not think there is a problem but having read about hyperhidrosis, i am positive i am suffering from it. My job is on the line. PLEASE HELP SOMEBODY
hey all ppl i hav not been able to find out a SAFE cure for hyperhydrosis…but ya as far as shaking hands is concerned one can always opt out for ion therapy( to make it understandable)…it is just passing of current into ur body through ur palms as to reallocate the sweat gland and to harness u sweat free…LISTEN ALL CAREFULLY IT REALLY WORKS…..TAKE THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO FOR FURTHER PRACTICAL IMPLICATION OF THIS TREATMENT …U CAN DO IT ALL BY URSELF WITH A MINIMAL CHARGE….NO DOCTORS NO ONE ELSE…JUST U AND CURRENT…CHEERS TO LIFE PPL….
PPL SAME APLY FOR THE FEET ALSO U CAN WORK OUT BOTH PALMS AND HANDS SWEAT FREE….HERE IS THE LINK///
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc0pj2tf6_4
i’m glad i’m not alone, but it sucks that we have to deal with it. i haven’t seen a doctor about it, but i’m almost 100% convinced that i am suffering from hyperhydrosis. i sweat 100 times more than anyone in a room. I find myself hiding my face with my hair, afraid that someone will notice and start making jokes. I don’t dare put up my hair in a ponytail because of the sweat falling on the back of my neck. it’s so embarrassing! i know i have a problem because i’m the only person (even amongst the guys) sweating in a semi-warm room. i feel like i need a fan pointed directly at me in order to stop myself from sweating. i hope i find something that’ll end my worries.
Maybe it’s true that misery loves company because what a relief to hear other stories of high-humidity overly affecting our sweat glands.
I thought I was the only freak. I sure as heck felt alone when 5 of us gals would gather for al fresco dining in humid weather (obviously not my idea) only to have them all ask me why I was soaked in sweat & complaining of the heat & humidity. The other 4 had no such complaint & thought the air felt just fine.
The story of applying make-up & drying hair only to have it all drenched in sweat making hair frizzy & melted make-up reminds me of my horrible Summer days in Columbia SC.(concrete jungle) where I went to High School & College @ USC.
Now I live in Charleston SC where it’s even more humid than Columbia due to the coast proximity. I work with other women in cubicles where 10 of them feel fine but I am hot & uncomfortable. The misery level increases depending on how humid it is. I can almost tell the exact percentage of the humidity level just by my level of discomfort.
No support from my doctor who tells me some folks just sweat more than others. He said my thyroid levels were just fine.
Sometimes the heat at work is so unbearable that I get nauseous & a raging migraine from being so hot & uncomfortable.
I’m on a daily vitamin supplement & calcium pills.
Wish there was a way to allow me to enjoy the weather like other folks are doing.
I have never heard of this condition until about 2 months ago and browsing the internet I found your post. I have all the symptoms and this is seriously affecting my life, I no longer want to go out and I can’t find any solution for this. I don’t really know what to do, if anybody has any more information please contact me. Thanks
vitamin d and fish oil seem to help,,,,,,,,,
Okay. Enough whining already. I logged on to this site needing to find some moral support and hopefully some suggestions about how to deal with this horrendous condition. I can commiserate with each you and I do have sympathy for each of you. I have been dealing with this situation in excess of ten years now and unfortunately I have to say the situation is only worse. At the same time I do have to be thankful that in search of a diagnosis, a life threatening illness was discovered. So, if I want to sit around and gripe about all the sweating, I need to remember that I am still here to have that opportunity.
My primary care doctor sent me to an endocrinologist to try and find the cause of my profuse sweating from my face, scalp and neck. Ironically, I just have mild, normal perspiration from my underarms. Overtime, in this order, the endo found my pituatary gland no longer functions, my thyroid gland no longer functions, and my adrenal glands no longer functions. Also known as hypopituitarism, hypothyroidism and Addison’s Disease. Although I’m being treated for each of these, I am still sweating. In the meantime, I’ve had a total hysterectomy, which put me in immediate menopause. After all my experience with these sweats, the menopausal hot-flashes don’t phase me.
I also saw a dermatologist and was given the diagnosis of hyperhydrosis. A prescription was given but along with it a warning that by reducing the sweating it would also prevent by body from being able to cool itself off. The doctor said for me to avoid situations where I would get over heated. I did not take that medication.
I am not ready to go this route, but I have briefly spoke with a surgeon and this is an option, to have the nerves cut that allow the sweating.
So, I was feeling down about all the sweating and landed at this site. I needed uplifting and hope of some insight. I hope I have helped someone, because I feel stronger after reading everyone elses comments.
For the last thirty days, I have been on the highest dose available of premarin, and my sweating has not abated. Now I will start on effexor, to hopefully diminish the sweating and as a side benefit to help with the depression and difficulty sleeping. If anyone is interested, I’ll come back and let you know if it helps.
In the interim, I have a tote that goes with me when I leave the house. It contains a change of clothes, a roll of paper towels, a hand fan and a super fan, with 2 speeds and a back up set of 4-D batteries. I use my fan anywhere, anytime I need to – and I don’t apologize to anyone, because I’m doing what I need to in order to survive. If I’m going to be in a small group where the sound of the fan is going to be very noticable, I go ahead of time and give my explanation to the host.
I purchased a Lasko fan, that is an upright cylinder style. It has three speeds, oscillation, and a remote control. This has been wonderful for home because I can have it blow on me and no one else. Also, the remote allows me to cut in on and off in small incriments without constant jumping up and down. I plan to get another one of these to blow directly on me while I’m in the kitchen.
You know what really is weird, I can be melting and my feet are freezing. THAT’S WHAT SOCKS ARE FOR! So many people in this world would trade their problem for ours in a split second. I would rather keep this one. What about you? Keep cool! Gwenda
oh my god. i have the exact same problem as emily. if it is a hot and dry day, my face will not sweat. but if it is hot and humid, or humid at all, i will sweat like there is no tomorrow.
the weather in paris is not humid at all, so when i went there for spring break for an entire week, i was completely fine. but as soon as i came back to NYC, where it’s humid like hell, my problem returned.
people sometimes ask me if i’m feeling sick too, because i sweat so much.
just 2 days ago, i started using certain dri. i applied it to every area that sweats profusely, including my face. so far, i have had no more problems. but since it has only been 2 days, it might just be that the weather hasnt been so bad lately. i will continue to use it, and see what happens. but it has eliminated my underarm sweating, and i am more confident now.
I have this problem too…So embarrassing. My hair get drenched and sweat drips down my face. How would you use antipersperent on your face? Just around it or all over it?? Thanks
This is nice to know Im not alone with this problem. Im a 25 yo male and have been stuck with this embarrassing condition. I mainly pour sweat in stressful conditions, being rushed or when nervous. Its even worse cus I play drums in front of a lot of people at church and when I get nervous I start to sweat, get nervous about that and sweat even more. I even start sweating profusely when Im around that “girl
” and it just makes me so embarrassed. And guess what? when Im embarrassed I sweat even more. My head is like the Niagara falls 
this condition really sucks!!
After reading through some of the other responses im going to try:
Cutting out Caffeine
condone
sage Herb
tea tree shampoo
and start exercising more
hi
iv had excessive facial sweating for about three yrs now but it seems to be getting worse by the day, just walking to the bathroom would be enough to start the sweat pouring off my face,i dreaded going anywere as it was so embarassing,my body wasnt that bad but my face just poured,i used to dread any physical work,hoovering, washing up etc, as it just would not stop,three days ago i felt i couldnt cope with it any more, it was massivly effecting my life so i made an emergency doctors appontment,explained it all and he gave me dixarit which is low dose clonidine,iv been taking it two days and i havnt had one ‘sweating episode’ i was even able to do the gardening today with only minimal sweating, my suncream and make up even stayed on during the gardening which is the first time its stayed on for a long time!! the only thing is i feel a tiny bit drowsy/tired today but im hoping that will settle in a few days like my doctor says it should,i guess its how bad the sweating is,like to me id rather feel a bit tired than cope with the permanent sweating as i couldnt go anywere,i was getting very self concous and really quite depressed so im very pleased and didnt expect it to be so effective,so dont put up with this and go talk to your doctor iv heard some facial deodarants are also effective.I will post back in acouple od days to let you know if my tiredness has settled.
Hi,i see im not the only one suffering with severe facial sweating.im 31yo 6’7″ 200lb slender build male.ive had this problem longer than i can remember and its changed my life been tall and sweatng i think makes me standout.people often stare and back away often this makes things worse i dread social situations or anything that makes me sweat ie; walking small distances.eating in public is almost fearfull for me because i tend to sweat alot just after eating.even sometimes id be sitting at work relaxed and cool then all of a sudden someone would come upto me and say “hey how you doing” then id get a hot flash and start sweating like i had just gotten out the shower.its affect ed my work,i work at an airport and even in winter im outside sweating.i dont eat at work i tend to wait untill i get home i havent tryed anything to stop the sweating like medication or anti persperants because i work outside the majority of my day and the summers in chicago get pretty hot and humid.ive never seen anyone sweat ike me but i see on here there are others like me.and isent it crazy how somthing simple like sweating can have a huge impact on just about every aspect of day to day life i find myself staying away from most situations but thats not fair on us i want a quality life.feel free to e mail me with comments or just someone to talk to with the same problems;sometimes that can help orion1978@go.com
It’s so good to see other people suffer from this as well, sometimes I feel like I’m alone in a world of sweat-free, fresh-faced beauties. I’m only 19 years old, average weight and my face and neck sweat like nothing I’ve ever seen. Just sitting in my hairdresser’s chair today, I was sweating buckets. It’s so embarassing! Everyone I go to school with always looks so fresh-faced while I’m covered in sweat. No other part of my body sweats like this…PLEASE if anyone has any ideas or solutions that work or you just want to talk about suffering from this please email me at rguidi@kent.edu
Well, it doesn’t make me feel better to know others suffer the same sweating problems. Mine is my face and head mainly, dripping buckets of sweat. I keep my hair really short and have just about given up on makeup. I DO believe it is genetic as my father and grandmother both had the same problem. Thank goodness I don’t have problems with odor, that would make it totally unbearable. It sure does affect all feelings of femininity. Thanks for a place to vent!!
Oh my, now I have something to go on, I have had this problem all my life. I get the comments and the looks, and it is so embarrassing. People say some terrible things, “most people sweat because they are booze drinkers”, far from the truth here. It doesn’t matter if it is 20 below zero out, I sweat all over my face and head and it drips all over my clothes. It is so hard to find a job, cause I don’t want to go into melt down. I have cut my hair short, close to cutting it off, I have drank water and anything cool to prevent this disgrace, and nothing works, I get out of a cold shower and go into melt down. I have no clue what to do, I know my Mom and her sister had the same problem, my other siblings don’t have it anything like I do. At least now I have a name for this embarrassing problem. I dislike summer, and welcome winter for a slight reprieve, but then again I won’t wear a winter coat cause that magnifies my going into melt down. Alright thanks for letting me get this off my mind.
I am a 35 year old mother with four kids. I started noticing the sweat problem get worse as I had more kids and I thought it was my hormones out of wack. I ‘m really happy to hear I’m not the only one with this humiliating problem. I thought that I might have an anxiety problem because when I would be in gathering I would feel my heart pumping and I would start sweating, So Embarrassing! I indentify with all the symptoms so I’m glad I have a name for what I have. I’m going to make an appointment with the Dermatologist and see what they suggest. In the meanwhile I will continue to wear caps to try to disguise the sweat.
It is a relief to know that I’m not alone in this. I remember being in high school when the face sweating started. I was so embarressed. The facial sweating has def gotten worse over the years, I’m almost 30 and I’m so sick over this. My husband is in the Army so right now we’re stationed in Hawaii. Beautiful place to be but torture for me. I walk my kids to school everyday, which is only across the street, but by time I get there I’m dripping with sweat. I try not to stop and talk to other moms and hate when I have to talk to the teachers because I’m contantly wiping my face. Yuck! It’s mostly just my face, but sometimes the back of my neck and head. I have to constantly have the a/c and the fans on in the house, and while everyone is freezing, I’m still hot. The rest of my body could be cold,especially my feet, like ice cubes, but my face is sweaty. I didn’t think that I could have a condition so I never talked to my doctor about it. Now that I’ve done some research on the internet and found out that I’m not alone in this, I will def make an appointment with the doctor. In the mean time, I’m still lost on finding a temporary fix to control the sweating. Thanks to everyone for sharing their stories.
I have full-body hyperhidrosis; however, oddly enough, my feet are not affected. I remember the sweating starting, as others have also said, when I hit puberty. In high school, I had to change my t-shirts at LEAST 4 times a day due to underarm sweating, and have always had to wear an “overshirt” because I can sweat through one shirt in less than 5 minutes. Thankfully, the clinical protection deodorant HAS helped with the underarm sweating…not perfectly, but significantly! I used to only be able to wear certain color shirts, mostly white, and I HATE white, because that was the only color that wouldn’t show the pit stains.
Anyway, I found this site today, because I’m sitting here with my friend, the towel, with soaking wet hair and a face and body that is drenched and I’m not even hot! I’ve had this problem for about 16 years now, being 28, and reaching puberty about 12 years of age. Like others have said, the sweating has only seemed to have gotten worse. I shouldn’t even say SEEMED; it HAS gotten worse. I despise showering because I sweat so bad afterwards, I can’t dress for an hour, and even after that hour I’m STILL pouring sweat…my armpits LITERALLY go drip, drip, drip onto my legs or down my sides, and not a slow drip, drip, drip…about 2 seconds between each drip. It’s like a faucet. I live in Michigan and we have very cold winters and I still pour sweat; and as I don’t drive, I walk everywhere and I FREEZE because I’m soaking wet in very cold temperatures. Then I shiver uncontrollably, which I can swear makes me sweat even worse! As someone else said, a winter coat is out of the question, because it just makes me sweat that much more. If not wearing long sleeves, I always have to wear one of those athletic sweat bands on my wrist to constantly wipe my face. This whole problem has just gotten entirely out of control. I only mentioned it to my doctor once before, who told me to use Degree deodorant, which at that time, there was no clinical strength protection, so it was pointless. But I’ve seen on here about the antiperspirants; are those for the whole body or just the underarms? I have an appt. with my doctor in 2 days, and I’m sooooo going to ask about it. I can’t take this anymore. If I exercise, I have to wear a doo rag on my head or else the sweat pours into my eyes…after about 1/2 hour of exercise, I can ring the doo rag out into the sink. And I am NOT joking! I have hand towels all over the house that I use to constantly wipe my face and soaking wet hair. I’m not so much embarrassed by the sweating, at least now that the underarm sweating is controlled, because I could really care less what other people think of me. But it’s SEVERELY uncomfortable to be WET all day long! Like the person who mentioned the compensation sweating; I wonder what it would be like to not feel like you peed your pants all day long. I just can’t stand this anymore! I’m at my wits end! Like others have posted, if anyone wants to chat I’m on yahoo messenger at domalskid and my email is domalskid@yahoo.com.
I saw my doctor yesterday and she gave me some Drysol. The directions say it should work in 2-3 days and after that I’ll just have to use it 1-2 times a week (with my amount of sweating, I’m guessing 2). I’m going to try it tonight for the first time. I’ll update how it’s working later. I’m excited! I really hope it works! I’m going to use it on my underarms, my scalp, and my forehead.
I have suffered with this condition for many years. The ony sympton no one mentions is how cold my face gets, along with the sweating, My hair is soaked – /So I not only sweat but my face is clammy. so sometimes (like everday) I use my hair dryer to warm up my face. HELP!!!
Hi everyone, there are quite a few of us out there aren’t there! I too suffer badly from pretty much all over sweating, have always had sweaty underarms from puberty but since the birth of my last child 14 years ago I have developed it all over, but especially the head and face, I can really relate to what everyone is saying, I have had people ask me if its raining outside or if I’ve thrown water over my head, it is so embarrasing.
It has stopped me persuing a career in nursing as I know that in the hot environment of a hospital I would just be a sweaty mess, not to mention the uniform.
Anyway, a fellow sufferer has set up a great website. Her name is Anne and she bravely took part in a documentary about hyperhidrosis and what it is like to live with it on a daily basis. The forum is a great place to chat with other people who really understand what its like to live with this condition – here is the web address – http://www.verysweatybetty.com
Really hope some of you will join! Not just for the girls by the way, men are very welcome too!
I’ve had the same sweating problem for years and I finally found a way to stop that embarrassing facial sweat. Witch Hazel. You can get it as a toner or lotion from a natural shop. I bought the toner and I was amazed by the results! Hope it helps.
Hi, I am so happy to have found this hyperhidrosis website I’m 24 years old from Australia and of a medium build.
I went out for dinner the other night and to be honest it was a warm room I was in. I looked around and although my friends agreed that it was hot, none of them appeared to be sweating like me. I was constantly having to wipe the sweat that was starting to drip from my head, face, and neck away. I could feel the sweat on my back soaking into my clothes and little beads of sweat forming on my arms and my legs. I was so embarrassed to be sweating so much when no one else was.
I know it’s not the best idea to enter clearly hot room when you know that you’re going to react to it so badly, but I don’t want to have to miss out on things I enjoy and doing things with my friends.
I’d love to know if anyone knows of any treatments apart from surgery or injections that you can use to minimise the amount of sweat produced from these areas, and if anyone has had any success with these treatments.
Hi all you little peoples out there with this horrible sweating problem my thoughts are with you. Its only been the last 3 years that I have developed this continual whole body sweating 24 hour x seven days. Some days it is continual other days I my have one or two episodes. At night it is really bad. My bed ends up saturated. So frustrating and emotionally drowning. I feel like I have been put through a wringer. I am sure it has a lot to do with an inner depression after a very nasty incident at work which has left me a bit of a mess. My Employer doesn’t care and neither does the insurance company. I have work full time nursing for 44 years and ran my farm single handed that was 3 years ago. Happy and contented but now farm is gone work has gone and here I am a excessive sweating mess. So if it helps maybe depression /stress has a lot to do with this horrible sweating problem we are all having.
God Bless you all
Shirl
Hi Everyone, I have a reply with the potential to help all of us poor, perspiring “drips”!
Why don’t we compare notes as to what age, height, weight, married/singlewidowed etc, children or not, other illnesses/disorders/diseases which started or occurred round about the time of the beginning of the excessive perspiring problem, and very IMPORTANTLY the M E D I C A T I O N S (prescribed or over the counter) which we are on at the moment or was until recently, Current medical CONDITIONS/DISORDERS/DISEASES etc. ALSO VERY IMPORTANTLY:
PSYCHOLOCICAL PROBLEMSOR DISORDERS.
Perhaps there is a COMMON DENOMINATOR and if we can isolate that then perhaps we could mention it to our doctors/physicians/dermatologists/psychologists etc. Those are the only criteria I can think of at the moment. If anyone can think of more which should be added, please feel free to mention them.
COME ON: LETS PLAY “DOCTOR-DOCTOR” and beat this horrible condition of (especially) facial and scalp) HYPERHIDROSIS!
I don’t mind going first to set the ball rolling:
My excessive facial and scalp sweating started about 18 months ago. I live near the ocean (less than 1 k away) It is usually warm here, summer and winter, but in Jan, Feb & even March, the heat is between 26 – 34 degrees Celsius (more likely to be about 28/29degrees C)even when it is rainy or overcast.
I am wondering whether this website will allow a long story like this, so I am going to end it here and continue in a second “Comment” in a moment’s time. My e-mail in case anyone wants to contact me is corrie.britten@gmail.com. OK, hope you get to read this one and either respond on this website or e-mail me. Thanks. Cori (decided to carry on and hope this get published all in one shot, otherwise I will just have to send the rest in another “Comment” to this site.
I am a 65 y.old female, married, but now widowed (10 years ago) and have been living with a partner for the last 8and a half years, although we are no longer romantically involved (for the past 3 years).
I have had two knee replacements in the past 5 years (the latest one in January 2009), 1 hystorectomy 5 years ago and about 2 years ago I started a VERY BAD bout of SHINGLES over the right hand side of my chest(breast) around my ribs on the right hand side and onto the right hand side of my back, on my shoulder blade. I didn’t get diagnosed correctly when it would have been possible to stop it by taking the anti-viral Aciclovar (can’t remember if the spelling is correct), so now 2 years later I am still battling with an “itch” on my back (which is actualy pain, but because the nerve is damaged, it gives the wrong signal to the brain: instead of saying “pain” it says “itch”. (Please don’t try and ask me whether I’ve tried this or that remedy for Itch, because NOTHING one uses topically for ITCH stops the itch for longer than a few minutes, and I’ve tried everything from mixing Cayenne Pepper with Aquaeous cream and applying it, to Cortisone cream and probably every other home remedy or herbal remedy anyone has ever heard of!) THE ONLY THING THAT STOPS THE ITCH is P A I N K I L L E R S! (Swallowed – not appplied to the place where it itches!)
OK, it seems its going to be impossible for me to be brief, so I will get to my diagnosed discorders/conditions and prescribed Medication:
I am (1) POST-MENOPAUSAL and still suffer from HOT FLUSHES if I don’t take Oestrogen pills i.e. HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY – I have been told I have been on them for too long and must slowly decrease the daily dosage over a period of time until I am completely off them, (otherwise I will inevitably have Hot Flushes) So I am at the moment alternating 1mg and 2mg dosages per day of Estrofem.(I would like to stress here that my problem of excessive perspiration on my face and scalp started about 18 months BEFORE I was told to decrease and then to stop the intake of Estrofem, so it has nothing to do with decreasing my intake of HRT).
I think I will continue part 2 of my story in my next comment in a few second’s time: I am going to “sumbit” my comment now – hoping for the best that all I wrote will be accepted! Cori
Hi, its me again “Cori”!
I don’t know whether this will follow immediately after the first half of my comment, but I think, if you have read that comment and are interested to read the rest you will try to find this second part of my “comment” which I know seems like a long story. Perhaps someone else can draw up a questionnaire covering all the answers we need to compare and it will be more user-friendly?
I am just writing as things occur to me!
OK, carrying on:
(2) I have had OSTEO-ARTHRITIS for the past 20 years. It has affected my knees (mostly), and I have Cervical Spine problems (Cervical Spondylosis), a Herniated Disk at L5 & L6 and narrowing disk spaces between the other vertebrae.
Have had 2 KNEE-REPLACEMENTS as mentioned in my first ‘comment’ due to the Osteo Arthritis, which is also in my hip, shoulders and right thumb. I am, as you can imagine, in a LOT OF PAIN with this as well as with the POS HERPETIC NEURALGIA (Pain(itch), left over from the Shingles which started 2 years ago in Feb. 2008.
So I take a LOT of PAINKILLERS. Until a month ago, (when my medication was reviewed by a Physician) I used to take FOUR DOSAGES of 2DOXYFENE every 5 hours daily, starting at 6am every day (it was increased to this amount when I had the knee replacement in Jan2009 by the Orthopaedic Surgeon (just in case you are thinking that I am just helping myself to more painkillers than prescribed)!
Then, also for the pain 1 Indocid supp. at night and occasionally 1 Aterax 60 tablet when the pain is unbearable.
The Physician I visited recently has changed the Painkillers to 2 Dosages of Doxyfene a day (hoping to wean me off the large dosage I was on) and substituted the other 2 Dosages of Doxyfene with 2 dosages of Lyrica (which is a NERVEpainkiller, trying to stop me scratching the remaining SHINGLES ITCH)but so far 3 weeks of this routine has not stopped the itching effectively and the Lyrica makes me dozy when I take it during the day.
I think I am hoping a DOCTOR will read this and respond, but I think most of you, my fellow sufferers from HYPERHIDROSIS, are probably familiar with all kinds of other conditions and pills and will understand, and hopefully contribute to this informal “study” I am hoping will develop from my comments!
(3) I also have HYPOTHYROIDISM (an UNDER-ACTIVE THYROID GLAND) which I have had for the past 10 years. I was treated for this with 2 x 20 micrograms of TERTROXIN aday until recently, when my doctor switched me to DIOTROXIN and I have to take 1 tablet one day and on alternate days take 1 and a half tablets. (I just looked at the container to see what strenght these Diotroxin tabs are, but it is not stated on the label, so I assume there is only one strength. I find that General Practitioners are a bit hesitant on what dosage they should give me. The Physician or Endicronologist is more certain about the dosage.
(4)I have HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE which was diagnosed in July 2009 (about 8 months ago) and I now have to take 1 x 5/6.25mg ZIAK daily (A blood pressure pill which contains a Diuretic), plus 1 x 60mg SLOW K (Potassium) tablet a day to keep the blood pressure normal. That seems to be under control now.
(5) I have two psychological conditions
(a) CLINICAL DEPRESSION and
(b) COMPULSIVE HOARDING DISORDER (not sure if it is
“Disorder” or the other thing (look it up on web under Compulsive Hoarding Disorder and pref go to the OC HOARDING website to understand this disorder.
Anyway, for these two conditions I am currently on 40mg a day of CILIFT (Cytalopram) (last 3 weeks) Before that I was on generics of PROZAC for the past few years, on and off, but apparently Cilift specifically helps for the Hoarding Disorder. (Anyone else reading this have this problem too? Please write to me if you have a success story or just want to share your experience with me : corrie.britten@gmail.com
OK I am nearly finished with my medical conditions and prescribed medication.
(5) I have ANXIETY INSOMNIA and has had it for the past 10 years and have been on 2mh RIVOTRIL and 1 x IMMOVANE (generic) for the past 10 years (Physician will reduce that as (and if) the Cilift works for me as it should and lifts my depression and helps for the Compulsive Hoarding which will then make me (hopefully) more active and I should get less depressed IF I am able to make DECISIONS and stop AVOIDING and PROCRASTINATING in getting rid of extraneous and unneccessary possessions! and stop Compulsive Buying and Hoarding!
Then lastly but not leastly (if there is such a word!) I also take some prescribed VITAMINS and SUPPLEMENTS as my recent bloodtest results showed I had a shortage of IRON,VIT D,CALCIUM and an MICRONUTRIENT AN IMMUNE BOOSTER called “MN7″ (which also contains OMEGA 3 & 6)
In ADDITION the ONLY UNPRESCRIBED SELF MEDICATION that I use, (and I started using it AFTER reading articles written my doctors about it and for its obvious benefits that I can FEEL and SEE:
VIT B COMPLEX PLUS VIT C (I can SEE my HAIR and NAILS are STRONGER)
PROBIOTICS AND PREBIOTICS 1Capsule daily which has helped with stomach and other problems I used to get frequently.
OK enough info for this comment. I will continue in another “comment” in a few minutes time, must just stretch my legs and arms as my neck is getting very painful from sitting in one psoition! Bye! see you just now in my next comment! (if you’re still reading and hopefully you will respond by giving the info requested in my first comment about an hour ago! Cori
Hi – lots of comments re facial hyperhidrosis. I went to my GP with this (usual symptoms – having to come out of meetings, intolerance during summer etc). The doctor should do the usual basic blood tests to rule anything else out. I was prescribed glycopyrrolate in aqueous cream by the specialist and this has been a life saver with no side effects. It comes in many strengths so your doctor can vary that. Beware that your GP will proabably not have heard of this treatment and you will have to lead on this.
Hope this is of help to someone.
Richard
Wow u thought I was the only one as well!
I live in Queensland so it is hot and humid to start with but I find even in winter my face is covered in sweat and my hair always looks like I haven’t dried it properley after washing
I don’t smell or have excessive underarm sweat, but I hate that my face and arms are always wet
which means no foundation or hair staightening
I want to live in Antarctica!
LOL..JUS LIKE YOU BIANCA I CONSIDERED MOVING TO A PLACE LIKE ALASKA BECAUSE OF THIS LIFE CHANGING CONDITION AND MY PARENTS THINK THAT I AM CRAZY BUT THEY HONESTLY HAVE NO IDEA AS TO HOW BAD THIS IS!!! IM A 24 YR OLD MALE AND IVE SUFFERED FROM THIS SINCE I WAS ABOUT 16. EATING AAROUND ALOT OF PEOPLE, BEING IN MEETINGS AND EVEN JUS CASUALLY WALKING THROUGH THE MALL I GET SO IRRATATED AND UPSET WITH MYSELF BECAUSE I CANT CONTROL THIS.. I LIKE TO THINK THAT IM A PRETTY DESCENT LOOKIN GUY AND I GET COMPLIMENTS ALL THE TIME BUT STILL FIND IT SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE TO TALK TO WOMEN BC JUS THE THOUGHT OF INTERACTION WITH THEM MAKES ME EXCESSIVE SWEAT..I HATE THAT IM ALWAYS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE ROOM SWEATING BUT I TRY NOT TO COMPLAIN BC I KNOW THINGS COULD B MUCH MUCH MORE ALTHOUGH I HATE SWEATING I THANK GOD EVERYDAY THAT IM STILL HERE AND I HAVE MY HEALTH AND STRENGTH.. GOD BLESS EVERYONE AND HOPE U FIND A SOLUTION!!
I sweat so bad my hair looks wet all the time and I can’t keep my make-up on. I just can’t take the embrassment anymore. Please somebody help!
I thought I was the only one in world like this. Its good to know someone else understands the pain it causes us. please tell me what type o f Dr. I should see. My excessive sweating is so bad I trip even on the floor.
that was drip my mistake
when i face a very gathering or when i stand in front of a very big gathering,,,i got a lot of sweat on my face..and therefore i dont face them..and read everything without seeing them…this always happened to me..normally during presenting some thing..plz help and reply…
Oh Man…am I NOT alone-Thank YOU!! I’m on meds for hypothyroidism & that level is perfect at the moment. In the last year I became extrememly anemic. I have just been put on Vit D 1X a wk 50,000mu’s & ferrex (iron) 50mg 2X’s a day. I do have other medical issues, none to which would cause this. All my life I remember always beinghot in summer months-but was into sports so I chalked it up to that. And then vice/versa in the Winter. This has gotten majorly bad & unacceptable to me in the last 4+ years. Yeah, I feel like Stepped out of the shower & ran out of the house. (AFTER putting on my makeup nice, a nice foundation of power w/a suntan gliiter, waterproof eyeliner & mascara. Honestly nothing helps! Let me take that back JUST A BIT, the Blotting Paper they sell in makeup stores DOES help for the moment. I happened to come across this section discussion on Excessive Sweating & found this Glycopyrrolate-which I SO can relate to. I will check with a doctor or two as someone else metioned, as it’s recently really gotten out of control. I will continue to keep my eyes open to this, hopefully we’ll be able to share our experience, strength, hope & suggestions with others!! Stay Blessed & Stay Cool…….. Donna
(Happy to met all of you!)
I just wanted to thank everyone who has written so far. It’s what I call a “God-shot” when I’m looking or NOT looking & find what I just need. PLEASE keep your excessive sweating experiences and/resolutions coming. Thank You. Peace. Donna
Hey all, just wanted to add one more story for everyone so they could maybe feel a little better. I’m 32 now and my sweet sweating problem started when I 25 just before I joined the military. I think it might have had something to do with a hiking event I did with some friends in yosemite. My friends didn’t bring any water and I shared mine and ran out on a 96 degree day climbing half dome. The sweating started sometime within the next couple of months and its pretty crazy how much I can sweat from my face neck back and chest and if I raise my arms my armpits are 100% dry like a brand new shirt lol. God I would kill to be one of those pit out guys at this point. I’m a chiropractic student now and if someone is evaluating me or I’m a little nervous about a new move or just there I’m constantly wiping my face and have even dripped on a patient before its awful.
Ive tried hypnosis, odaban 20% alcl, glycopyrrolate, proponolol, some beta blocker and antidepressant/anxiety (if you don’t really have anxiety or depression that is not a good experience take it from me WOW scary side effects) ive even tried acupuncture and pressure points and breathing exercises and nothing… considering trying to make an iontophoresis unit for my face with bucket and face mask snorkel combo lmao or just jumping in a pool with a live wire JK but seriously I have my 5th or 6th doctor appointment tomorrow and I’m hoping for something awesome!!! Good luck everybody and if I make that iontophoresis thing I will be back with a video on how to do it yourself on youtube! Take care! If anyone wants to chat about it or whatever im on yahoo messenger benjaway@yahoo.com and that is my email too so feel free to say hello just be sure to head it with something about sweating so I dont delete it!
I can be sitting at my computer or watching TV all of a sudden i start sweating excessively just on my face,neck and my stomach only it lasts only 15 min. I take all kinds of Vitamins every day. I would try anything to make me stop sweating.
Good to know I’m not the only sweaty Betty. Wouldn’t it be fab to have an inbuilt cooling fan especially now its getting hot in London.
Hey I feel relieved that I’m not the only one with this condition. I’m 21 and I had this sweating problem since middle score or before. I had not had a girlfriend since 10th grade because its gotten worst. I have been very selfconcious for this to the point that for the last couple of years i have alienated my self from the world. I cant even make eye connection with someone because the second I do I know I will start to sweat if Im not already sweating. I been told Im good looking by someone else that is not my mother but the sweating just makes me feel the opposite. Anyways after reading this Blog I realized that I could have a worst problem and I should be thankful for my health and thanks to this blog and going to try my best to live my life and just deal with it as to many other problems that I have. Besides no one is perfect we all have problems some worst than others but the best thing we can do is deal with the not let them take over your life. Like i did for so many years. thank you everyone for this blog it helped me alot.
I have always sweated excessively on my face and in my hair, my entire life.I sweat on my nose 24 hours a day regardless to the weather. I have tried everything short of taking a pill or surgery. I have tried eliminating salt, drinking more water, etc.I do not allow the fact that I sweat so much keep me from enjoying my life though. I admit I am not able to wear makeup, cause I sweat it right off, even the waterproof kinds, can’t wear certain hairstyles because of my hair getting wet from the sweat and I always have to carry something to wipe my face with but over all I feel it is a small issue compared to other medical problems I could have.
I forgot to say: I am 37 years old.
I too suffer from this excessive sweating curse, I am 35 and female and also have neuropathy, I always get my thyroid tested and it is always fine. It has gotten to the point that I panic when I have to go in public, immeaditly sweat starts dripping off of the side of my head and before I know it the entire back of my head is dripping in sweat. I too can no longer put lotion on or even face moisturizer because it melts off, I live in Chicago and even when its 20 degrees this happens to me, it really sucks.
wow, i feel happy to know that i’m not the only one with this sweating problem. I feel horrid because my problem is not so severe all the time though. My only complaint would be that i’m 16 about to be 17 and i do not wish to be dealing with wiping sweat off my face when its not even hot. In church even when i pass up to the front i begin to sweat and i constantly have to wipe my face. My makeup can stay in tact for some time so i suppose its not as bad as it could be. But, i have other problems that have lowered my self confidence before. I suffer from acne and i’m afraid that if i start any treatment for my sweat problems it will interfere with my acne treatment. I’ts quite horrible to be dealing with this. Im the only one sweating in a room when everyone else is perfectly fine. Also i have many people tell me i’m pretty and so everyone looks at me all the time. Since i have been at church everyone has always admired me for the way i dress and the things i say, so it’s hard that everyone looks to you and for what?? to see that your wiping your face every minute because you can’t stop sweating!!
i will make an appointment with a dermatologist to see what we can do…i’ll get back with what he says ^_^ thank you for listening….or rather…reading ahaha. i hope each and everyone of you finds your answer. i’m sure you all will. God bless you very much. ^_^ bye
After reading all the comments I thought back to my own life. I’m 43 y/o male and can remember different times in my life where other parts of my body sweating alot. For a couple of years growing up my feet sweat like crazy. I constantly had to changes socks tyring to keep them dry. When the feet sweat went away my hands started up. I had wet hands everyday for a month and would constantly drip. I would keep a paper towel in my pocket for my hands. I’m not sure how the feet and hands stopped (20 years now) but it has. The only problem area is the face, scalp, back of the neck. The facial sweating has always been there from atleast 8years old. My mother had the problem and I remember a time she had to give a talk in a social setting and she was dripping buckets of sweat. When I see people in social situations (speaking to crowds of people) I’m amazed they are perfectly dry while they’re speaking…very unlike me. Facial HH is the worst because everyone looks at your face. You can hide your hands, feet, wear a jacket pants etc. But how do you hide your facial sweating…its the worst!!!
Greetings from Chicago!
Wow, I am thrilled to have found this board. I’ve spent the past 3 months wasting my time with a so called dermatologist at Northwestern Memorial. I told her of my drenching head and face sweats and she acted as though she had never heard of such a thing. I left my first appt in tears, feeling hopeless and so alone. I’m glad to know that I’m not alone and that this condition really exists. I’m SOOO tired of being asked “is it pouring outside?” when people see my soaking wet hair, face and neck. Yes, this happens ALL the time if I am out shopping somewhere. The other day at Target, the 20-something cashier actually offered me a roll of paper towels to wipe the sweat off my face. I was MORTIFIED!
I had thyroid cancer 3 years ago and am on Synthroid. This derm continues to blame all the meds I am on for the sweating, however I’ve had the sweating for at least 5 years now when I was not on any medication. Why do doctors treat us as though we don’t know our own bodies??? Frustrating.
I tried propanarol (Enderal) to no avail. My sweat is so awful that it actually strips the haircolor from my hair. Anyone else have that happen? I’m so desperate that I am considering the ETS surgery which cuts the nerves. Has anyone had it done? Please write and share. I would be happy to trade emails with others suffering from this hideous condition, spodee1989@gmail.com
One final thing, I carry around a washcloth in my purse if I leave the house. I call it my sweat-rag. It sure has come in handy this summer, though I use it in winter also. I too do not wear a winter coat and I live right by the lake in Chicago.
MAC cosmetics makes a wonderful spray mist which I spray on my face to calm the sweating — it is called Fix+. It has very soothing ingredients in it and smells nice too.
Wishing you all sweat-free days!
Cheers!
i have the same problem of facial sweating and dont know what to do and this has been happening for as long l was an adult. this makes me sick especially with meetings and on public. my palms aldo sweat and underarms but not as bad as the face. Please help me.