Sweating Bloggers
We’re a group of sweating bloggers who write about the antiperspirant and/or sweating industry… We just really want to find and debate as many claims and theories on hyperhidrosis and excessive sweaating as possible. The world of sweating problems in general, is not immune to our watchful and overly caffeinated eyes.
We sweat a lot and we blog a lot… That’s just what we do.
I have severe armpit-sweating problems. Every time I go out somewhere, i know that within a few minutes I will have extreme circles of sweat under my arms. As a result, I have no confidence and I don’t know what to do. Please help!
Darren from Barnet, London.
Hi Darren,
I have been dealing with the same problem for about 7 years. It’s such an embarrassing problem; I am a teacher and so many days (even in the winter) I can’t even write things on the board for fear of raising my arms! I have ruined soooo many shirts and expensive jackets from sweat stains/odors. I wear a white shirt a few times and it’s ruined!
I am calling around right now about getting Botox injections from a dermatologist, but I have also tried high power antipersperants that you have to put on at night(like Maxim, which you can order online). Those might work for you- for me, I always forget to put them on at night, and they don’t work that well for me. Just know that there are millions of others like us (I know it’s hard when you look around and check other peoples’s shirts… I always think “I’m the only one that sweats so much!”)
I am hoping the Botox will work bc I start back to school in a week! Until I get the Botox, I’ve also ordered dress shields online(pads that you stick inside the arms of your shirts) and hope that they will work for now. Best of luck to you!
I had extreme sweating in the armpits, under my breasts, around my waist and even groin sweating – after many attempts of different treatments, I am FINALLY SWEAT FREE!!! I asked my doctor for a specific medication and he was willing to let me try it – and it works!! I am so relieved because it was beginning to become a social problem for me (plus it was just uncomfortable). The medication is Oxybutynin (I believe I am only on 5mg every morning). This medication is actually for urinary problems but a side effect is dryness. My doctor was concerned about me maybe having blurred vision and dry mouth – the blurring hasn’t occured and the dry mouth has – but it isn’t hard to have a drink or piece of candy near, especially if you don’t have to sweat!!! I will sometimes take another dose at like 3:00pm if I know I am going to a ballgame or somewhere out in public. I don’t feel my hyperhydrosis was all anxiety related, but I guess some of it was – just thinking about going somewhere and knowing I would probably start sweating probably made me sweat! I have been sweat free for over a month now and it is the best thing ever!!! I couldn’t wait to share my results with others! Good luck and get to your physician and ask for some Oxybutynin and start living sweat-free!! Another advantage to this medication – I was willing to pay whatever for a cure and I can get 60 pills for $4.00/month because my pharmacy follows the Wal-Mart top generic drug plan!!!
I am severe hh patient from child hood
I’m 17 and I overheat, much like hot flashes, CONSTANTLY. I don’t sweat excessively under my arms or anything i just perspire everywhere the same way many people do when sitting in a too hot house in the summer, i just get icky and sticky all over especially my scalp and chest. I’ve been tested for thyroid problems among other things and nothing seems to be causing it. Sometimes i also itch EVERYWHERE as if i had a rash all over but i don’t…
Anyone have any idea what might be wrong?
Hi,
I am on pro-banthine tablets and they work like magic. I recommend anyone who has not asked their doctor to prescribe one of Robinul (usa) or Avert(canada), both Glycopyrrolate or Ditropan (Oxybutynin) or Pro-Banthine (Probantheline) to do so.
They work for some people. They are all the same type of drug and there side affect is to reduce secreations of all glands. Have some side effects and you have to learn to adjust dosage. For some people the side effect of dry mouth is too much, but you at least have a choice. See peoples comments on http://www.askapatient.com/viewrating.asp?drug=12827&name=ROBINUL .
Always get treatment through your doctor!
Ask if you want any more info.
Good Luck.
Keith UK
I have a problem with ocassional excessive sweating. Most of the time it happnens I go for a fast walk, or work outside when it is very hot 90+ degrees, plus with a lot of humidity. There have been times while mildly cleaning the inside of the house with A/C on, I begin to sweat a little, but nothing near what it is like when I have been outside. My head begins to sweat so heavily that water is running off of it and down my face. Yesterday I felt very warm around the house and had to go to Church with a suit on. It was 91 outside. When I got to Church, it was like I was overheated and cound’t cool down. I began to sweat profusly from the head and armpits. Water was dripping off my face and head. When I took my suit coat off and was able to cool down somewhat because the A/C was on, I was then OK. For many years, if I got the stomach flu and was going to vomit, as soon as I got close to vomiting, the same thing would happen. My head and face would immediatly start sweating so much, water would run off of it.
Any ideas what may be the problme?
please help…my daughter has a severe scalp sweating
Hi,
If the temperature gets anything above about 20 degrees C, I get the worst sweating ever under both my breasts. It’s got to the point where if I go anywhere, as soon as I get home I have to have a bath straight away.
When I sweat, my bra rubs under my breats and causes me quite a bit of pain and discomfort, and makes a bright red rash-looking mark. It’s horrible and I hate it.
I am only 17, with size 34E breasts. I would love someone to give me some advice.
Thanks
I have multiple sclerosis and have a lesion in the hypothalamus area of my brain (the temperature control center) I have excessive face, scalp, and torso sweating to the point that I become dripping wet. It’s very embarassing and comes on for no reason at all. I can teach/speak to a large group with no sweating at all but break out sweating while reading the newspaper while in the A/C. If anyone has this type of experience…………..please blog back! Thanks.
Hi, it looks like there is some good advice about medication here. I have also read about Odaban but have yet to use it.
I have been suffering excessive sweating for at least 10 years. Every year I dread the summer, and each year it seems to get a little worse. I had no idea that anything could be done about it. I thought I was just a ‘hot’ person. It has been quite bad for the past 3 years and I’ve really started to notice that I am often the only person sweating. Even in winter. I have excessive face, scalp and torso sweating, the worst being my face which is so noticeable to others. People often look sympathetically at me and say ‘it is hot isn’t it?’ or look at me as if I must be ill. The worst thing about it is that in the past few years it has been so problematic that it prevents me from doing lots of things, like going out in the evenings, especially bars or restaurants as I get so hot and sweaty, and also I go to a dance class, but end up sitting out for much of the dancing, as it takes me ages to cool down/dry off. I’d like to exercise a lot more but again it is embarrassing to be dripping with sweat even before the exercising has really started!!
Anyway, enough moaning. I’ve finally realised that there definitely is something wrong and to get it checked out. Plan to ask GP about Robinul and/or try Odaban. I’ll let you know how i get on.
Any further advice or comments very welcome. Nice to have finally found that there are other sufferers, as I thought I was the only one!
I am 16. I have had problem with underarm sweating since I was in the 7th grade. I only sweat when I am socially active…like just around friends and at school…I don’t sweat when I am at home alone. I have been prescribed many over the counter deodorants (dry-sol) and what not..none of them seemed to work. My doctor has recently prescribed me robinul (the generic version) and i have yet to pick it up from the pharmacy…but im praying that it will work. I mean,i cant even wear t-shirts…i have to wear sweatshirts all the time, and i even sweat through that…i wear tanktops…and i sweat to much still that i cant even stand it! Pray that it works…and I will keep people updated to see if it does seem to work!
Hi,
To those who have problems with underarm perspiration, I understand all to well what you are going through: for years I suffered with the same problem. It was especially embarrassing all through my junior and high school years. I finally went to my doctor and was diagnosed with having hyperhydrosis; he recommended that I use a “solid antipirspirant deodarant.” It worked! I don’t use anything else. If I had known then what I know now, my school years would have been a little less stressful. Now there are deodorants that offer clinical strength solids–they cost a little more, but are worth it. I use Secret Clinical Strength, it not only prevents sweating, but also prevents odor. Good Luck!
I also suffer from head/face sweating when it is very hot outside. I am definitely going to ask my doctor about Probanthine and Oxybutynin. Question: Does it work immediately, or do you have to take it for several days/weeks?
Thanks,
Ann
I am a breast cancer survivor and I have been experiencing excessive & profuse head, neck, and facial sweating for the past few months where I am dripping with sweat and my hair is completely soaked as is the back of my shirt. Nobody else in the room is sweating in the least bit, yet I’m soaked. These are not hot flashes. 2 weeks ago I had a total hysterectomy d/t a tumor found on my ovary, which proved to be benign.
I am already on Effexor 150 mg. I cannot take any type of estrogen replacement d/t my breast cancer history. Does anyone have any recommendations for dealing w/profuse sweating (head,neck,face) that is not a drug remedy? I appreciate any tips/tricks anyone has used to cope with the problem. Thanks!
I HAVE HAD IT! This past weekend I dripped sweet from my face on to my nieces wedding dress! I WAS MORTIFIED! While everyone around me was happily hugging, I was wiping the sweat from my face and neck. My hair was sopping wet and dripping. Make-up? That stayed on for about 5 minutes before melting off.
In the last 18 months, I’ve been to my General Practitioner and Gynecologist, a Cardiologist, a Dermatologist, an Endocrinologist, and finally a Neurologist. If one more doctor says “hot flash” to me…I’m Gonna Loose it!!! So…I decided to be a women on a mission. I’ve been on the net for hours this week and I’m so glad that I found you all!
I’ve had perfuse sweating of the scalp, face, and neck for over 20 years. Now in my 50′s, it has gotten much worse, especially over the last three years. I’ve lost about 50% of the thickness of my hair…I don’t go outside when it’s above 75 degrees. Even sitting under a lamp or ceiling light will start an episode. Obviously, just a few minutes in the sun is all I can take. Until yesterday I didn’t know what this condition was called…Craniofacial Hyperhydrosis. It is hereditary, (my mother had it), and just 0.05% of the population are inflicted. In that most hyperhydrosis is of the feet, hands, or underarms, “Craniofacial” has had very little research or information printed about it.
I have found an article in the January 2004 issue of The Indian Anaesthetist Forum, http://www.theiaforum.org/, by Dr. Athma Prasanna discusing a paitient inflicted with a case much worse than mine. He succesfully blocked the overactive sympathetic nerve by going up through the nose. After 2 procedures his patients symptoms were reduced by 90%, with no additional procedures needed at the one year follow-up check. SIGN ME UP FOR THAT!!!
As of yesterday, my neurologist is looking for someone locally that might know how to preform this technique. If his search fails, then he’s going to refer me to The Cleveland Clinic. I DON”T WANT TO “DEAL WITH IT” ANY LONGER! I WANT IT FIXED!
***NOTE: Many anti-depressants, (which a lot of us seem to be on), have a side affect of causing the body to feel internally hot, thus triggering the sweat glands to go nuts. EFFEXOR is one of them. DON”T JUST STOP TAKING IT WITHOUT ASKING YOUR DOCTOR. YOU HAVE TO BE WEENED OFF THE DRUG! (personal experience)
Wow, so many people have this problem! I am so glad I am not alone. Hey everyone, I’m 12 years old and I was born with Palmar and Plantar Hyperhidrosis. (Excessive sweating in hands and feet.) I cannot stand this! This whole entire summer I’ve been having treatments and medication, NONE WORK. Instead I should of enjoyed my summer, but I kept on searching on websites for a cure. I cried several times and prayed to god that my problem would be finished. I’m still praying. My doctor and my mom doesn’t even care that much. School’s coming up on Tuesday and I can’t handle this! I know your pain. But here’s the thing you guys should be grateful that you didn’t have a more severe condition. Someone right now is suffering from malaria, breast cancer and having a heart attack and we are just worried if someone is going to see our sweat. Yes, I know it is a horrible condition. I have it too, dripping hands and feet, but you guys should always have faith in yourselves that you can keep up with this condition and fight it off. Don’t think about sweat, pretend you don’t even have it and get on with your life. But it’s hard. Just remember having faith in yourselves is the key.
Good luck and wishing all a excessive sweating free life!
I’ve been suffering with excessive sweating from my hands and feet since I was 6. When I hit puberty my underarms started sweating profusely too. Prescription deodorants work on my underarms, but not my hands and feet. I’m going to ask my doctor for Robinul. When I was little I wished there was a pill that could just dry up all the sweat, so I hope I’ve found it.
I’ve suffered from bad all-over sweating for many years (I’m 41 now), since I was about 20. It gets worse and worse. I’m pretty fit and healthy, eat well and exercise regularly. For the last couple of years, I have saved up and gone for Botox on my forehead and in my armpits. it works really well, but is hugely expensive and I have to have it done every 6 months as it wears off. And it doesn’t address the horrible sweating elsewhere: I get it real bad on my nose, upper lip, and cheeks, and quite bad on my back, arms, legs and groin. I think I have what is known as generalised hyperhidrosis.
I’ve been taken oxybutynen for a couple of years now, but it doesn’t really work, it just takes the edge of it a bit. But maybe I’ve got the dose wrong? I take 3mg in the morning. I get dry mouth from it. But should I try taking more? Anyone got any advice?
Finally, just wanted to thank Hannah (age 12 – but how mature!!) for her comments – absolutely right to encourage us all to put things in perspective like that. You’ll go far in life with a positive attitude like that.
Becky with MS. I have MS also. I sweat a lot. It is very fustrating to me. What do you do for this?
I am a very healthy fit male late-30′s and kind of thought that I sweat a lot just because my metabolism was high or because I exercise a lot. However, I find that after a good workout, I do not stop sweating easy.
So, what do I have if I sweat mainly in the lower chest to stomach area ?
I keep perspiring for at least 10 minutes later pretty much in the whole upper body.
My sweat smells like ammonia (to me) if it is a strenuous workout. I am concerned as it has mainly been concentrated more and more in the lower chest and abdomen area which I heard suggests a heart condition yet I have been examined a few times in the last few years and all checks out very well, blood pressure, pulse everything.
My brothers did have their sweat glands replaced or removed because they use to sweat profusely from being nervous with clammy hands, underarm sweat but that was never me. It is mainly in my chest area that seems abnormal.
Should I be worried?
Is there a natural cure?
Please help. thanks
Hi there. I’m a 18 and a college student. I started noticing my excessive sweating on my hands and mostly on my face when I was about 14. Any social situation or slight rise in temperature and my face is a waterfall. I feel like I can’t even live because the embarrassment is so bad!
I have tried the Rubinol and it really just doesn’t work and I have a really dry mouth.
I’m an EMT and have been working for two departments for 3 years. I always have to wear a hat and am embarrassed because my patients think I am nervous, when I know exactly what to do and I can be a really personable individual.
I’m now enrolled in nursing school and I’m really worried about showing my true side. Any help would be awesome. It took me a while to find this site, I thought i was alone for a while. My heart goes out to all that have this horrible condition.
Any advice would be great.
yeah, i agree andrew, my heart goes out to anyone who has to deal with this. honestly, i am not quite sure what i have. i have been diagnosed with anxiety and pretty severe depression but i’ve tried to keep my head up and do things to keep my mental and physical health in tip-top shape. i can’t stand the fact that i have to go through this, it keeps me from being… well me. and living a normal life. before all this i was very outgoing, sometimes i would get nervous but i never let it bother me too much. as i’ve gotten older and had to deal with much social situations and problems, i have realized that i have this nervous feeling in my stomach at times. with this, usually comes the profuse sweating on my nose, my palsm, and underneath my arms. like all of you, i wear deoderant and bathe DAILY. i’m pretty sure it is stress and anxiety that brings these problems out in me.. sometimes i try to just take deep breaths and that has helped me. i just wish that i didn’t have this problem, no one should have to go through this. it is embarassing and you never know when it’s going to happen. unlike some other things, this is skin deep… on the surface, and something you can’t hide easily. often times i try to avoid going infront of people or presenting during class. it makes me feel like a loser, it just brings my self-esteem down. i have faith, i do.. and i hope all of you guys do too. but i just wish i could get a definite answer for all this. it seems that i am so young and have so many problems that are unpreventable. an then i look at the next kid, and they’re so normal and are able to enjoy their lives. i just can’t understand..
bless all of u & don’t give up! i know that all of us can overcome this, we just have to believe
I am a 60 yr. old female. I had a complete hysterectomy when I was 40 and went on HRT. Three years ago I stopped the HRT when my doctor told me I had gone through menopause.
Two years ago I started having severe sweating problems. It does’nt matter what I’m doing I sweat, head, hair is always wet, face, neck, chest and below my breasts. Even now while I’m typing this I’m sweating. I have been to various doctors and have had numerous blood tests and the only thing the doctors can come up with is I’m going through menopause again.
Help! If anyone has an answer to my problem please let me know.
Cher
Cher,
I don’t know if you have tried Mon Ray
Antiperspirant. I had problems with my underarms, hands, neck and feet. Someone told me about this product, had a hard time finding it, but finally did. It is made out of North Carolina and IT WORKED! I tried everything. You should give it a try. Call info and ask for Mon Ray in Forest City NC. Hope this helps you.
I have water pouring down my face and my hair is soaked – especially in the extreme heat here in South Africa. The strange thing is that my body (armpits etc)remains dry! I cannot go into a bank or shopping centre and I need a fan on my face/head all day long – even then it just seems to pour! I hate it and need someone out there to give me some advice please! I am so embaressed and need a life!
I have tried everything as well, BUT finally found something that works. MON RAY Antiperspirant. Check it out.
I had a problem with sweating whenever I went somewhere. I always got nervous when I was around alot of people. I read in an article about drysol and went to my doctor and asked her if she would prescribe me this. It works! You apply this at night and wash it off in the morning. NOTE: If your female, DO NOT SHAVE UNDER YOUR ARMS BEFORE APPLYING THIS!!) It will burn and irritate you severely. You have to use this as directed. I was completly dry all day after using this. Give it a try. Hope this helps!
I am the exact same way as Ellen, but I live in cool Northern California! It’s just my head and face, sometimes my body but not that bad. A little exertion and it starts to flow forever it seems! I get so embarrassed wherever I go because people are rude and just stare at me, or ask me if I am okay or not! I cannot stand this a day longer because it is affecting my performance at work and my quality of life doesn’t exist anymore. Right now I have no insurance so a doctor is out of the question (temporarily I hope), so what can I do to stop this, or slow it down? I drink plenty of water, and this happens constantly, morning, noon, and night. I very well cannot use an antiperspirant for my head. Somebody please help! Thanks!
I have the same problem as Wendy. I live in Vt & the weather has been in the forties. I have been working outside with a jacket on, but after a few minutes of raking, etc my hair is ringing wet. I need help to. Can’t take Glycopyrolate,it interfers with my other medications. Dry-sol didn’t work for me. Has anyone had Botox injections?
I tread the weather getting warmer. Thanks
I finally know I’m not crazy here. I am a 59yr old woman, who has gone through menopause and I have what I call “sweating attacks” of my head, face, neck and torso. (totally dif than hot flashes) – I have been to numerous doctors only to be told it might be menopause or anxiety. (had hormones checked, and all normal as is thyroid) – It is neither. I never know when I’m going to get one of these attacks. Recently went out to lunch, an attack started, I got SO cold from sweating in air conditioning, I had to leave lunch and go out in the sun to dry off and get warm, all the while still sweating. I can’t live a social life, because I never know when it’s going to happen. I was told to take Lexepro (it doesn’t help) Does anyone know what DOES work? Or what I should ask my doctor? Does OXYBUTYNIN work or ODABANor ROBINUL? I am so sick of living like this. I just live in my PJ’s now and do not go out. Thanks much, Pam (ps. when one is in air conditioning, it’s like being in your bathing suit and walking into air conditioning – not fun)
Maybe someone should write in to the DOCTORS (the TV show and ask?) or ask Dr. OZ on Oprah? Maybe HE will listen??? Anyone agree with this? THanks, Pam
Pam,
I understand your problem, trust me!!!!! I found a product you need to try, it is mon ray antiperspirant. I see here that other people have tried it and worked great. I finally did and it helped me alot. Hope this helps.
I’m 15 years old, boy. ANd I too suffer from hyperhydrosis. My palms, feet, armpit, forehead, upperlip even my groin! Its really embarrassing, even if I try to calm down it just makes it worse, this really ruins my social life, and it lowers my self confidence. My palms are the worse, they are sweaty like 85% of the time, and the 15% sometimes their just dry, very dry. My foreheads and upperlip don’t sweat much unless im REALLY nervous, or when I get evertyones attention. They don’t sweat randomly like my palms, feet, and armpit do, even my groin. I’m still trying to find medications, i’ve tried drysol, and they only seem to work on my armpits, not my palms or any other places. I’ve done some research about “Oxybutnin” and I noticed that it worked for msot people, and im planning to try it out. Hopefully it works, I wish it does. I’ve done some reasearch on it, and its suppose to be for ‘bladder’ problems, and thats good! Because I also have an overreactive bladder, so the medicine will take x2 effect on me. I live my daily life like every other person, my pits dont sweat that much to the point where it shows circles under my shirt, unless im nervous. When I shake hands will people I try to come up with a reason not to do it, or sometimes I wear long sleeve shirts, and shake hands with my sleeves over my palms. This excessive sweating issue is really affecting all of our lives, I wish one day. One day, someone will find the cure for this, and hopefully it doesn’t cost to much. God bless ya’ll.
I am 40 years old and had a hysterectomy so i know it is not menopause. But I sweat 24/7 under my arms, my breast, down my back, along my neck, front & back and my face. It is so bad that when I get out of the shower, I am already starting to sweat so bad that I could get right back in. Worse yet is that I have extreme dry skin, so I have to rub lotion in and by the time I am done, I am sweating so bad that you would have thought that I had just ran a marathon. I have alot of medical issues including bi-polar and anxiety so I know that the medication I take doesn’t help but I sometimes wonder if the sweating doesn’t contribute to my problems. I never want to go anywhere or get dressed cause I will just sweat and ruin it. It can be freezing cold and it happens. I can’t even blow dry hair. The odd thing about it, it that my hands & feet rarely sweat, and when I sweat, it doesn’t smell like body odor. It is actually a cold clammy feeling and I can just be sitting watching tv or doing nothing. Does anyone have any ideas?
I’m a 30 year old woman and for the past 4 years my sweating has gotten worse and worse. When I was younger, I hardly sweat at all. I’d sweat a little on my nose and turn red, but that was it. Now, I sweat profusely all over – underarm, chest, under my breasts, stomach, back, shoulders, neck, face. I walk to work and even when it’s 60 degress I sweat or in the winter when it’s 30 degrees and I am wearing a coat and my hands are blue and humidity is horrible. When I am not sweating I am actually normally cold…ice pop cold, but the second I start to get hot, that’s it. I literally have to change my clothes when I get to work in the morning. I am mortified to spend time outdoors with friends and attend weddings where I am wearing fitted dresses. It’s the most uncomfortable thing and I don’t know what to do about it.
Hello people, I’ve been suffering palmer hydrosis for a few years now, and I’ve tried oxybutynin and it doesn’t seem to take any affect at all. I don’t notice a difference. Just an info to the people wondering about using oxybutynin.
I, too, have the same problem as 40 year old Samantha, only I’m 58. It is such a problem, I don’t want to go anywhere thats not air conditioned. I sweat (especially my back and stomach, to such an extreme, it shows through my shirt. It makes me not want to do anything, which is hard, because of all the activities going on, especially this time of year….weddings, family reunions, class reunions, rodeos, BBQ’s, all of which I’ve attended this summer. I’m really at my wits end. It’s so embarrassing, I feel like my social life may come to an end, and I’m very social. Please, somebody (Dr. Oz, or some other doctor) help us out here. I don’t know what to do. I’ve tried Hypercare, and it doesn’t seem to help much. It’s 11:18PM and I’m sitting here sweating. HELP!!
I have a rare condition called ‘POTS’ which leaves me struggling 24/7 with everyday things.
POTS effects every part of my body , all main organs like heart & lungs , skin, digestion , speak, hearing , sight and even my balance.
On top of all the heart conditions and other nasties I also have ‘Raynaud’s’ , which leaves very little for my body to do to me, but lo and behold it did find something else and is now letting in very single bug or virus know to man (except Aids/hepatitis and brain infections) as my immune system is now compromised so for me life is an everyday struggle.
One of the main problems I have is that I have no control over my body temperature at all and I sweat over every single inch of skin: my hair , face, whole body, feet, hands I dont have one single inch that isn’t drenched.
When I have a really bad attack I can look like ‘Mike Tyson’ after 12 rounds !!!
I drentch everything I wear, everything I sit on , lay on, hold on to, so in summer …….OMG when the weather is very hot I have to live in my bedroom , curtains drawn , fan on , laying flat on the bed with just a cotton sheet on or a thin cotton kaftan to survive and its utter hell.
I can even sweat like this in the coldest months of the winter, BUT as well as this I can freeze in the hottest summers , nothing makes sense with my condition .
I take a drug called ‘CLONIDINE’ which does help , but having said this on very bad days nothing stops it.
Think of having a really bad menopause for 10 years , then times this by 50% for another 10 years without stop and you are a bit near to the hell I live in each day.
I can sympathize with people who sweat so bad it keeps them housebound, afraid to go out because of fear of people staring at them and passing horrible comments , I’ve been there , and it hurts , especially when they dont seem to see that because of all this I’m disabled.
But what gets me is the people who get sweaty armpits or get slightly damp clothing when they get worked up or stressed and think its the end of the world for them ……….well its isn’t .
The end of the world is when you are sweating for out than you can get in and your body salts go haywire, you keep falling down , you have to eat salt by the tablespoon as your blood pressure is so low you cant even climb the stairs and you feel so tired climbing into bed actually hurts you.
The smell of food, a dog barking , a door slamming or even just missing the step on the curb can set me off into a huge ‘downpour’ which can be so bad I have to put a towel under my chin to catch some of the facial sweat .
There is no cure for my condition , drugs for the pain and all 20 + odd other medical problems I have , but having been like this since I was 14 years old and now in my mid 50′s you get used to it , unlike my 18 year old son who I have passed this awful condition onto , he’s been ill since he was just 4 years old …………..so think on when you sweat in the summer and moan ………….there are people out here who are literally dying from sweating .
And yes, here I am at 3.am in the morning trying to get water into to counteract the water coming out .
today is my fourth day (2 treatments) using drysol for my SCALP. It’s like a whole new world.
Ask your dermatologist for a prescription! I was able to do my hair and makeup for the first time in 10 years and go out with my husband without a drop of sweat. It was 90 degrees.
I have palmar, plantar, and auxillary hyperhidrosis. I’ve had it for over 10 years now. My feet is constantly sweaty. It makes it hard to wear flip flops because they get really slippery. I recently caught athlete’s foot on one of my feet and I can’t get rid of it because my feet are constantly sweaty. When I get nervous or I am the center of attention I get really sweaty, especially in the face. But the worst is the sweaty hands. It makes everything difficult from typing this blog entry to driving. I am very social person but sweaty hands makes me anti social because I am afraid of handshakes. I used to drink alot in social situations because when I am drunk, my hands would not sweat. I even have a hard time driving because my hands are sweaty. I work on the key board all day and after a couple of weeks I have to clean the grime that accumilated from the sweat. I sweat on my hands for no reason. I just don’t get it. I have tried antiperspirants but they didn’t work. I have tried botox injections and they work but they are temporary and expensive. I just found out that my insurance covers it so I plan on getting them again. I think I will stick with it until I don’t have insurance or they come out with better solution. I heard there is a treatment where you can put your hands into water and basically there is a current drawn through the water. It supposedely clogs the sweat hands. Insurance doesn’t cover it and the machine is expensive. The best thing is to keep a good positive attitue and keep living your life the way you want because life is too short to worry about someone seeing you sweat or someone feeling your sweaty hands. Be open about it. I have seen several people who sweat in front of me during social situations and it made me feel comfortable. Just wipe your face if your face sweats. If you need to shake hands, then to try wipe it before sweating and try to relax.
Here’s my story, and if it helps ONE person, that’s all I hope for!
To start — I’m female, 38, and all tests show NO signs of any menopause, so it’s NOT hot flashes.
It sounds crazy…the absolute uncontrollable sweating to the point that I stay home from family outings, neighborhood events, etc. I used to go out dancing…not anymore. THAT one kills me. I miss going out and having fun! But severe sweating is embarrassing, not to mention uncomfortable!
I sweat when I go outside in the heat or in the cold. Or when I come inside from the cold.
I sweat when I’ll be sitting here at the computer — completely still.
The most severe sweating attacks were right after I got out of bed in the mornings, or right after I got our of the showers. By the time I was done blow-drying my hair, my head — and my entire body — was soaking wet again. It took me 2 1/2 hours to get ready every morning.
I couldn’t walk through the mall. I couldn’t even sit and watch my daughter’s Tae Kwon Do class without breaking a sweat.
The sweating occured mostly on my scalp, head, chest and back. My face and chest would be flushed, and the sweat would just run (NOT JUST *DRIP*) down my head!
The sweating progressively got worse over the past 3 years. My primary care doctor told me it was because of my weight. (I’m approximately 80 pounds overweight.) OK…I can see that. I’ve had 3 foot surgeries in 2 years — I’ve gained some. But this sweating stuff started way before the surgeries and weight gain, I told her.
She sent me to an Endocrinologist, who had me do 48 hour urine tests, tons of bloodwork, and in the end, found nothing. She put me on the Oxybutinen (sp?), and it didn’t help. Sent me to a Neurologist.
(Somewhere in here I’d also been having some problems in my left ear where I could hear my hear beating (VERY loudly) in my left ear. It just started doing it all of a sudden, and wouldn’t stop. It would keep me up at night — I had to buy a sound machine to drown it out. Went to see an ENT and he ordered an MRI, and found nothing.)
Neurogolist ordered an MRI (already had it done), 2 EKGs — one sleep-deprived, and another load of bloodwork. All showed nothing.
What he DID notice on my MRI was a small area that showed I had some history of MIGRAINES. We talked a bit about this, and my migraine PAIN stopped about 3-4 years ago, just about the time the sweating started.
YOU CAN HAVE MIGRAINES WITHOUT THE HEAD PAIN!!! SWEATING IS A TYPE OF MIGRAINE SYMPTOM/SEIZURE!!!
It sounds crazy….I know, but he more people I talk to that have migraines know all about it!
These migraines/seizures can be caused by different types of lights or sounds that didn’t used to bother you, but for some reason, do now! EVERY time I went into this particular Kohl’s store, I’d immediately start sweating. EVERY time I went to *this* place, or *that* place…I guarantee you I’d have an attack.
YES, I’M TYPING IN ALL CAPS NOW…
I WANT YOUR ATTENTION! I want this to help you.
My neurologist put me on an anti-seizure medication for epilepsy — ZONISAMIDE — AND I’VE BEEN SWEAT-FREE FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS!!!
No problems at the mall, or any store, or getting ready in the mornings. And while I can’t explain it, the very loud heartbeat noise in my ear (for 6 months!!!) is also gone!
TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR. SEE A NEUROLOGIST IF YOU HAVE TO!
THIS *MAY* BE YOUR ANSWER! I hope it is, because I know how awful this problem can be, and I know how easily it’s dismissed by a doctor. “Oh, it’s just your weight.” Like I said, ok…I’m not saying it’s NOT, but SOMETHING wasn’t right.
Go with your gut. If you know that something’s not right…push on, get an answer!
Good luck! I’d love to hear if you have any luck!
Amy
Hi Guys,
My Name is Mayoor, and the problem with me is sweat. I have this problem since my childhood, I allways did not wish to stand in the prayer hall just because I used to sweat a lot and I may fall down unconsious, but somehow I crossed those childhood levels,but I just dont know how I developed this, I have very less confident levels, I start sweating much when I am in front of interviewers or when I stand in the class asking for some doubt, as my brain feel as if all are watching me. If someone targets me through their eyes I feel very embrassed and I start excessive sweating. ya for sure I hate going out in heat/summer as I sweat a lot underarms,head,face especially on the nose.
I am living a life of which I hate to live. I have a good knowledge but a weak attitude. I loose much sooner while on debate. I get my mind diversed while discussing a topic, I allways feel I am guilty..my sweat keeps my confidence levels at lower levels…
Please could anybody help me out…?
I consulted some of the general physicians but they said..”Sweating is good for health” but how can I express my whole story….Plz help.
Hi
I male and 33 years old. I am not overweight, exercise and eat a balanced diet and also like a few drinks on weekends.
I seem to have constant arm pit dampness and huge wet marks while at work, going out, dinner, friends etc etc. Its not uncommon to feel a huge drip run down the side of my body.
At home watching TV or sleeping I am DRY!! AND ITS GREAT
Is this a nervous thing? Do I sweat cause I am nervous, anxious, angry or excited ?? It is sooo frustrating , embarassing and ANNOYING!!! I just want to have a nice dry shirt for once.
I look at other blokes at work and think they have absolutely no sweat marks at all!!
Maybe I need to try botox?? But then where will the sweat go?
Cheers
I sweat so much on my hands and the soles of my feet. My armpits too, but not as much. Please help! This is ruining my test papers (writing) and my favorite shoes!
i am a 16yr old who sweats alot all my shirts get hudge stains and is very uncomfortable. i sweat mostly in my armpits and hands and with the hands its also uncomfortable and emmbarasing. i have become very self consious and i dont feel comfortable in my own body. i have tried certain dri but didnt work then tried secret and it worked for the first week and only got rid of smell not sweat. is their anything i can use or do to help my sweating for my hands and armpits!!!!
p.s ive heard of drysol does anyone know if it works! thanks!
A lot of people who suffer from excessive sweating think that they suffer alone. Hyperhidrosis isn’t very socially acceptable and the embarrassment can cause a sufferer to avoid people entirely. Thank you for starting up an online support group for people who sweat way too much, it really helps. A lot of people don’t understand hyperhidrosis in the least. They think that you can just put on more antiperspirants or take more showers or do something to fix it when those things can easily irritate the skin further and make the problem even worse. It’s important to find out exactly why excessive sweating is happening and do as much as you can to eliminate those causes.
Hi all, just reading this has been a comfort, knowing I’m not alone. Have suffered from sweaty palms and feet for as long as I can remember and have at last done something about it! Started pro-banthine today, and have had the dry mouth, but would do anything
to stop it!
Hope u all find something that works! And hope this works
for me!
Hi there, I’m 48 years old and suffer since over a year with extreme sweat from head and face down my back and chest.
is there a real relief?
I’m a barber. it is so bad sometimes.
I hear so many different things to do but nothing realy helped so far.
Please someone help!!!!!!!
thank’s and god bless
I HAD SWEATY FEET ALL MY LIFE AND AS A RESULT VERY SMELLY SHOES. I READ A MAGAZINE ARTICLE THAT SAID TO USE AN ANTIPERSPIRANT DEODRANT SPRAY AND A FOOT SPRAY ON THE BOTTOM OF YOUR FEET. IT WORKS LIKE MAGIC. NO MORE SMELLY FEET OR SHOES.
Hi,
I too have had all over body sweats for about 6 years. Its so embarrasing….I used dryclor but it irritated me like mad! i couldnt take the pain from it anymore, so i researched the web and i am now trying pro banthine tabs… so far so good, as long as i take them on an empty stomach! If i have eaten anytime within 3 hours they wont work but i love it!
I can now walk places and be calm like everybody else! i still get hot, and at times sweat a little,,, just like normal….so i give them a big thumbs up…..
Good luck everyone and hope the effects last on what we take to help, as it is like a nightmare when i get sweaty….:)
Hi there,
I too have had this problem for years. I sweat under my arms and had botox which didn’t work but then made the slight sweating I had in my groin area a million times worse.
It’s now a living hell. I have to change my underwear and trousers 3/4 times a day and dread going out.
I am fed up of having to wear black trousers and spend a fortune on vagisil deodorant just to make sure I don’t smell.
I am at the end of my tether now and am getting married next year – how can I contemplate wearing a wedding dress!!!!!!!!
I have a serious problem with sweating!! I hate it so much. When I’m talking to someone that I am not fond of, I’ll get really nervous, and think, “am I going to say something stupid?” So, therefore, I sweat! Even a little walk from my room to the bathroom makes me sweat. In the winter, and it’s really cold, I’ll sweat from the walk that I’m taking. It gets worse when it’s really hot out there. The sweating is all over, my back, my chest, my head, my armpits and my groin. Any suggestions? Any at all will help.
I have been an excessive sweater over 25 years since the age of 8. I have attempted suicide because of it and I intend still to exit if it doesn’t go away. Every day I am swimming in sweat, covered in a thick sticky layer of it, from my head to my feet, and it drips onto the floor. I look like I have emerged from a swimming pool. People have asked me if it is raining outside when I am indoors. It could land me in jail for causing a car crash because when I am driving it goes into my eyes and steams up my glasses so I cannot see. I cannot have children because I would cover my child with thick sweat if I picked them up and hugged them. I cannot use the London Underground or go into night clubs. I cannot work in an office because the humiliation of my soaking wet shirt is too much. I cannot sit on people’s sofas because of the huge sweat stain permanently on my back. I feel sorry for everyone on here because it is a life ruiner.
I started sweating excessesibly when I was in my late 30s ,and it has gotten worst over the last 4 years ,I have been to 8 different drs and all have said there is nothing wrong ,since all my blood work comes back normal.I see now that am not alone with this w this problem.James my heart goes out to you ,I can not go anywhere anymore, becouse I start sweating from my head face and back of my neck, and now my arms have started to sweat to . I can not date ,see friends,or what is worst for me ,go to my son’s soccer games.My dr reffuses to prescribe robinul or any other medication to help me .So I keep suffering. Good luck to all of us.
I, too, suffer with excessive sweating (mostly face & back)– it does cause anxiety and ruins many events. It is easy to feel helpless. HOWEVER, I want to say to James (and everyone else here…) that you CANNOT give up looking for the right answer. Sometimes, when all hope seems lost, the answer will just present itself. Be proactive and keep looking (internet, doctors, supposed remedies/medicines, etc)… and NEVER give up hope. The answer is out there. Life is too short and too precious. And, James, please know that your own child would love your hugs (even sweaty!) and probably never even think about it. Don’t automatically deprive yourself of life’s greatest joys (like children), thinking you are not worthy. EVERYONE is worthy and deserving of joy… Keep your head up, and go out there and find it. You are a child of God… Let your light shine!
HI, IAM IN 9TH GRADE. MY SWEATING IS VERY WORSE. GOING TO SCHOOL IS VERY EMBRASSING.MY WHOLE SHIRT GETS WET WITH SWEAT.I FEEL SHY INFRONT OF GIRLS.I JUST SIT IN THE CLASS, MY UNDERWEAR AND TROUSER STARTS GETTING WET.I CARRY A BOTTLE OF DEO TO SCHOOL.
I WORK CONSTRUCTION IM OUTSIDE IN THE HEAT ALL DAY .I CHANGE CLOTHES AT LEAST THREE TIMES A DAY BECAUSE OF BEING SOAKED TO MY FEET.IM IN AND OUT OF MEETINGS DURING THE DAY ALSO DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY POINTERS SO I WANT SWEAT THAT BAD?
I am so happy to not be unique with this problem, I am 67 and just this year started dripping with sweat but not in underarms,just neck and sides of face, hard to put make up on
I thought I was getting it from smoking because Iam trying to
quit and go longer each time without one, then I thought I might have diabetes and on and on, it seems many people have this so I am not going to worry about it anymore, my neck is soaked right now very weird condition if you ask me. Hopefully someone will find the answer, good luck to all of you myself included.
Folks,
Those who having feet & palm sweating, no more worry. just buy a ‘iontophoresis’ machine. youtube has plenty of videos about this machine. Good luck.
but for my problem (craniofacial (head + face + neck + exessive body heat), hmm still struggling to find the right solution. i think i should try glycopyrrolate first. but dry moth and urinal retentions are what make me thinking twice. pls email me any one of you have succeed in treating cranoficial sweating. Pls.
my email fzamaan at gmail dot com
I want to connect (if poss) with Amy. I have the exact same problem. My story goes like this….I am 38 & live in Southern California. I have been suffering from extreme sweat in the head like Amy said it just pours down. I don’t even bother with doing my hair or makeup because it will be ruined within a few minutes. I turn the A/C down to about 60 degrees when I shower, so that when I am drying myself I can stay dry, not that it helps too much. I do have health issues; diabetes, high blood pressure, suffer from depression and just recently my cholest is also high so I am on alot of medications including insulin. I have seen my doctor & she had me check my blood sugars when the sweating was happening, my sugars were not the problem so she ran all of the bloodwork (2x now) & all comes back normal. I recently went to see a different doctor and she said it was “anxiety”. As I was reading Amy post I am nodding my head because its the exact same symptons (all of them) but now you have given me hope. I am going to ask my doctor about that medication & hopefully she will prescribe it to me…the only thing is that I don’t really have migraines or have had in the past. I have alot of stress related to work recently and that’s really the only change that I can connect to the sweating. I will keep you posted Amy on my progress. Thank you!
I’ve had HH since childhood and recently it’s got much worse because I’m on steroid treatment for an underactive thyroid.
A few years ago my friend Anne and I started a Hyperhidrosis Forum for sufferers and it’s helped us to fight back at the disease. It’s now become the largest privately owned Hyperhidrosis support group on the internet. We both suffer with HH – Primary Generalised – and sweat from our scalps to our feet.
Talking about it with other people really does help, we call it ‘therapy on a page’!
We’re also involved in medical research in the US, a lady called Betsy Vibert is researching genetics and hopes to isolate the gene that causes excessive sweating. Once she’s managed that, then who knows what is around the corner for us all.
Hi guys,
I just found the website and I felt so relieve knowing that there is a lot of people suffering the same problem as me. I have a problem with under-arm hyperhidrosis which really bothers me a lot. Most of the time, my under-arm will be soaked wet even in cold area. But strangely enough, my under-arm is dry if I’m alone in my room. I don’t know when this problem started but I suppose that it has started since I went to High School (now I’m 18). It’s really embarassing and it really troubled my social life. I hardly go out with my friends anymore because of this problem. I feel very depressed and hopeless. I’ve tried various deodorants but none of it works. I haven’t gone to see a doctor because I’m embarassed. I’m living in Asia and I don’t think that this disease is taken seriously here. But, knowing that there are some people that suffer this kind of disease out there, relieves me, it means that I’m not alone anymore.
WOW!!!! Amy and Sonia I have the same issues as you do. I had long hair and recently cut it all real short thinking that would help but no….by the time I am done grocery shopping my hair is soaking wet as if I had just got out of the shower and the sweat is pouring down my face and neck. It is horrible, my family thinks that I’m crazy with windows open and fans on when its winter. I can’t help it though. I have talked to a few Dr’s about my sweating and they all say oh its cause your overweight and I think it’s BS, they are just to lazy to try and figure out what’s really wrong. I am 35 and have been dealing with this for about 2 yrs now and it seems to be getting worse. I was starting to think that I was crazy until I found this cite and I now know that there is something going on and I am not alone….. I now need to find a dr. that will look further into this and help me so that I can live again and enjoy life!!!!
Hi there I really hope somebody can help me I am always sweating in my face and my hair like last night went to a Christmas function 30 minutes there my hair was soaking wet any advice to stop that pretty please.
Hi,
I’m 18 and I’ve had problems sweating under my arms as well as my back and stomach for as long as I can remember. Even in the winter my clothes end up drenched. It’s really embarrassing because nobody I know has this problem. I have tried several deodorants and anti-persperants (including the clinical protection kind) and nothing seems to work. What else can I try?
. Hey I’ve always had bad sweating problems sense
I was a kid and I honestly think It’s HORRIBLE…
I can sweat through the biggest thickest warmest colt
on earth && I’ll be freezing Cold and I will sweat BADLY…
I sweat through all my clothes . And not just under my arms
I sweat In my thighs too (YUCK) It’s so embarrassing and disgusting . Doctors tell me there Isn’t A Cure for It But I
believe It Is and I’m not gonna give up until I find a cure
for it because this doesn’t make any type of sense what so ever PLEASE HELP !!!
=/
Just a suggestion – this site’s format REALLY needs to be redone to make it EASIER to distinguish new posts from replies!!
Because not every one “responding” uses the “name” of the person to whom they are responding – it becomes very confusing trying to sort through them all.
At least change the format that includes the “Reply” as a part of each initial post – that way all replies will “tree-downward/upward (= oldest/newest) to make the discussions and requests for help more “user-friendly”.
I have excessive sweating at the back of my hair and around the waist. I am on sertra tablets for stress. Con you help Regards Barb
I have been suffering from generalised hyperhidrosis since the last 7 years. I sweat profusely in warm weather, during anxiety, when I eat spicy food, when I go to the supermarket etc. The very thought of sweating made me sweat. I sweat in cold weather too. The thought of going out brought about panic attacks with sweating. At first, I tried alternative medicine like Homoeopathy. It had no impact. Then, went to my GP who prescribed Oxybutynin Hydrochloride (Lyrine) 5mg controlled release tablets. This had no impact what so ever and I continued sweating. I read somewhere that the extended release version doesn’t work for sweating! Then, another doctor prescribed a beta blocker. This too proved to be useless. However, it helped a bit with my anxiety associated with sweating. The glycopyrrolate tablets seems to the the best for generalised hyperhidrosis. However, it is not available in UK through NHS due to its cost! I again went to my GP last week and asked for pro banthine bromide 15mg tablets. This looks like the second best after glycopyrrolate. The good news is that these tablets seem to work for me. I take 3 tablets a day an hour before food and they work fine. I have only taken it since the last 3days and it is showing results. The only side effect I experience is the dry mouth. I have been reading about hyperhidrosis and certain solutions offered irritate the hell out of me. How can we use driclor for generalised sweating? I’ll have to take a shower in it! I decided that the moment I find a decent solution to my problem, I would share it with the others who have been suffering from this for ages. Any ways, I feel much better now and is more than willing to share my experience with the people who wants to find out more about this. I am 32years old, male and live in London. My email ID is thesundaysam@googlemail.com.
I SWEAT NO MORE!! My head and face sweat horribly. As soon as I step out of the shower I feel beads of seat pop up all over my head. It has caused problems in my social life. An ex boyfriend referred to me as “sweatpig” as a pet name….aww how sweet. If I worked out or went dancing my hair would litteraly drip and if i flung my head sweat would fly and hit everyone around. My doc started me on Rubinul. He started me on 4mg a day and wanted me to work up to 8…but I found the 4 to even be too much and am taking 1 in the morning and 2 at bedtime. I feel normal and am not embarrassed to go places for the first time in my life. I have dry mouth but I just carry a water bottle. I will take that over being a sweatpig anyday!
Hay,everyone for starters im 13 in 7th gd.and I have the same problem my hands sweat and unermy arms i can not stand it iv had this problem ever scinc i moved to oklahoma i use to live in califorina and i never had this problem,but it really sucks i go to school and i have to whear a jackit over my cute close i get frome aropostail or any thing eles and it will even go throu my jackit some tomes my best friend she paints nails and she always wants to paint mine but i fill so embarest when she wants to case my hand are so sweaty even when she gose to say “hay let me c yor nails” then she grabs my hand and says uuweeeey y are your hands so wet then ill have to lie and say i just put jearmex on or i just washed my hands.. i told my mom she said i get it from her when she was little.but she said it wasent that bad but mine is horrriiiball iv been trying to find a cure but i dont want to have to call a doc.or take pills or do sugery but i im just so ierritated i want it to stop i cry some times when i have my jackit on in class and im on fire so hot i want to take it off but my arms are to sweaty and iv never told my friends i have this prob. cas i thimk its to akward. i fill so glad that i get to shar this with you guys and i hope you all can find a cur for your problem some time ill git a buckit of water and fill it with ice ans stick my hand in their and try so frezz the porrs or ill take a ice cold shower and then 5min l8er i start sweating again i hope i will eventually stop so i can do stuff again like rais my hand in class when i no the answer to a question!thank u for reading if any one finds a answer to my problem pleas leave a reply to sierra.64w
Hello, I feel as if I’m at home with you all. I am 28 years old and I’ve had Hyperhidrosis since I was four years old and frankly, IT SUCKS!!! I sweat all over my body even in the winter. Needless to say that as a woman thats no fun. I will try some of your advise and I wish you all the very best that the dry world has to offer. Until next time, over and out.
hello everyone. i just want to let you guys know i have suffered from this since i was 13, i am in my mid tewnties now, a few years back i went to the doctor for a physical and the doctor told me i was dehydrated. i never drank alot in my whole life because i dont feel thirsty, recently i started drinking lots of water, and my problem went away within a week. and i have suffered for over ten years i notic when i stop drinking lots of water , i start sweating . i thought about killing myself because it was so bad, please try this,
hey guys, im 15 years old and suffer from extreme armpit, back, and feet sweating. i cant even wear regular t-shirts to school because im afraid of the sweat stains. is there any kind of way (other than surgery) that i can stop this??? PLZ
Hey everyone. I’m 28 and have had 2 children in the last 3 1/2 years. I have always had a sweating problem, it seems to run in my family. My mom and brothers, they can sweat just sitting doing nothing, same as me. But it’s not just my underarms, it’s underneath my breasts. Sure, I am not small chested, but I’ve had a reduction done a few years back, but the sweating never stopped. It gets so bad I’m changing bras twice a day and shirts twice a day to three times a day. I have no idea what to do anymore. I thought about botox for under my arms, but I’m more interested in how to stop it under my breasts. It is the biggest problem for me. Bras are too expensive to have a huge stockpile of to change a few times a day. And I hate having to carry one around everywhere I go. Can someone please help me, or should I just give up and go to my doctor again? The first time she told me to try shower to shower powder, which helped for a while, but it’s getting so much worse now and it’s not even summer yet. Any tips on what to do???
Thanks.
It’s nice to know that I’m not the only one with this problem, though at the same time I feel bad for that reason to. I’m 18, I’m not really sure as to when it started, but I’ve been excess sweating I guess since my teen years. I sweat in my underarms, neck, face, chest area, back, and even my hands. It can happen in any weather, and it usually happens everyday. Sometimes I’ll just be standing around and it will just randomly start to happen. I have yet to find a cure, though I have talked to my doctor about it though it wasn’t much help. Hopefully something will come up. If anyone has any suggestions for cures or anything that really seem to work, please give me a shout!
Hope you all are successful in treating your own sweat problems!
hi there
I’m suffering from excessive head and face, palms and feet sweating. I’ve looked for everything available for excessive sweating or hyperhidrosis.
Thinking of performing the ETS surgery? My advise is, get away from that surgery. ignore the high success rate the websites shown because it’s a scam. indeed a lot managed to stop their sweating after the surgery. however, it comes back with a great variety of side effects. such as compensatory sweating which you sweat almost everywhere and the lack of energy.
There are some e-books that claims that they have the best way of treating excessive sweating. My advice is, don’t ever buy such e-books. I happened to know someone with these books and I totally read through everything they’ve got to say. it is a waste of many and pretty much is their way of ripping off these innocent people who suffer from such troublesome disease.
As for taking pills such as those mentioned before this, you can try but only few cases actually worked. besides that, there may be side effects which is not visible in short-term of usage.
The only possible way to decrease the sweating would be odaban and drysol which is some of the top excessive sweating antiperspirant, and taking chinese tradisional herbal drink which will take some time but it wouldn’t have side effects and it cure the cause rather than the symptoms of hyperhidrosis. The chinese herbal liquor D.O.M is one of the options.
Last advice, 1 percent of world population is suffering from this disease. Most people would think negatively on us. and I know that excessive sweating especially on face and palms can really make it 1000 times harder to do what normal people are able to do. there is nothing much we can do if all the possible solution is not working. So, just be yourself and try to get true friends. as they will accept us as who we are and would not make fun of us.
To those who are not suffering from hyperhidrosis, please accept and respect us. don’t make fun or view us as a joke. Try it and you will know how hard our life is compared to yours.
I am so glad to hear there are actually other people out there that have this. I am 15 years old and ive had it since i was about 7 and each year it seems to get worse and worse.
I have excessive sweating on my hands, feet, underarms, forehead nose, above my lip, around my eyes and neck. I HATE IT, I have tried everything and I am loosing hope, I dropped out of school this year and I have lost most of my friends. I am bloody sick to death of this and i just want it to go away and I know everyone here wants the same thing. I can’t wear whatever I want and I rarely leave the house. I desperately want to go to parties and stuff but I cant, which is is sooooo bad
There has to be a doctor or somebody out there looking for a cure? Because this has totally ruined my life, I just want to be a nomal teenager or just like everybody else. Plus nobody understands unless they have it themselves, and people can make assumptions and be mean and think that its your fault that you sweat too much, well it definately is not.
hyperhidrosis go the hell away
I think I have researched everthing known to man for help with my underarm sweating and hand sweating. I even tried Botox, which helped some, but who can afford that every two months. Finally a friend of my mothers’ told me about a product called Mon Ray Antiperspirant. I did some research and this product made some great claims. So I tried it and I want everyone to know about it. I use it for my underarms and hands and has helped so much. Help at last!
I’ve just read through all the posts and didn’t realize so many others suffered from my problem–excessive sweating from face, chest, back–not under arms so much and definately not hands or feet. I am a young 63 and this has just started 4 years ago. I have been to several doctors, one put me on Robinul but it didn’t even phase the sweating. I can’t believe the doctors do have a cure for this! The most promising post was from Amy with the migranes. What have the doctors been telling you? I am desperate for answers!
Hi, my name is Justin and I’m 21 years old. I have lived with sweating perfusly from my scalp, neck, and chest my whole life. I feel like it has really altered my personality. I have to worry about it every day of my life, if I have some kind of plans involving anything social. It has ruined my chances of any kind of romantic relationship, and I feel like it might even ruin my dream of becoming a united states marine. I have worked out for years and jogged to maintain a good form hoping my sweating would stop. Because I use to be heavy. But it has helped nothing, I have a real problem and it’s ruining my life I want some help.
Woman, age 63, has suffered many years, with excessive sweating, but always been in combination, with heat, or activity.(Like dancing) Since partial hystorectomy, at age 40, and now being post menopausel, it’s so bad, that I no longer enjoy get togethers, or shopping. Seems like it happens for no reason. If I’m able to get close to a fan, I eventually stop…until the next time! At home, I sit with a fan blowing on me, nonstop. I almost sleep with a box fan!I liked Amy’s blog, since it described my situation completely, and yes, I have suffered migranes, but not frequently. I too, have experienced shopping, and have my scalp, face, and neck, start running with sweat! I carry a men’s bandana, so I can sop up the wetness. I live in Fl, and thought it was due, more to the humidity. My mother sufferd with underarm persperation. She used to wear the dress shields, only to have the wetness, show up at her waist! She would set her hair, and when she was preparing to go, her head would be too wet to take the curlers out! So! I’m saying, I may have inherited the problem as well! I do take meds for blood pressure, depression, sleeplessness, as well as a muscle relaxer and sleep aid. I have severe back problems, and take low dose pain meds. I do fight being overweight, but like Amy said, the sweating goes on, regardless, of what the scale says. I’m due to see my nuerologist soon, and will certainly ask about “Zonisamide”, and see if he will perscribe this drug for me. I am so tired of this problem. I hate getting dressed, or going out of the house. If I have to shop, the first thing I do when getting home, is get out of my clothes! No place like home, if you suffer this! Housework is pathetic! The sweat drips on to everything! Thankyou Amy! I hope I get help!
So…thank goodness now I know that being drippy all the time isn’t because I’m 30 lbs overweight. So, a few commonalities I noticed in reading through this blog. Many of the females on here seem to have had hysterectomy (myself included) I am not on hormone replacement treatment, but DO take thyroid meds (another commonality that seemed to keep popping up) as I am hypothyroid. I have always been kinda drippy, but it has definitely gotten much worse over the years. I do not take any other meds except levothyroxin. When others get a little hot, I am in meltdown mode, with even the backs of my hands & fronts of my calves so sweaty that they trickle. I can NEVER wear my hair down if it’s above 80 & I have to keep my hair permed (yes, I know it’s not the 90′s) but it’s the only way I can keep from having that “just out of the shower” wet hair look. Did I mention that this all super sucks- especially when you are trying to date? Somebody mentioned using drysol on their scalp? Isn’t it a roll on? Thanks for this site & for continuing to give advice.
Hi everyone. I am a 29 year old man who has suffered from excessive sweating since the age of 18 or so.
I am 6ft and not overweight, I have always been active and have always played sports. Other than my excessive sweating all over I am 100% healthy.
My excessive sweating was easily triggered even on cold days. I could be sitting down and my entire back would be soaked. I also would sweat from my backside and the backs of my legs, my shins, feet…. I mean all over, it was very embarrassing. The more active I was the worse the sweat. I live in Ireland so it’s not like we get much hot weather, a normal day and I would break out sweating. A simple short walk and I will feel the beads of sweat down my back & bum. I hated it.
I always avoided relationships, mainly because they would end abruptly once the relationship became intimate. Sex sucked for me as I would be a mess of sweat all over. Its a horrible feeling and it got me really upset and down. I felt very alone.
I found a doctor who suggested I take oxybutynin, this is usually used to treat an overactive bladder or incontinence, not something I suffer from at all. But oxybutynin had one side affect which causes the nerves that trigger sweating to be less sensitive (apologies, I’m sure a doctor can explain this better).
Anyway it’s been a week since I started taking this and I’m astonished at how it works. I feel so much better. I still sweat but in a way I would consider normal, the sweating from my backside & legs has stopped. On a warm day I will sweat a little on my back but in a completely normal way, nothing to be embarrassed about. Basically I feel like a normal person again. I no longer need to wear t-shirts under my work shirt as I have no sweat to hide. All the small things that would cause me sweat no longer do.
I suffered from excessive sweating for so long and I know the pain and hurt it causes. I thought I would be it’s prisoner for life. I want to share my story with you as I know how it feels and I hope it can work for you. I would recommend anyone to speak with their doctor about oxybutynin, it may change your life.
I’m a heavy sweater myself and there’s one thing my wife always tells me whenever I’m embarrassed or pissed off about sweating and this is. “Don’t sweat it.” And you know what? It’s true. As long as there is no underlining medical problem behind your sweating. “Don’t sweat it.”
I’m from the Philipinnes which is a tropical country. Weather is hot most of the year. I’m in my mid 30s and I’ve had this sweating problem for as long as I can remember. I can’t even get through vacuuming my car without getting drenched in sweat.
I have excessive sweating in my armpits, back, chest, head, neck, hands and feet. Stick deodorants minimize sweating in my armpits. I use Allum on my hands and feet. However, I still have excessive sweating in my head, back and chest. Before reading this blog, I did not know there was medication like oxybutynin. I will ask my doctor about that.
I live in MIami where it’s always hot! It’s hard to stay dry and I have to come to understand that yes I’m going to sweat but I hate the HUGE sweat stains i get in my armpits. I’ve tried using antipersprints, wearing cotton, changing up my diet, but hasn’t totally helped my embarassing stains. I didn’t want to get botox, and found a great products from a website http://www.1-2dry.com. These underarm pads are great and really work. I Haven’t seen them instores like CVS or Walgreens but came across them while doing research online. I would def recommend this to anyone who is going through the embarassing sweat problems that hyperhidrosis causes.
I have been sweating heavily for about 3 years now. My doctor had me try dryosol and it did not work for me so next she had me try botox injections and still that didnt work. She told me the only thing else I can do is have surgery on the nerve that could reduce sweating or completely stop it, but she said she wouldnt recommend doing that because she has seen a few people have worse results in the end. is there anything else i can try?? Im in high school and cant even wear the clothes i want to wear or I risk being made fun of. Please help!!
Hey everyone!
I can’t believe I have struggled with this issue my whole teenage life, to discover this site at 27, if only i bothered to search when i was younger, it would have spared me from so many tears
I sweat excessively under my armpits, even more so when I am cold.. me and my friends mockingly call it ‘cold sweat’… it is so annoying as it creeps through all the layers of your clothing which is ever so uncomfortable. As a result I always used to wear black tops, cotton or linen (and avoid polyester etc as they make me smelly)and would frequently duck into the ladies to blow-dry my clothes. no matter what i do, where I am, if I am relaxed or stressed, hot or cold… I sweat… a lot! but..
I HAVE FOUND A SOLUTION THAT WORKS PERFECT FOR ME THOUGH!!!!
A friend gave me AXITRANS, a roller that blocks your glands for 7 to 10 days. the product also offers solution for hands and feet as well. It might not be a solution for everybody, but it is certainly worth trying. check out
http://www.vesalepharma.com/STA/EN/produits_axitrans.html
for more info. It is a Belgian company, however. But I am sure you could find a way to contact them and order online. Make sure to read the instructions carefully as the cream can sting like a ***** if you don’t treat your skin gently beforehand (apply before going to bed, make sure you did not shave three days before using the roller. first step: wash your armpits very GENTLY with soap and rinse with water. step2: dip dry, do not rub dry. step3: apply roller. step4: wear bad nightwear as product may stain. step5: fingers crossed! hope it will change your life as it has mine!! good luck).
another tip for those of you whose clothes get smelly because of all the sweating: I put white VINEGAR on the smelly part before I put my clothes in the washing machine, it kills bacteria and hence kills the cause of the bad odours. I used to have to throw clothes in the bin after 3 months because of the bad smell, but the vinegar solved this problem.
good luck!
x laura
If you suffer from hyperhidrosis then you will welcome a new comer on the UK scene, our AHC range of antiperspirants! Hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating doesn’t follow seasons. . Hyperhidrosis is said to affect in excess of 1.53 million of us in the UK, and suffice to say that it can actually be a common complaint. Those suffering from excessive sweating will know that too often they are so self-conscious and nervous about sweating that, they then sweat even more because they are nervous. You may try and tell yourself ‘don’t think about it’, but that’s when your mind will probably harness the thought and not let go of it! It can be embarrassing, even distressing to many, and this in turn can have a negative impact on someone’s quality of life.
Hyperhidrosis can either be generalized or localized to specific parts of the body. Hands, feet, armpits, and the back area are among the most active regions of perspiration due to the relatively high concentration of sweat glands;
Primary hyperhidrosis is found to start during adolescence or even before and seems to be inherited. Primary hyperhidrosis must be distinguished from secondary hyperhidrosis, which can start at any point in life
Nervousness or excitement can exacerbate the situation for many sufferers. Other factors can play a role; certain foods and drinks, nicotine, caffeine, and smells can trigger a response.
Is there an’ elixir vitae’- a solution to excessive sweating? As a matter of fact there are many ‘nostrums’ currently available on the market, ranging from gentle remedies to more sophisticated and perhaps invasive methods. Where would you start in this hot jungle? Doctors usually recommend starting with the least invasive treatment, such as anti-perspirants. If this doesn’t work, you’ll move on to treatments such as medication to block the sweat glands and where recommended surgery.
However there are a number of gentle solutions, which are said to yield to a reduction in sweating of between 80% to 100%. JV Cosmetics’ AHC range of products, which we have launched on our store http://www.scrubsuk.com naturally, closes up the pores in the middle and upper skin layers. Unlike some remedies, it works after the first application. The body still has enough other evaporation areas, so your well-being will not be affected.
Some products, which contain aluminium chloride, can often have side effects such as temporary burning, itching, prickling, or tingling in treated areas. However the AHC antiperspirants have gone a step further and integrated additional plant extracts, which are specifically aimed to soothe and protect your skin. The AHC range includes extracts of old man’s beard, clove oil and sage. Additional information on the benefits and constituents of these plants can be found on our site at http://www.scrubsuk.com. All products in the AHC range contain no colorants or preservatives.
Well it’s good to see so many people sharing about this topic, for me it’s nothing crazy but I sweat through my dress shirts like crazy at the office. Has anyone tried a pad under the armpit, I’m thinking of trying this one but not sure – 1-2dry.com.
Hi, im a 23 year old lad and i suffer from a really bad sweat problem. My back especially along with my arm pits and chest and even my thighs. im young, fit and healthy and play lots of sports and eat right but even just sitting down on a bench on an average english day my back will just run with sweat. its horrible. i have to pick white/black t shirts and even dark colour shorts/jeans etc because it runs down my back and gets soaked up by the top of my pants. any ideas / suggestions or anyone suffer the same?
Hi, I sweat ALOT and I mean loads of it! I sweat in my armpits mostly, I am a girl and I’ve tried all the womens deodorant/antiperspirant. None of them worked for me at all so I moved onto mens deodorant and it works much much better. Is this normal?
I am so glad I’m not alone. I don’t sweat under my arms but do everywhere else! It is embarrassing, I can go to Walmart or any store and I am dripping with sweat. I hate it. It font take much. I don’t know what to do. My 10 year old says stores are my enemy because I sweat so much. Can’t enjoy shopping when im sweating. If I go to the store it is super quick. Anything help others like me?
Fantastic info, live in South Africa though and have not found a product that works here. I’m 24, basically in the prime of my social life and whenever I go out my underams sweat continuesly, to make it worse, when I realise it is happening it just gets worse from thinking about it. I live where the summer temp is 30+ and winter about 15deg celcius and sweat the same in any season. Its worst when im nervous. I only sweat under my arms and whould like to get the botox thing done but it costs about R4500 which is way out of my budget at the moment. I will just have to continue looking like an idiot with my arms tight against my sides and not to mention the embarresment of looking through party pics with my buddy’s or on Facebook.
Have been sweating excessively on scalp, face, neck, torso (chest and back) and at inner elbow/knees for several years now. So far, no success with doctor visits. Summer is worse as my part of the Canadian Prairies gets very hot and humid, but can also occur in air-conditioned rooms or winter weather if humidity is up. Large red splotches almost permanent. I explain to people that I have hypohidrosis as it is easier than trying to explain everything else. Lucky that most of my friends are accommodating to me and will apply A/C and fans when I visit. Anxiety and stress can definitely ratchet up the problem. Splotches fade in winter a little as humidity goes down, but back in Spring. My grandson calls them my pink leopard spots (little beggar!). Best advice, try to stay dry, cool showers, relax, and don’t let people make you feel bad or stupid, especially doctors. Thanks to everybody contributing heart felt advice.
I am so grateful to all of you . Thanks for the name of meds and all other advise you have given,I too sweat excessively, face and especially head . Can’t take it anymore, but now feel. There might b a solution for me . Thank You Thank You Thank You Susan
I am 17 year old guy and i live in new york and reasentley like around may ish i started sweating large ammounts on my back chest arms rarley on my armpits.It started when i had a gym class first period at school i would sweat large ammounts.at that point it was just gym class but around june i started to sweat like that in other places like at work and whal i was out with my freinds but now it is the middle of the summer and it is any time i go out.I go to the gym in the morning when it is still cold ish and i bike to the gym and by the time i get to the gym on my bike i am alaready sweaty.it isent a huge problem when i am out with guy freinds cause i can just not wear a shitr but when i am out with girls it is bad.also am realey worryed about when school is going to start i this happens then it will be horabel i should mention i am a little bit over weight so that is probley some of the cause and it also might be the fact that it is summer and it is hummad outside.but now i clean my gramdparents house cause theyre old and stuff and like 60 percent of the time i am there the ac is on and i still sweat with the light claning i do.I have alays sewat being a big guy and all but now it has got out of hand.i was wondering if i could get some advice or tips i am not realey looking for and medeation at this point so if any i guess natural things you ould reccomend would be apreated
i’m in going into gr.8 and i have bad pit stains when i’m out somewere. and it’s really embarissing i wear sweaters all the time to cover it or when ever i don’t want to wear one i have to wear a black shirt so no one will notes. or i will wear a tank-top and a seathru-ish shirt so you can’t see my giant pit stains that look like someone spilled water on my shirt!!!! it left some stains on my shirt and i had to through them out. i hate it and don’t know what to do about it my friend recommended perspirx but i don’t know if it will work.
I have had a sweating problem for as long as i can remember, i sweat on my face and scalp to the point where it looks like i dunked my head in water, my chest and back and arm pits also soak right through my clothes, my crotch and rear area, also sweat, and also my face goes beat red all the time even worse when im embarrassed or nervous, i am praying for some kind of cure, i cant sit outside in the sun, or i will sweat excessively, and even when i move to a colder place, it still takes me 20-30 mins to stop sweating, it so bad that i completely stay away from girls, social situations and even family events, im sick of being insulted and made fun of for something i cant control, as im sure alot of people on here are as well, im sick of being told “its just a little sweat” i cant dive my car without having to change once i get out, i change anywhere from 1-10 times in a day! it is horrible, but i can say that reading some of these other comments, its nice to know im not alone, that im not the only one, we need a cure, i cant see myself going through my whole life like this
Sweating really is a very serious problem nowadays. I love this site since we can share ideas and solutions to our sweating problems. I would to share also my site since it is also about sweating remedies.
I’m 21 and I have suffered from bad sweating since I hit puberty. It started out with bad sweating from my armpits, which I tried to keep under control with deodorants. Obviously the normal strength deoderants didn’t work and eventually asked my doctor about it when I was 17. He recommended driclor. This worked really well but it made my armpits really sore so eventually I stopped using it as I couldn’t lift my arms. I put up with sweating for another couple of years, then I tried Sure Maximum protection. This worked perfectly. But then the problem came back but not in my armpits… Just everywhere else. It gets really bad on my face, on my back, round my groin, hands and feet and even on my neck. It is a source of extreme embarrassment for me. I am fine when i’m sat in my house or at work, but when I walk around, even a shopping centre, it starts. Usually on my forehead first, and then because I am anxious about this, it starts everywhere else. I went to my doctor about it 2 days ago and I was put on Oxybutynin. Hopefully it will work. If not I am afraid that I will have to deal with this for the rest of my life. I want to be a teacher but I am scared that kids will tease me as attacks of sweating come on instantly, especially when I am under pressure. Job interviews are always tense too.
Oh by the way I am from the UK.
I don’t know what pro-banthenine is, but I take something called propanthelene, it is an ulcer drug that has a side effect of making you not sweat. It is the ONLY thing that has ever helped my excessive face and head sweating. It is an old drug, generic, and very cheap, but can be hard to get, many pharmacies don’t stock it and have to special order it. For awhile, the manufacturer wasn’t making it and I had to get it compounded, that was expensive. Worst side effect is very dry mouth, I have to drink constantly and chew gum when I take it. It also doesn’t last long, only about 3-4 hours. so I have to take it multiple times per day and sometimes if I’m really hot, I have to take two at a time. It totally dries up your sweat, and you still get really hot–my face gets bright red and is hot to the touch–but I don’t sweat. So you have to be careful’cause you can get heat strain from taking this drug.
All in all, it is better than the severe sweating, but honestly, it has a bunch of side effects (as I’ve described) that are a super drag. I’d say your sweating has to be really bad to put up with the side effects of this drug. However, I have taken it for years and have noticed no lasting effects from it, fortunately.
p.s., my sweating is caused by taking SSRI anti-depressant medication. This is a common side effect of SSRI’s, although it isn’t talked about as much as I think it should be. I believe this is because a lot of people don’t KNOW that the reason they are sweating is because of taking SSRI antidepressants–actually, any seratonin enhancing drug (even the old tricyclics)can cause the sweating. Based on people I know with this problem, antidepressants seem more likely to cause head and face sweating.
It is a grossly under-recognized problem. It took me over a year to figure this all out, and many visits to specialists who completely missed the possibility that my sweating was a drug side-effect. I finally figured it out, myself, and I’ve researched it enough now to be convinced I’m right.
So those of you who have uncontrollable face and head sweating, is it possible you are taking medication that is causing it?
Anhydrol Forte works… you put it on a night before and it burns but the next day it works/ i dont like the drama of blogs but doctors prescribed this to me, from what i understadn you can buy it without a prescription. just check it on the internet most reviews will have a positive blog on the stuff. serioudly good luck guys and check this stuff out….
Hi,
I have been sweating heavily for years and used a number of remedies, even some home remedies! some worked, like the one that Nick recommended, but personally it caused my skin to be tender and irritated which i found very unpleasant. I came across the AHC range, the sensitive bottle, and it worked perfectly well and is the only product i have tried which actually gives me no side effects at all. So i would highly recommend AHC30 sensitive. I got it from a medical supplies site called scrubsUK.com. I only apply it once a week, and so far so good!
I am only 18 but have been suffering with excessive sweating for at least 4 years. Every year I dreaded the summer, and each year it got worse. It all seemed to start when i hit puberty. I had no idea that anything could be done about it and became very self concious.It started getting worse 2 years ago, and i spent most of my time indoors.I really started to notice that I was often the only person sweating even in the winter.I have excessive face,arm pits and hand sweating, the worst being my face which is so noticeable to others.It prevented me from doing lots of things, like going out with friends, going to bars or restaurants as I get so hot and sweaty,i just found the whole thing embarrassing!I have now found the perfect solution for me, i’m so pleased to be able to share it with you all hoping it will help you as much as it has me.
My friend introduced me to the product, it’s called AHC30 sensitive,it’s kind to the skin due to the plant extracts and it’s effective pretty much straight away!
they sell it on this website: http://www.scrubsuk.com/beauty-range/whitening-skin.html
I hope this has helped! Francesca
40 years old male. I have been sweating excessively my **entire** life, or at least as long as I can remember. I assume genetics has more to do with it for me since my father and his father sweat even more than I do. I am the guy who, if a teeny weeny but active OR it’s warm out OR for me far far worse there was no airflow (could be cool out, but if no airflow is present, I start to sweat buckets almost immediately) OR a little anxious/nervous because of a situation (such as public speaking, I hate doing that, since I look like I have flop sweats on steroids) which usually gets worse since I become anxious/nervous about sweating more than the situation itself, would look like they just got out of a shower while wearing their clothing, at least my entire upper body.
Sweating like crazy literally put a damper on my social life as a teenager and young adult, and even my stresses my marriage since my wife does not sweat at all (others have noticed this as well) which seems to run in her family (none of her brothers, sisters, parents, etc. appear to sweat when other regular people do) which sucks since she is fine in 90 degree weather and I am not. Luckily our daughter appears to at the very least be half and half of us since she seems to sweat normally.
Looks like I have hyperhydrosis. For those who say “Don’t sweat it.”, screw you, you obviously don’t sweat the way I do.
I started taking glycopyrrolate. It’s a miracle. I did not even tell my wife and after 2 days she noticed and asked me if everything was ok, since I was not always sweating. Has worked wonders for me and for the first time I assume this may be what it feels like to be normal.
Talk to your doctors about it. Most have not heard of glycopyrrolate and I had to tell mine about it and she had to research it prior to prescribing it to me. Most doctors don’t think sweating a lot is a medical problem either and expect to be recommended to go to a shrink, after getting a run of tests over and over, since they assume you got some kind of anxiety, or whatever if all the other tests come back negative. It’s annoying as hell, especially old male doctors (seen a few of those over 20+ years) who typically blow you off with a “just deal with it and not a big deal” attitude.
Wow! Like people have said before, its nice to know that I’m not the only one. I think my story is a little bit different from most people though. I am an 18 year-old college freshman with REALLY sweaty feet. I don’t sweat anywhere else, just my feet. Now I know that you don’t think that it is that bad, but trust me, I would so take sweating anywhere else because that sweating makes my feet smell really bad. This has made me almost completely anti-social and I refuse to leave my dorm room unless it is for class or food. I wouldn’t care if my feet were really sweaty as long as they didn’t smell, but they do–be thankful you don’t have smelly feet. I can’t wear cute shoes and I can’t wear warm shoes (sneakers) cause they make my feet sweat even more and smell worse–no joke!
One thing that I can tell you is that I was NOT born with this condition. I am convinced the it has to do with medications that I took in the past. I have had acne since I was in 6th grade and in 8th grade I took antibiotics, later when I got off those, I tried birth control pills. This is where it got really bad. I was only on them for about a month or two until I had to come off of them because of really bad side effects. About three weeks later, my feet were sweating uncontrollably no matter what I did. I didn’t connect the medications until later.
This only thing that seems to connect the dots is something called candiadaisis (sp?) apparently this can be caused by long term use of antibiotics and birth control pills–bingo! I was on and off antibiotics for about 5 years and the sweating only happened after the birth control pills. Since then, I have been experimenting with diets (2-3 years of this shit) and then only think I could come up with is to avoid caffeine, sugar, or carbohydrates–caffeine esp. made my feet drip puddles.
I’m sure most of you have done your own research and stuff, but I have become so frustrated because the only thing they say is that hyperhidrosis is possibly genetic and no one knows the cause. I was adopted for heaven’s sake, and I was not born with this condition. I just wish I could wear shoes again like everyone else instead of flip-flops (closed toed makes my feet 10x worse!). It really sucks cause I only spend time with my family or my two close friend cause they know and don’t mind as much. In fact, they are convinced that I am crazy and tell me that they don’t even smell it (prob. cause they’ve gotten used to it, lol.) My dad refuses to believe that I have a problem and my doctor doesn’t take me seriously).
I’m gonna ask my doctor for those oxybutynin pill next time I see her cause I am sick of this. It’s annoying because its no where else–dry face, armpits, hands, etc.–just my feet. On top of that, I don’t mean to be conceited, but I’m really pretty and I want a boyfriend, only I’m afraid because my feet smell bad, so I don’t even try.
btw, I’m not over weight (5’5″ and 120 pounds). If weight was the issue, I wouldn’t have sweaty feet….i have been using certain dri, but it doesn’t help that much and is staring to wear off…I need drysol or something. It sucks cause I remember not ever having an issue with sweaty feet before. I used to be normal lol, i could wear shoes no problem and could take my shoes off anywhere with NO smell, until I hit 16 and then it was like wtf is wrong with me. No one else I know has this problem….I’m just a freak…. (I’m curious, let me know if your hyperhidrosis started after a round of antibiotics or birth control pills–I’m convinced this caused my hell, lol….ahhahh sorry if this rant sounded angry lol, I’m actually a really sweet person, just frustrated
Hi im Melinda,…Im now 42 this problem started when i was approx. 34yrs old and about 1yr after having my 2nd baby and last.My first experience after birth of 1st child at 31 was great,all normal,normal,normal,My 2nd i had a bout of post natal drepression which lasted about 1yr,which i had no treatment.Over the next couple of years there were times when i was hormonal,when menustrating i would have bad headaches and i had thoughts that maybe i was premenopausal,everything had changed and i felt it.It has never been a problem for me,not ever,always regular,not so heavy and not very painful as other women can have,i had it as good as it gets.During this time the sweating under one arm pit started.Ive never had any problem ever with sweating or odour at all..Now,my shirts dont last long they seem to get a smell in them,as when i put a clean shirt on it smell almost instantly,i might be lucky to get 1 month wear before this happens,thats my tshirts.i dont have to be doing anything and the sweat mark appears,im tired of wearing black t shirts,as this hides it…why has this happended now,ive had no problem with this ever,sweat or odour..I want to wear what i want.My other armpit is normal.Plz help!!!i hate it..
Hey, I do not sweat under my armpits, or feet, or hands. I swear all over my chest/stomach and my back. Any ideas on what to do?
Hey everyone, its good to find a site like this as perhaps enough people try enough combinations of things we can finally find a solution to this. I am currently trying everything I can to stop the sweating on my chest, back, and strangely enough even my legs but so far am not getting too far. What I have found which may help some people is a site that sells t-shirts that you would find very difficult to sweat through. To put it into perspective, I was in Ibiza a few weeks ago and it was around 40 or so degrees, I sweat a great deal and after a 30 minute walk, it had only just started to show through. Its not perfect but it certainly helps until I find a proper solution to this. Anyway, here is the site and I totally recommend you looking at some of the sweat proof t-shirts/under shirt pads. I dont work for them (genuinely) but they have certainly helped me a great deal so far. Good Luck guys http://kleinertsstore.com/
I,m a 64 year old woman and i didn,t always have this excessive sweating problem, but i have for a few years now and it has gotten worse in the last 6 months. mu scap and face really bother me because the sweat runs down my face and get into my eyes, which buen. it is so imbarrasing. my hair gets wet. i have to keep a wet towle aroung my neck and face, i,m getting to where i cant wear makeup. i cant cook, that i,m afraid the sweat will drop in my food, i carry a we fan when i go to outdoor activities, my breast get a raw rash under them as does where i had my hystertomy scar. its alful. please somebody help others will be comfortable and i,m just a mess. i take a battery operated fan when i go to wal mart.
Thanks everyone for your comments on excessive sweating which I cope with everyday.I sweat the worse on scalp and face,back area which can eb a real embarresment out in public…I can’t style my hair or wear make-up anymore as it’s a waste of product and time. My doctor is no help,he says excessive sweating is a good thing….but he doesn’t stand there with wet hair as he says this!! I appreciate any help,especially any natural meds you can take that help as my doc seems to not want to worry with helping me in this area. God Bless you all and I pray we all can be helped in some way.
I have been searching on the internet for information that might help me figure out which direction to take. I am a fat woman who has always been too warm. In the winter, if I wear gloves and boots, I am warm – I need no coat. In the winter I keep the house at 62, sleep naked with a sheet and it takes a frigid night for me to use a blanket. Even when eating healthy, losing weight and exercising I would sweat behind my knees and my groin area, head, under breasts.
Recently, I have started sweating on my nose and then the redness spreads out across my cheeks. Certain things trigger the sweating that begins on my nose – its the lights in stores or malls that will make it begin. I take a paper fan in my purse to use along with many tissues to blot my face. Although it is approaching October,I still have the a/c on at home. I sleep naked with just a sheet on. I always use the a/c in the car having the cold air blasting my face. On one trip to the mall, when we stopped for lunch, I drank 2 pitchers of ice water to make the sweating stop- I was so dehydrated . Of course by that time my groin area and inside my thighs were also drenched, along with my head.
I always take water with me even if my trip will be short.
I am 53 and have PCOS and my hormones are still normal – and no hot flashes. I do take several medications. The best thing I have found to help me with my life time battle of losing weight is cymbalta and I realize that because of the increase in seratonin, sweating can be a side effect. I also take medications because I am a diabetic and I also have an underactive thyroid and take 2 more medications. My medications have been the same for a year and this facial sweating started in the past few months. I went to my GP who thought I should go to the Dermatologist and she said I should go to an Endocrinologist which I have not yet done. I have had MS symptoms over the past years, the last one being optic neuritis. I have Photophobia – light sensitivity since that time. I used to work with only a task light at the computer at work and the area above my desk was completely dark. This was the best way for me to function.
I was so pleased to read Amys letter. She has helped someone with her information….thank you Amy !
Reading Amys letter of Feb 2, 2010 was the first information I have found which spoke of the loud heartbeat (I also have) and the sweating going into stores. The only history of headaches used to be sinus, which I rarely have now.
Many people have talked about having sweaty smelly feet. If they can get a prescrption of Nystatin Powder, a powder that is an anti fungal and use it to dust their feet with, it should help. These patients would also have to ingest the powder 3x daily and follow a yeast free diet to make a complete difference. The book to get is “The Yeast Connection” by William Crook. Patients would also need to find a allergy Dr to see – one that believes in the healing power of foods. Doing a grain free diet is extremely difficult, but its processed foods and grains that feed the yeast that upsets the natural yeast balance in our bodies. There is a lot of information on the internet, along with books and cookbooks these days to help a person try this way of living. Many thanks to all who have written. It has been helpful to read your stories. Good luck … Roxanne
I have suffered from Excessive sweating for years, its obviously a nervous flight or flight reaction that happens wherever i get anxious or stressed, even if i dont think im nervous etc, like at work for example. Sweat used to pour down my arms and was extremely embarrassing, but i found some special deodorants that realy work and have changed my life, they work after about a day or too and leave the armpits dry all day long……such a relief !!!
Try either of these two as both work but i find perspirex gentler on the skin, apply before going to bed and have a sweat free day, total life changer. Its a routine you have to stick to but worth the tiny inconvenience, the good thing is it usually lasts for 3 days so if you forget to apply one night you shld still be ok.
Driclor
Perspirex.
They are available in chemists and even some supermarkets…….they REALlY WORK !!
hi becky i suffer the same as you but dont have ms,jusywondering if my temperature control has gone wrong?
I have just returned from a specialist appointment at the Royal Adelaide Hospital for excessive sweating. I saw a doctor who is a specialist in this field who has prescribed my a lotion that has 3% Glycopyrrolate in it. All you have to do is apply it with a cotton ball that has been soaked with the lotion to the areas that you want to stop the sweating.After you have let it dry it immediately works!! This lotion is not produced by any company yet , so it will need to be made for you personally. A total miracle for me, as this problem has been haunting me for years and I have been too embarrassed to do anything about it. Such a simple remedy it’s hard to believe it actually works. Thank you Dr Anne Tonkin you are a lifesaver xxx Now I’m out to buy a bright pink top ( I’m sick of black and white)!!
Hi my name is Ezra I’m 23 years old I started to sweat excessively for no reason. Mostly in the under arm area but its gotten to the point that i don’t even wanna go out anymore because I feel gross. I also get hot really quick even if its cool outside I’m hot and sweating. My electric bill is through the roof because i fall asleep with my AC on even when its 55 degrees. I can’t wear any of my clothes besides tanks and shorts. Which doesn’t work for me cuz I love wearing formal wear. I’ve been to the doctors but he basically told me to deal it with it. And all this didnt start happening until last year which kinda worries me. So I’d appreciate any help I can’t get. Even questions that i should know to ask my doctor.
I sweat from my armpits excessively. It seams to be worse in the mornings. I also suffer from IBS and lower back pain. I’m pretty depressed about my health problems. I am aware that things could be worse but if things get worse I don’t know how I’m going to take it. I already don’t want to go on living.
My insurance company will not pay for Botox because they say it is cosmetic. I assured them I am NOT doing this to make my armpits look better. They say there has to be maceration and secondary infection caused from the topical application. I think I have to be bleeding from my armpits for Regence to pay for Botox to treat hyperhydrosis.
I use hypercare. But I had to cut the top open and dab it on with a cottonball to get enough on there. It worked for a while but it has just stopped working now. I keep putting it on anyway because I don’t know what to do. It keeps irritating them. Now there is a red rash. I have an appointment next week with another dermatologist. Until then I am going to douse these blasted arm pits twice a day. Maybe they will be “macerated” by the time I see the dermatologist and I can get the botox.
Yesterday I bought a hair dryer to keep at work so I can dry my shirt in the men’s room. This sucks.
Hi friends,
Hi friends,
it looks like i too share the same problem with you all. my face and back sweats a lot..so much so that my hanky gets wet in one wipe! at college everybody remarks whether i have just stepped out of the shower. it is so embarassing especially when i am the only one sweating among my friends! i use anti perspirants but only for the underarms..what should i do about my face, back and especially the head?? it gets sticky, my whole hair, in a day…please i need some suggestions…
Hi I’m Emma I am 12 years old and I always sweat from my head since I was in year 7! It’s embarrassing because it makes my hair wet. I always sweat when I go party’s or when I do sport. None of my friends do witch makes it even more embarasing. I went to a
Party the other day I went out with nice dry hair came back with damp sweaty hair. I always worrie about it because people point it out and laugh, they don’t know how I feel about it. Someone
Please help me!!
thanks, Emma.
i am looking for a way to stop sweating. any tip’s?
Omg i am beyond thrilled to find this site. I have had uncontrollable face sweating fpr more than 20 yrs. I had my thyroid removed 10 yrs ago at which point the doc said it would help my sweating but it didnt. I had a hysterectomey a few years ago and went on hrt and still nothing. Its so embarrassing. especially when people feel the need to tell me “your sweating”. I can be outside naked in the snow and my face would b drenched. It used to only last 10 min at a time but now it never stops. I hate it. Im a professional and i gave up a lucrative career in sales because i couldnt go to one facetoface sales meeting without cometely melting. I have thought about botox but id have to get it all over my face. It is literally crippling my life and holding me hostage. No matter what the temp is i cant b anywhere without beads of sweat welling up on my nose, upperlip, forehead, undereyes and neck.
Well to start I am a 20 yr old guy and go to college. I dont have hypohydrosis because I only sweat when Im anxious which is mostly when Im eating in front of people or when Im in a crowded store/place. I have read online and found out that sweating can be caused by social anxiety individuals or people with anxiety in general. I am starting to think I have social anxiety because I get really nervous when Im about to eat in front of people,even in front of my own family which is crazy!! I never had a problem with any of this before I was 16. Im glad im not one of the few people with this problem. Also Certain-Dri really helps if applied correctly,I use it on my face.
@ Anira…you should try Certain-Dri on your face which can be found at your local stores like Wal-Mart,Walgreens,CVS or you can order it online,it does help after a few applications
Oxybutynin decreases sweating, originally on the market for bladder issues but is also often prescribed to treat excessive sweating.
Although it is prescription, I have 80 x5 mg, Branded Ditropan (oxybutynin) for sale if anyone is interested. They expire 2014 so still 2+ years left on them.
If you are interested please email and I will get back to you as soon as possible.
I am almost relieved to know there are others who sweat like I do. I’m 48yrs. old and do have a controlled degree of hypertension that I take Lisinopril for. But am otherwise very active and seemingly healthy.I have over the last 2-3 years developed a profuse amount of sweating from my forehead, face, neck ,chest, back of head at neck. It even happens at night in bed with a fan and AC going. It begins almost the minute I step out of the shower and even happens in the winter when I’m cold. If I’m moving, I’m sweating. I do have high anxiety with my business and notice how much worse it is in nervous situations. I quit smoking cigarettes 3 months ago hoping that would help but the sweating has almost gotten worse. My latest thought occurred to me while eating some chips and hot sauce. I was cool and dry at the time and I realized I begin to sweat heavily in the face area after a few bites. I love Mexican food and peppers and eat different hot sauces on things almost daily.
I’m curious to know if anyone else has a diet of almost daily hot sauces on foods? I didn’t always eat this way and it seems as if around the time I began to love the spicey stuff is about the time my sweating excessively began. I’m wondering if this could be the cause. Does anyone else on here with this problem eat a lot of hot stuff? I love it so much that I really don’t want to quit it unless I hear from someone else it may be the cause. Please let me know what you people think. Thanks. Dave
Dear all, I also have been suffering from the same problems all my life and with age it is getting worse. I have recently read something that might explain the problems that we have described.
I was reading somenthig about the psychophisiology of trauma. Trauma is an emotional and physiological reaction that makes people feel out of control.
Sweating is one of the symptoms even if no emotional state or memories are attached to it. research in neurobiology have demonstrated that situation can trigger somatic memories ,body memories without the mind being aware and conscious. And without being able to process what is happening because the memory is encoded in the body bypassing the part of the brain that would bring it to consciousness. It is possible that sweating is a kind of post traumatic stress .
It is quite complex I hope this dosnt upset too much anyone.
ive been sweating from my armpits for not too long. the weird thing is that it only happens when im at school. im not nervous or anything. im normal and its cold outside and even im cold but im still sweating. is there anything i can do to stop it?
I’m a 17 year-old girl and I’ve had major sweating in my underarms since 6th grade. I had gone to a couple doctors and dermatologists about a year ago but I think I just found the right one. I was persribed ROBINUL and while it hasn’t completely stopped my armpits from sweating I don’t sweat anywhere else! I suggest you allll to ask your doctor about it!!!
I am 25 years old boy and palm and forehead sweating problems. Every time I go out somewhere, i know that within a few minutes I will have extreme circles of sweat under my palm and over my forehead. When i sit in cold place then the sweat stop automatically but my palm already wit with sweat Please help!
omg i cant beleve that so many people are suffering from this!!!! im goin through hell at the mo,, ive had ecsess sweating for yrs now, even if its freezing cold and im outside, im still soaking wet and feel hot!!, i have to admit, its got to the point for me now where i feel like crying
its making me ancious and depressed, im a 35 yr old mum of 3 my sweating is basically everywhere, hands feet, back, neck, head, crotch, thighs, cleavage, face!!!!!
im fed up, would love to find a cure x
Hi I am a 15 year old girl who has a problem with sweating under my arms. I noticed it about 2 years ago and it seems that I only sweat when I am at school or with my friends. When I am home I NEVER sweat. Does anyone know why this is? It’s not like I sweat a little I sweat a lot to the point where I will wear sweaters and sweat more because I get so hot. This has become a really big problem!
I am so relieved to see that I am not the only one going through this, although I would never wish this upon anyone! I have had Hyperhydrosis since 6th grade and I am 20 now and never met anyone with it. I just went to my dermatologist and he just prescribed me (Robinul)today. im so excited to try it and see how it works! (praying for the best!)my perspiration is so aweful, I have large sweat stains under ALL of my shirts all the time and only wear black,it’s really hard to deal with in social situations! i’ll let you all know how Robinul works! best of luck to you all!
Hi, I am 36 and have been suffering from Hyperhydrosis for as long as I can remember. I have severe sweating under the arms. I also sweat other regions on my body, however I feel this is mainly due to the start up anxiety due to the sweating under my arms. I sweat even in the cold, in fact I reckon more. I always have an endless supply of tissues at an arms reach. If I am wearing a jumper or coat, I can disguise the scrunched up tissues under my arms, until they get wet that is….
I have spoken with many friends and my partner whom feel somewhat sympathetic, but in hindsite no-one really “gets it”. Well how could they?
My life is not really my life. I can’t really be whom I want to be. I can’t wear what I want to wear. Mylife is moulded around this disease.
My favourite colour is black (not really) but that is the only colour you can’t really see how bad my sweating is. Being a female I find makes it extremely difficult. I dare buy nice tops with sleeves, or tops that sit just under. Dare I buy colours…. how’d I’d love to wear my favourite colour just one day, one day…..
Being a mother, meeting up with relatives, giving hugs and kisses. I cringe as I don’t want anyone to get my sweaty armpits on. I even turned down holding my new niece due to the hyperhydrosis.
I have tried basically everything, except the obvious boxtox ect as this option is way to expensive. Operation did also cross my mind, but after hearing so many problems with this option, I have decided definately not to go with that.
I am from Australia and I find it extremely difficult to get any type of product that can help me. Seems like everyone overseas has many options available. If anyone from Aus can help me with any options that actually work, please please devulge….
I would love to talk to others with similar issues like mine.
Thank you.
Okay I’m an 18yr old.female and I’ve had this problem since I was little. I can even wear cute shirts without gettin sweat all over them!! I’ve tried every deoterant u can think of and nothing works!!! Can someone please tell me what I can use…..I will try anything!!!!!!
I have been suffering with excessive underarm sweating my whole life, I have seen a handful of doctors and tried everything I can think of. I recently started using a product called 1-2Dry and it has been working really great. It absorbs all the sweat in these little comfortable pads that go under my clothes- which ensures no one can see it and I don’t get any embarrassing stains! Hope this might help others with my same problem!
I hear they are doing a deal online at swarmjam.com for a sweat prevention product they brought over from russia this weekend.
I have had sweaty hands and feet all my life. I am 61 and it has affected every part of my life. It was very hard as a child being teased and ridiculed for something I could do nothing about. I inherited this from my mother and my sister also has the problem. Several years ago I went to a urologist for kidney stones,he prescribed oxybutynin. I noticed that while taking this pill my hands and feet no longer were sweating, amazing! I asked at my next visit if this was something I could continue to take and he said yes. I played with the dosage and found that just 1 5mg pill a day did the trick for me. Alas, I am now down to my last 2 months supply and so I asked my dermatologist about it, so far he has said it isn’t something he is comfortable in prescribing for me but promised to look into it further. No one knows how wonderful it was for me to have that urologist prescribe it for me….my life is just so much more normal…I just have to find a way to get more. Isn’t it such a simple thing to ask for? I still sweat every where else just not in my hands and feet. I will keep on trying until I find someone to prescribe this for me again. No health insurance or I would certainly go back to my urologist for this and my kidney stones.
Man, I am so embarassed about my swaeting problems even in the winter.My hands and entire body is always soaked.This is a nightmare and I need help.I can’t last more than 2 hours in an outfit, not to mention my armpits get really wet and shirts really stinky.HEEEEELLLLLP!
hi im amber and im 16 years old and i am so embarassed about my sweating, i sweat exsessively under my arms and on my mustache line which i super irriatating because when i wear makeup it sweats off only in that area and i look funny. The second i walk in from the outside i sweat hard core for about 15 minutes. so i go into a bathroom stall take off my sweaters and jackets and go to work fanning myself till i adjust to the tempeture change. im almost always fanning myself every where i go. i am also super self conscince of my arms so i do not go sleaveless ever period. which means all my sweaters and cardigans are …suprise black . everyday i go into the bathroom turn of the hand dryers and dry me sweat stains . so im comfortable for about 10-20 minutes till there back to a noticable sweat and not a littel bit enought that i cant move me hair, raise my hand to answer a question, or swing my arms when i walk. its a nightmare. and its all i think about although i hide it rather well. unlike me face sweating. also i dont like so stand up i always leave a giant sweety ass stain on my chair which are super noticable. i cant hug cute guys. and by the end of the day even with deodarent i smell like sweat not bad but like sweat. its my personal hell and people look at me werid when im fanning my slef on the bus or the train in the middle of the winter when everyone else is cold i just want to be normal and not hava to worry about thinking about this stupid sweating … help?
The Revolution is looking for women in the Tri-State area with sweat problems!
Have you noticed an unpleasant increase in the amount you sweat? Could it be due to weight gain? Pregnancy? Menopause? Or stress? Does it cause embarrassing stains or frequent clothing changes? Do you wear dark colors to hide wet spots? Do you shy away from form fitting clothes because it makes you sweat more?
Do your new sweating issue make you feel self-conscious and avoid social settings? Do you feel like you can’t wear your old clothes anymore?
If this sounds like you and you’d love help choosing clothes that are sweat friendly and fashionable, style guru Tim Gunn: Official Page and The Revolution want to hear from you.
Only those who are willing to share their story and transformation on national television, should respond. Please EMAIL: casting@the-revolution.com and write “Chronic Sweater” in the subject line. Include a photo and a brief description of your sweating issues.
Botox injections are not that unpleasant, are EXTREMELY safe (no negative response yet seen by me or any other doctor I know- the box label lists side effects but we all never have seen any?- presuming an appropriate DR, P-A or RN that have been through the relatively simple required training are performing the procedure. My office has treated so many people(hands, feet, underarms) and most TOTALLY stop sweating for a full year. A few have results for 6 months and prefer to re-inject as soon as any sweating returns. We charge $1000.00 (maybe 950? not positive) for 100 units of botox. I assume other doctors charge a similar amount. Some patients (about 30%) have their insurance cover it. My mom has hyperhydrosis of the head and neck- the reason I’m surfing these blog sites- as it is harder to treat- and she can’t take the anti-cholinergic drugs (oxybutinin) due to another medical condition. impossible to spread the botox around that large of a surface area within the appropriate dose range(though I may try one time with a very dilute amount)-the drug needs to spread around all areas right under the skin surface using thin needles – so easier for smaller areas like hands feet and underarms.)I’ll likely give her some sedation for that many injections- Surgery and the drugs mentioned are used for all-over or head and neck sweating. they work often very well, but not always. Botox is by far the most reliable- never fails actually, in my experience- Generally all patients hate the strong antiperspirants- as they sting, and stain clothing also. I hope this helps- I really feel for people with this difficult condition
Here’s something no-one has mentioned. All through school, uni and until my mid-30′s I had a horrible time with armpit sweating, regardless of weather or anxiety. i used to have double sets of clothes so i could change during the day, and it stopped me from pursuing a career as a pianist; the sweating would stain my clothes right to my waist, and took over my enjoyment of life. Then i spoke to a doctor who referred me for surgery; this is a long time ago and I’m sure it would be a simpler procedure now. I actually had the top layer of skin containing the sweat glands cut out from under my arms. The operation was unpleasant and it took a while to get the full use of my arm movement back, and I have bizarre scarring under my arms, BUT IT WORKED! About 2 months later I auditioned for a postgraduate course in piano accompaniment and the rest, as they say, is ancient history!
Hi,
I’ve been looking for an answer for years. My face sweats when I eat. I do not have to eat anything spicy, just eat. My doctor said it’s just that it’s spicy and I don’t think it is??!! It’s worse if I eat tomato sauces, or cheese based items. The funny thing is, I can eat spaghetti sauce cold, and I don’t sweat. Any help would be soooo appreciated!!
Cranial sweating and redness. What has helped me a lot is a combination of a few things, namely , Inderal and Ditropan. If you havent tried it I suggest you check with a doctor first and then let him/her give you the above mentioned drugs. Start with the weakest strength. I am using 10 mg Inderal and 2.5 mg Ditopan, once a day only, works like a charm so far. Ofcourse botox and laser treatments can also be used inbetween. Will see how I continue to react, but so far so good.
Hi All,
I never read this blog before but recently have come across a solution that I wanted to share it with someone. First off, I am 33 years old and I have never had an underarm sweat issue and out of no where, it happened. Maybe within 3 minutes of putting on a shirt (i wear nothing but 100% cotton), there would be dampness. I could even be cold, it just did not matter. I tried maybe 8 different deodorants and nothing worked. Just over a week ago, I checked out some blogs and forums (like this one)and heard people talk about Certain Dri and some other brand. Well, I bought Certain Dri (The roll on one not the morning stick) and I appear to be 100% cured. I am wearing a thick sweater right now and I feel like I could jog a mile and still not get damp in the pit area. My specific experience is as follows.
Day 1. I used the Certain Dri the night before (you are supposed to always use it right before bed. You can shower in the morning and soap the heck out of your pits and you will not wash it off) and I went a 1/2 w/o problems but then got a pit mark. I did a little more research and found that some people still use regular deodorant in the morning so I tried that (small amount) and I was 100% dry on day 2
Day 3-4: 100% dry all day but I got really itchy late in the evening and in both cases, it happened right after taking off my shirt, as if the air caused it.
Day 5-7: 100% Dry and no itch
Note, I heard that the Certain dri might take a couple of days for it to work so I might not need the regular deodorant in the morning but I plan to continue to use it, why fix something that is not broken.
Finally, as you will read in the instructions, only use a little bit. I used too much on day 1. You literally need 2 swipes max, even if you feel like you have more surface area to cover. This is my first blog ever and I hope this helps someone
i am 23 and just noticed 2 weeks ago that i have a sweat small under my arms that was never there before…i hardly sweat at all but the smell/oder is there.all day i get this oder.Its horrible.someone tell me what i should do?? please
Hi
I am a 23 year olda and I have a problem of sweaty palms and feet. I think I recognized this thing 12 years back. This thing embarrass me when Im with ma freandz or when I want to great someone and things like that.
I leave in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Please help.
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I am 22 yrs old an I don’t know wen exactly this started had to be later on in my teens. I started discovering that I’m always sweating on my stomach it can be hot cold or freezing outside I will jus start sweating if I’m to warm in my clothes but living in ny with the crazy weather yu have to be warm …I also sweat a lot on my armpits not where it leaves a stain but where it starts smelling like I’m a dude its so embarrasing cus I try so many diffenerent deodarants an only the ones with floral an flower scents keeps down my scent…I also sweat on my private an breast area an for somereason it produces a weird taste I discovered while being intimate , if a person licks or sucks then come up an kiss me there you taste that weird taste an that makes me so self conscious to the point I hate bein touched or I won’t be intimate unless the room is cold or there’s air flowin so it would stop my sweat.but that never works I get all sweaty so there’s a mixture of sweat an perfume.when my body gets overheated like jus me getting angry I will sweat. Prefusely from my chest to stomach to my private area ..playing sports the same thing ,if I get to hot in wat I’m wearing or in a house there I go…this is really messing with my social life because I don’t know how to explain to someone I don’t want yu lick my body cus I have a weird taste wen I sweat…can sumone help me please with any medicine or cleansers I can use because usin cologne an st ives only helps wen im not doing any physical activities
Wow! I cannot believe all of the comments! My daughter was watching a show on MTV where a teenage girl suffered from hyperhidrosis. My daughter said “mom we must have that!” I have suffered from excessive sweating since I was a teen. It has been terrible! It doesn’t matter if it’s 30 degrees outside, I sweat. I sweat in my hands, feet, armpits and even my lower back! I have ruined silk shirts and cannot wear silk for 5 minutes without sweating thru it. I get so embarrassed because I sweat all of the time even when I’m not nervous. However, it gets even worse if I get nervous and even when I meet new people! I’m not nervous when I meet new people, so I don’t know why I sweat even more…I can’t explain it! I hate it soooooo much! I have talked to my Dr. and she just said that it was healthy to sweat and that’s it! I was so aggrevated! I didn’t even know that there was a name for this condition nor did I know that there were treatments for it! I’m so glad I saw this website and I am going to try some of the non-surgical treatments first.