Excessive sweating?
I was just wondering if anyone had any ideas about how to stop excessive sweating? I don’t mean just underarms; I mean total body. I sweat like nobody’s business and try to stay under a fan as much as possible.
Any and all suggestions are welcome!
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You need a dermatologist. You may be suffering from hyperhidrosis (not diaphoresis as the person incorrectly stated above). I suffer from this and have been since I was 13. I am now 21. Hyperhidrosis is excessive sweating unrelated to heat. You will sweat even when it is cold outside. My dermatologist told me this condition was genetic. I had hand, armpit, and feet sweating. It would get so bad, that I was embarassed to shake someone’s hand or even be seen out in public because I would have dark sweat stains on my shirt. There are many treatments for this including pills, botox injections, and even surgery. I don’t know how bad your sweating is or if it is causing you any public embarassment, but I’d speak with a dermatologist. My doctor said it was partially hormonal. I take Ditropan XL which is an anticholineric drug that is used to treat over active bladder. I don’t have that condition but the side effect of the med. causes a decrease in sweating. This has been a miracle drug for me! Speak to your doctor about what’s right for you. There are treatment options out there. Good luck!
this is called diaphorysis. it is more common than you think. dr’s can give medication, but there are side effects
Did you ever get checked for diabetes? Excessive sweating is one of the symptoms(along with others). A glucosetest can show if your sugar is too high and treatment of that will reduce the sweating. Another reason could also be that it is hereditary and I do not believe that there is much you can do about that except for trying to avoid strenous activities as much as possible….