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Quick Health Advice: Excessive Sweating
Our bodies lose one litre of sweat every day. However, sufferers of hyperhidrosis (or excessive sweating) can lose 4-5 times this amount. In this exclusive guide, Dr McKenna advises on various self-help methods to tackle this condition and explains the treatment options available for sufferers. And remember, it’s not the sweat that smells – it’s the dried sweat in your clothes!
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I am 39 yrs old and suffered from hyperdrosis as a child in my hands, I couldnt hold a pen without it slipping and my work was always smudged. At 10 I had double sympathectomy surgery under each armpit to stop the sweating. Since then the excessive sweating to my hands stopped but then I started to get sweat profusely from the back of my neck, face, inside elbows whn eating. Certain foods trigger it more than others but it has become so bad that I cannot eat in restaurants anymore..and I need a towel to hand. I recently saw on the show that woman sweated from her head and Dr Jessop mentioned a medication that she could take....can anyone help me with the name of that medication. I visited my doctor yesterday but she wasnt very helpful, at first she said there was no medication for it and then when I told her about what I heard on this programme she told me to go away and find out the name of it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
did you ever get an answer to this? i would like to know too.
i am a 61 year old male. just recently i have sweat so much at night when i am asleep that the bedclothes and my pillow are drenched.has anyone else experienced this
Hey im 14 at the moment and have been sweating for 2 years straight now,it's constant and happens every day and im starting to worry about people thinking im not clean.I shower regulary and use deoderant's but it just does'nt work.Help me please :(
hi i also suffer the same i talked to my doctor and he perscrbed me a roll on deodrnt called anhydrol forte go to your doctor and ask about this deodrent and i hope it helps personally it worked great for me and i dont get wet patchs at all
I`m 50yrs old and i have suffered with excessive head sweating for about 25 yrs, its the only place i sweat excessively, it is so embarrassing as i look as if i have washed my hair its that wet and it runs down my face and neck, i even get this in winter, it seems to be getting worse as i get older. what can i do to stop it or at least reduce it? I have never been to my GP about this as i`m too embarressed.
hi i suffer realy bad to i got this brilliant roll on deodrent from my doctor an its called anhydrol forte and it stops that in barison wet patch on your tops hope you get it sorted out
Hi there. I know just what you are going through as I have the same problems. I, like you have Raynauds where my hands and feet are blue from cold yet sweating buckets at the same time. Please tell your GP about it. I am sure he/she will be very sympathetic and try to help as doctor does. I was prescribed medication for the sweating and medication to help to warm my hands and feet. I often do not know which medicine to take as like you i am cold and sweating at the same time. I continue to report to my GP about this and hope we can find a more effective treatment. Don't be embarrassed to talk to your doctor. I wish you good luck for the future.
hi im 16 and i sweat from my armpits alot more then most people, ive never really thought it could be treated. i never buy the clothes i want to becasue im worried it will show up more, i havent talked to anyone at all about this becasue im just really imbaressed to, should i try and talk to my doctor about it?
yes speak to your doctor but also mention this roll on deadrent its calledanhydrol forte i got this from my doctor and its great for me it stoped all that embarison wet patches under my arms hope this helps
Hi I have really sweaty hands and feet the just look wet. the machines are way to expencive is the there anyway of getting some treatment for it for free from the NHS if not how much is it for a session and were are the places you get it done???
Im always tired and urinate much more than usual also i think i have underarm hyperhidrosis, i have read that all these symptoms are symptoms of diabetes, i am only 15 and didnt know you could get diabetes this young so just dismissed it but all my symptoms are getting worse, i am too embaressed to go to the doctor .... what do i need to do?
I am 14 and I have extremely sweaty hands! It is really fustrating as I am doing my GCSE's and cant grip my pen. It happens outside of school aswell, even on very cold days! My hands also turn blue!! Help!!!!
im 22 ive had this problem since about 13 its mainly palm, underarm and feet. ive tried muliple roll on sprays ayuvedic medicines, acupuncture, botox nothing seems to help. i havent tried the iontophoresis treatment was wondering how many people have found it benificial and what are the main risks/ bad points of using it? i also suffer from raynauds syndrome would anyone know if it would make that worse or affect it?
have you tryed anhydrol forte its a roll on perscibed off the doctor i have it and for me it has worked brilliant hope this helps
Hi I have Hyperhidrosis Too, Im 17 and have tried the iontophoresis treatment, for me personally it didnt work at all, not one slight change, however it might work for you, i got this done a couple of years ago and it was free with the NHS but i think now that you havr to pay for any treatment because its not classed as a major illness.!!! :( Hope I Helped
this there anything that can be done for excessive sweating on the head that runs down the face
