You are NOT alone in your fight against excessive sweating! On this site, you’ll find a ton of people who have taken the time to share their experiences and most important, their solutions to stop (or hide) the sweat.
Hyperhidrosis (the technical term for excessive sweat) does not discriminate; we have stories ranging from teenagers to senior citizens with the majority sharing what works for them. Sometimes, it just helps knowing that others share your pain and that’s what this site is all about, sharing.
It’s said that about 1% of the population has hyperhidrosis, a condition in which the body produces extra sweat. Generally, it begins during adolescence but can start at any age and continue throughout our lifetime effecting areas such as the face, hands, armpits, feet, trunks and thighs; sweating can occur at random throughout the day along with night sweats.
Excessive Sweating is a serious matter, especially when it occurs in front of others. Simply hiding your condition from others can cause a great deal of emotional distress which in turn increases the amount of sweat produced thereby creating even more stress! Worse yet, the doctor may prescribe a highly addictive anti-depressant which may begin a downward spiral from which you may not recover.
Stop Sweating Safely
I started this site in 2004 because I found so many slanted websites either owned by or sponsored by doctors looking to perform expensive operations that falsely promised lifelong cures. Many visitors have had this operation (called ETS) and ended up worse off than before the surgery! DO NOT RUSH into anything, take your time and read what others have to say before making a move you might regret for the rest of your life.
To help keep this site real, I try to screen all the comments BEFORE they appear so it may take awhile for your comment to show. You would be amazed how many companies try to promote their products under the guise of a person suffering from excessive sweating!
I pride myself on the genuineness of this website and safe, natural ways in which you can control your sweating. This site is ad free, I have no sponsors, am not affiliated with any doctors and do not generate money in any way; I ask only that you help others by sharing your experience and understanding. Help me pay it forward won’t you?
Enjoy!
Advice from Someone Just like You!
This website is so incredible. Thank you whoever created it!! It is both comforting and unfortunate to see how many people suffer from Hyperhidrosis. If nothing else can come from this site, at least we know we are not alone. However, I encourage people to look into the different solutions offered here because some thing that doesn’t work for someone else may work for you!
As many people have stated before me, this is something I have dealt with my entire life. I am 24 years old now, and my hands and feet have been extra sweaty for as long as I can remember. I honestly notice it in other areas as well, but I would say my hands and feet are the most bothersome being that I use them in almost everything I do. I agree that those who do not suffer from HH cannot relate to what it is like. It really is something that impacts my daily routine. I cannot rush getting ready in the mornings as I will sweat attempting to blow dry my hair or to put on makeup. I’m often too embarrassed to get my nails done (especially in the summertime) as I then have to explain to a manicurist what is happening to my hands. I am conscious of if I will be in a social situation in which I will be somewhere hot and humid or if I will have to touch someone’s hand with my own. I get anxious anticipating any event in which I may have to take my shoes off or one where people will even be looking closely at my hands or feet. I even notice my face sweating a lot at times, which can be very embarrassing as well. It all sounds so silly to people who do not have this problem, but I’m sure you all can relate.
For the longest time, I didn’t even bother telling my doctor. My mom would explain to them what was going on with me, and my first couple of doctors I went to while growing up, offered no solution. I cannot remember if they thought it was normal to sweat or if they simply didn’t know what options were available, but they did not come up with any ideas. I found myself feeling like “the problem” and feeling guilty that there was something wrong with me. I hope NONE of you allow yourselves to feel this way. Having HH is nothing to be ashamed of as it is not your fault! In addition to that, doctors are there to help us. To keep us healthy and happy. Just because excessive sweating ultimately impacts social aspects of our lives doesn’t mean it is any less important to our happiness and overall health. Do not let anyone make you feel inferior!
Luckily, my doctor moved and I was forced to find a new one when I was entering high school. This doctor actually listened to my mentioning of my excessive sweating problems and said she would look into it. She came back with a few solutions. One was what I think most people try first, anti-perspirant solutions. I remember trying one kind that was a roll on prescription that I was to put on my hands at night and even wrap in saran wrap if possible. What a joke. First of all, falling asleep with my hands not touching anything is hard enough. Then trying to fall asleep with saran wrap stuck to them was just annoying. I think I am probably overly sensitive to things like this, but looking back on it, that solution just wasn’t realistic to me long term. Regardless of the comfort level, I of course tried it anyway because I was willing to try anything to control my sweating! Unfortunately, this solution caused my hands to break out in a rash. Specifically if I got it on the tops of my hands accidentally where I didn’t normally sweat from. I tried to deal with this, but the rash burned and itched, so I looked for another way.
I asked about other options and my doctor recommended some pills I could take. I cannot remember the name of the first solution I tried, but to my dismay, it did not work. I was so blessed to have had a doctor who didn’t want to give up though, because she found another option for me to try. This solution is what I still take today. The generic version of Robinul works fantastic for me! I still have sweaty hands and feet though, but it is significantly better than it was before taking the Robinul. I’m not sure how I handled it before this medication. PLEASE try these options and look into what works for you. I know it is easy to give up, but I was so so thankful for my doctor after finding the Robinul option.
The other options I have heard of involve botox injections, some type of electric current therapy, and then the more severe surgery involving the nervous system. The only option at this point that I might consider would be the botox. The other options just seem too aggressive for me, but to each their own! I love knowing the simple fact that there are options out there if I want them!
Regardless of your situation, please try your best to not let your HH stop you from doing things you love. I enjoy being around people and interacting with them, but I know HH can easily make those times more difficult. My closest friends know I have HH and they love me any way. Of course it is difficult to get to the point in which I feel comfortable in telling people about my HH, but trust me – if they are worth having in your life, they will get over it!! When I am feeling embarrassed or frustrated about my HH, I try to remind myself of how lucky I am to not have a worse health problem to deal with. So, I encourage you all to look into different options, as some things that work for people do not work for others. To try to find a doctor who is willing to try and help you. And at the end of the day, just do your best to stay positive about it. You are not alone in your struggles and you never will be! 🙂
Thanks to everyone for sharing their stories,
Kreigha
This is Kreigha’s story and there are a ton more, some will make you want to cry while others will brighten your day – Hopefully, you’ll feel inspired enough to share a story that will help others! You are NOT alone!
E says
Hi everyone!
I just found this website, and I think it’s great!! I’m a seventeen year old girl, and I’ve had HH in my hands and feet for as long as I can remember, and a few years ago I just started to get it under my arms too. Under my arms is to the point where I can’t wear any colored shirts other than black, navy blue, and white, and antiperspirants don’t help at all.
My main issue right now and what I really need help with is that I have this convention thing I have to go to where I am required to wear certain t-shirts so my whole group matches, but the t-shirts are different colors!! I leave really soon and would really appreciate any feedback from anyone ASAP on how to solve this problem. I’m not sure what color all of them are, but I know one of them is yellow/gold, and they are all short sleeve t-shirts. Please help me I’m really freaking out and don’t know what to do!!!
Max says
I am 21 years old and have been suffering from this strange affliction for most of my life. i can relate to almost all the previous statements regarding confidence and mental wellbeing associated. About a year ago i was diagnosed with “high levels of various heavy metals in my system, mostly that of Lead.” not high enough levels to yield “poisoning” but pretty close and high enough to affect my wellbeing as a whole and cause multiple symptoms that went undiagnosed/misdiagnosed for YEARS. I have recently been on a detox with Clinopotilite Zeolite (supplement) to try to get rid of it, and it has proven to help me with having more energy and thinking clearly. I will be doing this cleanse for several months and then go back to get tested to see how much heavy metal has been detoxed from my body.
The reason i bring this up is that I recently found this article pertaining to the association of heavy metal levels in the body and excessive sweating (HH) which makes sense since heavy metals can build up in the pituitary gland and sweating is one of the main ways the body expels toxins.
You also need to know that heavy metal poisoning can build up in your system and might not even affect you at all for years. This is literally the root cause of so many disorders that many pharmaceutical doctors and medical doctors don’t even know about or look to in the event of a diagnosis.
With all this being said i highly suggest you take the time to do your own research on the topic and try to read and understand this hypothesis in this article, maybe even print it out and bring it to your doctor to assess ( this HAS NOT been proven, but seems very likely to be the cause of many peoples problems). Many people don’t take their own health into their own hands and expect some puppet-of-a-doctor who just recites textbook academia and prescribes them pills to fix their problems. That being said there are many amazing doctors out there, and many who realize how common and severe heavy metal poisoning can be. You might have to “shop around” and find someone with an open mind who can take this information and make use of it to apply to your own diagnosis.
I am not saying this is source of my HH or your HH, but me and my father have both had heavy metal levels diagnosed in us without us having any idea for years, as well as we both sweat A LOT, and i think this could be a factor. The zeolite supplement detox has had no change on my sweating but i am hoping MAYBE over time it will, as zeolite cannot penetrate the cell barrier, it is hard to completely cleanse the body of these metals.
Try to read and understand this paper if you can although it might be best for your doctor to do seeing as it about 30 pages long and uses medical terminology even the most linguistically-savvy person might have trouble deciphering. And i highly recommend you go get tested for heavy metal levels, seeing as it something that affects so many misdiagnosed problems (you might discover it is the root of another health problem too). I have only recently found this article and i hope it helps me and all of you out there find solutions to this seemingly simple problem that has a complex effect on our lives.
David says
Hi all.
I have never come across another human being who sweats quite like I do. I am very unfit and quite overweight I admit but people much bigger than me sweat less.
I sweat all the time even when I’m not exerting myself. I sweat by just existing. Mainly from my head forehead and lower back. I’ve had blood tests done and no medical problems. The thinner and fitter I get the less I sweat. I have constantly wet hair, I sweat in winter, have a fan at my desk in winter and sleep with a fan on me.
When I’m really unfit and unhealthy I also get asymmetrical facial sweating. One side wet the other dry.
A few things that make it worse :
* cigarettes, since I stopped I sweat less
* poison food. By this i mean junk food like chocolate to alcohol. It’s almost like my body is super sensitive to these things. It just wants to get rid of it after a few minutes
* hot drinks. God help me when I have hot coffee. People claim hot drinks cool them down? Hell no. Not me. Maybe normal people but not me.
* spicy food I’m overs
* winter freezing cold. If I’m covered up and walking I’ll sweat
What helps?
* FREEZING COLD WATER IN BIG VOLUMES. I find a cold shower for example doesn’t do it. The cold water almost cools me down from inside.
I have friends who call me SWEATER
Anyone else feel my pain?
Meka says
My name is Meka and I’ve had HH all my life. I am a 54 year old trucker and I am the biggest facial sweater out off all of you! To prove this I will put up 1000 to your 100 just to know I am right I’ve been fighting this all my life with embarrassing times.
It’s made me lose a lot of big finishing closing deals in business and I’m tired of it! Sweating with ur hands and feet and other places besides ur face and head now that’s really embarrassing I mean I hate when people say did u just shower or are you crying or what s wrong with you. I just don’t want to come out of my AC bedroom or AC truck sleeper or in my AC pu truck those are my safe zones and people that know me know I like 55 degrees and colder it’s like turn off AC and I melt like a lit candle with melting wax constantly dripping. I feel like a freak, I mean literally bullets, I wish someone out there I can show them in this little community of sweaty People can see and watch the all time biggest producing HH sweaty person just to prove my self that I am right and I finally probably close a deal and win because of my sweat problem for once lol. No it’s really not funny I’m so tired of getting into a party or a gathering or meeting and find my way out the exit 5 min later to go hide.
I’m tired of this I really am tired of it my life sucks from it when I was a kid my friends called me moo juice or salamander cause I was constantly moist and wet. My family back ground is from the beautiful islands but I won’t go there cuz it’s to warm I like winter weather like North Dakota, even my wife of almost 30 years don’t understand me. Sometimes I missed so so many family things it’s so sad I’m a grand pa now and even missed out on my kids things and now my grand kids it just sucks but other then that I know if I didn’t have HH my life could have been better the last 30 or 40 years.
Hopefully I can help someone out there I don’t know how but maybe just to try and let them know exactly what I’ve done to make it to 54 years with I know for a fact I have HH at the extreme highest level from my 50 years of experience and no operation or meds but still am sweating and hate it but I’ll share my experience when I’m not driving the truck, thx Meka
Patricia Reese says
I have had facial and heahld sweats for three years now. I am going to be 76 on April. My internist says it is my hormones. And I need hormones therapy. I can not take this much longer. I take prozac and that does not help. PLEASE HELP. Sincerely, Patricia Reese
Terry a says
Hello I’m 45 and have always been an excessive sweater but it’s recently become much worse. I deal in a casino and when I start sweating I get get embarrassed and It gets worse and it Won’t stop. I sweat From my head the most mg pits are ok my feet sweat some bug the only thing that really bothers me is the sweat from my head. I’ve tried Several ways to stop and nothing helps. Good luck to all of you on this site I know how embarrassing it can be.
ali says
hi everyone, I have the same problem too, and I don’t know what to do about it, it’s really annoying my hands, my armpits , my feet, I really can’t live a normal life, I avoid check hand’s most of the time, and when I have to check hand with someone, u can’t imagine the feeling when I see that funny look in there eyes, and when they try to wipe there hand, and the clothes is another thing too, the problem in the work, the problem with your life with the family and the friends and the gf , other ppl think it’s ok and sometimes they try to be nice about it, and that make it even worst, I feel sad and sometimes mad a lot, I wish I can fix that. Advice? Suggestions?
layla simmonds says
help me! i am 12 years old and have sweaty hands all the time! its really embarrassing at school as a lot of the stuff we have to do its involved with hands!!
any help would work since i haven’t told anybody about it and avoid touching hands with anyone!
i just want to be like everyone else.. its really awkward with my boyfriend as well he wants to hold hands so i have to rub my hands down my skirt before!
PLEASE HELP any advice will do
thank you!
Marika says
Dear co-sweaters,
I’ve had hyperhydrosis since I was ~13. For me it has “only” be present at the armpits, but excessively present. I share the same experience with most of you, having gone through the shame, withdrawal, baggy clothing, etc, etc. And the stench… For a woman it is extremely embarrassing. I am a clean person and take a good care of my health and hygiene. I’ve been sporty and active. Any doctor’s role model.
Equally to some of you, I’ve tried also the famous Botox injections under the armpits twice. For me it worked shortly for one armpit, but only reduced for the other. After 6 months all was back.
Also, as all of you, I’ve tried also all kinds of antiperspirants, which, do help to certain extent, but they never removed the horrible smell from clothes. We do face two problems, one is that whatever we try with our bodies is all ruined when we get dressed. Yes, and I’ve washed the clothes with all ingredients, stain removers, etc, etc, sometimes soaked them in detergents for days. But after 30 min of wearing perfectly clean clothes, the old stench is back.
Miraculously, I’ve found a remedy!! It is BICARBONATE SODA/a simple baking soda!!! Here is what you do:
You wet the armpits of your clothe, and then simply pour a slight layer of soda on the whole armpit area. leave it for 15 min, it is sufficient. I often even simply leave the wetted cloth in the laundry box, until I do the laundry. The soda does not damage at all your clothes (beware of leaving them wet though in laundry with other colors). And then you simply wash your clothes, as usual.
Trust me, I’ve got my confidence back, my co-colleagues (and even my boyfriend) had not noticed that I have that health condition, because when the smell is gone, the rest can be covered somewhat with colorful and patterned clothing.
By the way – I am 42, and I discovered this remedy only few years ago. All my wardrobe is treated and usually one soda treatment lasts over 2-3 washings.
For the shoes I use disposable inner soles, change socks every day, etc. Also I’ve just put some soda in shoes, which absorbs the smell.
Now, this is also what I’ve noticed to eliminate or reduce the smell of your body:
None of this has really stopped sweating, but having eliminated the stench, with my increased self-confidence part of the sweating has diminished (less stress). yes, and when I travel, I always have a small pot of soda with me.
Good luck!
Ariana Pakis says
I go to school and when I’m getting my stuff from my locker I’m already sweating from my armpits, it feels so wet ewww. I Go to my class and sit down and people are just staring at me and my arm pits. So i decided to wear a sweater not like a sweater but its a sweater without a hoodie and you can’t see your armpits at all C: But you can still feel sweaty!
People say i stink and i smell like cheese. I told my mom she said not to pay attention to them, i wasn’t expecting her to say that though. I wanted her to tell me that we were going to the doctor or tell me something so i can stop sweating i really don’t care about the smelling part because the major thing is the sweating which causes me to smell bad. So if i don’t sweat i don’t smell. You get it?
Well yeah I think it’s puberty, I’m going to High School and if I don’t cure this then I know I’m going to have the worst freshman year. I just hope to stop my sweating problem and enjoy life. Anyway, i did some research and It’s probably caused by Anxiety which i kind of have and because of Hyperhidrosis which it’s pretty scary! I just hope i don’t have that or else i might get surgery down the road.
Well I’ve tried many antiperspirants and they never seem to work. It’s really annoying. I pray to God to always be dry, I’m serious, 100% dry from my forehead, armpits to feet. Now i don’t even judge anybody because I know Karma will get me. What can I do?
Christopher Martyn says
I appreciate the information being shared and is probably the best thing for any problem. I am pretty broke and don’t go to doctors unless it an emergency. I usually regret it when i do. I would love to know if there are some over the counter medicines i could look in to that would stop my sweating, or at least reduce it? I hate to be so cheap but I have no insurance , granted it is my own fault I spent to much time partying and not enough having a real job, but I can say one thing. I have not asked for the government to give me a hand out. i would just like to pay for my medicine without having to pay $750 bucks to go to the Emergency Room in a small town.
Martine Fitzpatrick says
Hello my name is Martine and I am 54 years old.
I suffer from Hyperhidrosis, Palmer and Planter. My first memory of sweaty hands was when I was between 4 & 5 years old going to school and my big sister telling me she hated holding my hand to cross the road because my hands were always sweaty. 50 years later they are still the same.
I’ve always said if there were anything I could change about myself it would be my hands and feet, I hate them. As a teenager I hated holding my boyfriends hand because as you know mine were always wet. I’d constantly be wiping them down my trousers or I’d have handkerchiefs in my pockets and just squeeze them as and when.
Job interviews were a nightmare too the introductions were guaranteed to make my hands sweat and boy did they ever.
I still don’t like shaking a persons hand to this day.
I chose the worst profession possible with hands like mine …a bookbinder ….I handled paper all day, everyday and dripped all over it but I loved it and didn’t want to do anything other than it so I always carried a cloth of some description in my pocket to mop up.
Reading a newspaper was impossible without the ink staining my hands.
My children hated holding my hand to cross the road just as my sister did all those year ago.
Handing money as in coins is embarrassing as they are sure to be soaking before handing them over but never hold a note in your hand for to long as it would be limp & soggy handing it over and trying explaining that.
I am artistic love dressmaking, knitting, jewellery making, card making even baking …I love doing all the things that are awkward with Hyperhidrosis
Driving was (is) my worlds biggest nightmare, my hands would drip so much the moisture would be running up my wrists and hands slipping on the steering wheel and gear shift …. At first I used to carry a towel on my lap whilst driving to mop my hands as I drove, then I got a steering wheel cover hoping that it would soak up the moisture and then I resorted to leather gloves. Leather because they had better grip than knitted or material cotton gloves. The gloves would have to be un-lined as the lining only made my hands hotter, but if the gloves were to dark my hands would come out black or blue or brown as the sweat permeated the leather drawing the colour out. The gloves used to become rock hard and split from the salty sweat because they had dried out so many times.
I didn’t only have sweaty hands to contend with while driving I also has sweaty feet and the summer was the worst because if I wore toe post sandals my feet would be slipping and sliding around in them. Foot sprays and talcum powders I’d tried them all to no avail. So choosing the right footwear for driving became my next mission…the car fan would always be to my feet to keep them cool and dry.
The amount of sandals I’ve ruined through sweat is unknown…the insole would become wet and smell in no time. Black leather sandals would have white salty sweat stains on them and go rock hard from the constant moisture. If I were to walk around on a non carpeted floor my footprints would trail behind me as though I’d just stepped out of the pool…so embarrassing.
I really didn’t think there was anything I could do about my problem so never sought any help in my teens just mopped my through it …when I was 21 years old I mentioned to my doctor the problem with my sweaty hands etc and the kind of dismissed it at first when I persisted he sent me to the local hospital to see the dermatologist. The day I had the appointment to see the skin specialist I was nervous but for the life of me my hands were bone dry, so dry they were smooth it was unbelievable. Do you think I could get them to sweat? No…the specialist must have though I was delusional I explained my problems and he said something like are you a nervous person I said not really no more than anyone else or something to that effect. He made me think it was all psychological …all in the mind etc, I could have cried. He mentioned some anti-perspiring roll-on deodorant I could use at night something with aluminum in it gave me a prescription and that was that.
Reading up on the stuff of how it burned at first I didn’t bother to get it. So I struggled on as best I could what else can you do.
That has been the way it has been all my life and so I reach the menopause. Many years ago I read an article in a woman’s magazine that said the menopause transition is all about mind over matter and the satisfaction of your life. It said women who were happy and complete with the children they had sailed through the menopause a lot easier than those who hankered after their lost youth. So thinking positive I reckoned I’d wiz through it no problem….how little I knew. From about my 45th year I noticed I was warmer then the people around me. In the car I’d want the cold fan on everyone else shivered …I put it down to my sweaty hand and feet problem …don’t get me wrong I too would be cold on occasions but not as often as everyone.
Eventually I realized I was starting the menopause as time went on I just started getting hotter and hotter…bloods were taken but no I was within the hormone parameters they said, still I got hotter …the hot flush would strike the back of my neck and my hair would be soaked, my shoulders and upper back would be soaked, my bra would be stuck to me as would my underpants, my forehead would start to drip as would my upper lip I was a wreak…
I would have a flush approx every 45mins during the day and several at night too… sometime I felt that if I didn’t get my clothes off I would pass out with the heat.
My doctor gave me HRT tablets to help but it became obvious in the first 6 weeks my blood pressure had gone way up so I was monitored for a few months but it didn’t get any better so I had to come off the tablets.
I had tried a lot of alternative medicines like Soyagen and Black Cohosh & several other menopause remedies, eventually I was so down really felt life giving up on life that my doctor prescribed anti-depressants to see if they could pep me up…that was a year ago …in the mean while she tried some other drugs to see if we could control the flushes and I also went to a menopause clinic at the hospital the doctor there prescribed HRT patches that was 3 months ago I can report they haven’t worked. I can only think the Hyperhidrosis has something to do with the hot flushes too…they are way stronger that what any of my girlfriends suffered they are amazed when they seem me flushing with a fan in one hand and handkerchief in the other.
The other problems are the times my hands peel …the skin just start peeling and over a period of say 3 weeks all the skin on my palms and the under sides of my fingers kind of blisters and peels its not sore or anything it just annoying and feels horrible I cant help but keep picking at them to pull the dead skin off. I use hand stuff to exfoliate the dead skin and loads of hand cream for “dry skin”…strangely enough. This peeling can happen at any time and does several times during the year …don’t know why though.
A couple of years ago during the summer I got this intense rash on the soles of my feet. There were tiny water blisters which drove me mad itching it was very painful, sore and red when scratched the doctor gave me creams but until the blisters broke and dried out then all the skin peeled from my soles I had no relief…I thought I had a fungal infection and through all my sandals out thinking they weren’t helping especially the ones which I had kept from the previous year. I have had this happen to me maybe 3 or 4 times there is a name for it but I can’t remember what it is.
It is caused by the constant sweating of the feet and this bug or whatever it is gets into the skin and its pure hell till it clears….
I have to say since starting the menopause my hands and feet are mildly better but what I don’t sweat from them these day I have 10 fold from everywhere else …cant win.
I have read that this condition is heredity I am so glad none of my three daughters have it. But I am going to contact some of my cousins and see if they know anyone in the family who suffers from it.
We are all in the same boat here: all looking for a miracle cure without side effects if possible. This is the first time I have actually sat down and really thought about and written down just how horrible this condition has made my life …
I hope one day a cure can be found whether through gene therapy or some other way.
Best of luck to all my fellow sufferers and sorry for the lengthy write up.
amy says
i sweat excessively on my face and head as a result i have oily skin filled with acne, blemishes and discolorations. i mostly sweat around my mouth and on my nose as a result of that i have whiteheads around my mouth… someone please help???? and please no sugeries or anything of that sort
Adam says
Hi everyone,
I’ve had excessive sweating since a kid. I m now 25. hands, armpits, feet, back.. It took my life, my studies everything. I’ve had depression. my clothes stink, I stink. When I buy shoes it takes me 2 times wearing them to start smelling. my t-shirts as well. No one knows how it feels to go to school the whole day day in the same clothes and shoes. People talk, make fun, insult me. so I quit my studies.
I have absolutely no self esteem, no future, no job…..nothing but this curse!
chrissy says
I have HH it gets really embarrassing in school whenever i have to stand up or move seats because there is always a wet mark on the seat that the next person can clearly notice! This makes me embarrassed causing me to sweat even more!!!!!!
Sean Meaney says
Hi,
I sweat morning noon and night. I change my work shirt 4 times a day because of my sweating. When i wear a sweater the sweat soaks through my tshirt and sweater. The most embarrassing thing EVER!
I have been wanting to get information on the botox injections as i feel this is the ONLY was i can cure my problem.
If there is ANYBODY who has any tips or advice please help us.
You will not understand how horrible it is to stay motivated unless you also suffer from this condition.
antoine domino says
this is directed to christine. I know exactly
ericwestley says
For the past.3.years i have been severely sweating each morning i wake up ok then in about .10.minutes the sweats start and within 150 minutes I’m soaking wet. I get up wrap a bath towel around me and sit in front of a hot air fan to help me dry out which takes about 30 minutes.
I have had all the tests and none of the hospitals i have been to can give me the reason.can you help.
NONE OF THE HOSPITALS I HAVE BEEN TO CAN GIVE ME THE REASON. CAN SOMEONE HELP.
christine says
im so frustrated for the past two years i am sweating soo bad i move around i pour with sweat. my arms lages forhead neck its so bad. i dry off from the shower walk around getting dressed im wet again. i cant get my haircut cause i make the whold chair soaked. in the winter when the inside of my coat touches my arms it soaks my coat. i have been tested for early menapause the dr says its normal and there is nothing she can do. i cant live like this someone pleaseeeee help me.
jenny zerrudo says
hi am 32 yrs old and has a problem of sweating my hands,feet and armfit and this is how i face now on how to cure.please help me?
May says
H I am 7 decades old plus a little more, hate excessive sweating both at night in bed and with exertion…..I remember my young teenage years when my dancing costumes would easily become very warm and stick to me and hard to remove…… I am over menapause but not over sweating. I do remember my deceased Mother wearing sleeveless house dresses on the coldest days..Is the sweatiing a genetic thing?
Chris says
My 12 year old son has sweaty hands ALL THE TIME! I know he is embarrassed about it and it is effecting his self esteem. Our Dr. said the excessive sweating will never go away so I’m searching all of our options. Has anyone had the surgery? Does it work? Is it safe?
Thanks
Kathy says
Hi! I have been searching for a website like this! I have been sweating for about 50 years (as have most of my siblings and mother). My excessive head sweating is interferring terribly with my life. I recently obtained a high profile job and have to attend many meetings, I try to arrive several minutes early and visit the restroom to cool off! I am trying any and everything to keep cool! I am working with my physician to solve this problem! Has anyone discovered a possible genetic defect link?
Christie says
I sweat alot around my mouth, does this happen to anyone else ?
manan says
i’m 18 and suffering from this deases since birth.my hands doesn’t sweat 24 hours. it is generally starts sweating when i got uncomfertable.
please help……..
ronald mcguire says
I will be 50 in august this year And I’ve been dealing with a kidney disease called polycystic kidney disease, PKD 4 about 15 years Have had a lot of different problems. And of a lot of different meds. The last 4 months I’ve been waking up Drenched in sweat at night. My whole body. Should I be concerned?
Sweat Help says
Hey Scott, I don’t know of a free clinic that could help for excessive sweating, but I do know a website where you ask questions of a real doctor free of charge without any catch – it’s DrMom4you.com. She doesn’t specialize in hyperhidrosis but may be able to help. Do me a favor will you and let me know how this pans out?
Scott says
I’m now 37 and have always been an excessive sweater, since I can remember as a child. It was mostly armpits; which for a kid in elementary and throughout high school was very embarrassing, which caused anxiety and more “pitting” as people used to call it.
Now my sweating has become much worse. If I exert any energy; be it walking around the block on a semi-cool night I become very warm and sweat. At work, I am very active so I am always extremely warm and sweat profusely, even in air condition. I live in a warm climate, so that doesn’t help at all.
I admit, I drink far too much alcohol, and know that that has a lot to do with some of it. But the sweating started at such an early age… which leads me to believe I have some much more serious issues. I have always been very healthy otherwise. My entire life I’ve rarely gotten sick, not overweight, fairly athletic, no medications. I drink almost a gallon of water a day cause I feel I need to keep hydrated.
I’ve not been to a doctor for years and don’t have insurance. Any suggestions for seeing a free doctor? are there clinics for those without insurance?
Thanks for any input.
kamee says
hi i am kame and i am of those experiencing same condition,it was started since at my early age and untill now i do suffering with it,i have a job now and it always making me uncomfortable dealing with my co workers ,as every conversation with them it requires by shaking with their hands,so every time i deal with them i wont wait to finish it with shaking with their hand.and that really make me feel bad,because it really affect my personality on my job
kamee says
hi i am kame and i am of those experiencing same condition, it was started since at my early age and until now i do suffering with it, i have a job now and it always making me uncomfortable dealing with my co workers, as every conversation with them it requires by shaking with their hands,so every time i deal with them i wont wait to finish it with shaking with their hand and that really make me feel bad, because it really affect my personality on my job
ann says
hi! good day! i’ve been using different (brands) of anti-perspirant deodorant but none of them works! it’s such a shame because i could not be as carefree as others do because of my condition.
Portia says
I need help.i am 13 years and i sweat a lot.i dont know how dry arms feels like.i used different types of roll on but it didnt work.