Hi there-- my question to you guys is I
have a very embarrisng sweating problem.
And I dont know what to do about it-- I
sweat through my shirts
and half the time im cold I dont get it--
I asked my doctor and she pretty much
said 'sorry I dont what to tell you' I
have tryed over the counter deoderants but
with no stopping the sweat I come to you--
anyone else have this problem?
thank you
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lyingdownalone
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Aug 2003 Posts: 40 Location: Canada
Hey Posted: 10-22-03 17:29pm
Well you're not alone. I had the exact
same problem. I've tried every deoderant
out there and nothing seemed to work. I
was talking to some people about it and
they suggested drysol (not sure if you
tried it yet) well, it was the best thing
i've ever used! It worked! Go to your
pharmacist and ask them for drysol (its
kind of expensive..Well$25 cdn) you'll
have to put it on every night before bed
(make sure you have an old shirt on
because it will dye your shirt) and after
about a month you can use it every other
night, then every third night, etc etc.
It starts to work after your first week.
Its awesome. If this doesnt work, ask
your pharmacists for somethng stronger.
Hth
monroe
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adormer221
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Sep 2003 Posts: 309 Location: colorado
Posted: 10-23-03 09:20am
Thank you soooo much ---i will try this--
I am glad I am not alone with this
problem-- its devestaing
--- I hate it-- all my shirts are trashed
because I sweat through them-- thank you
again !!!!
Ashley
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lyingdownalone
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Aug 2003 Posts: 40 Location: Canada
Posted: 10-23-03 11:57am
No problem! Let me know if it works :d
bye
monroe
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kidin123
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Oct 2003 Posts: 3
Drysol Posted: 10-28-03 02:04am
Be careful with drysol, whatever you do do
not put it on fresh shaved armpits!!!!
Also it tends to make your armpits turn a
grayish colour that's not dirt. It might
burn or irriate your armpits once in a
while, I used it for about 6 months before
getting fed up with it, it does work
though.
Just a pain in the ass.
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falkiner
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jan 2004 Posts: 4
Drysol... Posted: 01-09-04 13:12pm
I have that problem i've had it ever since
I moved here to washington.....Can you go
anywhere like any pharmacy to get the
drysol? Or do you have to go through a
doctor to get it? Thank you for your
help!
Lisa
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nicolski
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 1 Location: usa
Drysol Posted: 02-17-04 18:14pm
I used drysol about a year ago and even
though I followed all the directions
carefully (i didn't usd right after
shaving my armpits) I still broke out in
huge welts!!! I have heard that it has
worked for other people but just beware
nicole
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beachbum11
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Sep 2004 Posts: 14
Posted: 10-18-04 15:20pm
There are other options too. Botox
injected into the underarms is a temporary
way, a few times a year , removal of the
sweat glands, and something called ets
where they cut the nerves that controls
the sweating, these are permanent, and are
covered under insurance usually.
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amean94ta
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Nov 2004 Posts: 11 Location: erie,pa
Posted: 11-09-04 09:50am
It will not affect your cooling system if
you have them removed? Cause I also have
this problem I change shirts atleast 3
times a day even when its 30 degrees
outside
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Andrea46
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Oct 2003 Posts: 20 Location: Ontario
Sweat Gland Removal Posted: 11-09-04 19:00pm
I had my sweat glands removed when I was
17. It worked vvery well for a very long
time, until they grew back. Took about 25
years, but they are back. The doctor
warned me when I had them removed that
this would happen at some point, but to
get that long from the removal was worth
it!! And yes, if you have them removed,
the sweat still needs to escape, it will
come out somewhere else---for me it was my
forehead. Doctor said it is different for
everyone. Kind of like a little surprise
when it's all done. Hope this helps.
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JCSC2
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Sep 2004 Posts: 61
Re: Sweat Gland Removal Posted: 11-09-04 19:18pm
andrea46
wrote:
i had my sweat glands
removed when I was 17. It worked vvery
well for a very long time, until they grew
back. Took about 25 years, but they are
back. The doctor warned me when I had
them removed that this would happen at
some point, but to get that long from the
removal was worth it!! And yes, if you
have them removed, the sweat still needs
to escape, it will come out somewhere
else---for me it was my forehead. Doctor
said it is different for everyone. Kind
of like a little surprise when it's all
done. Hope this
helps.
you mean you started to sweat out of your
forehead after the operation? I sweat bad
out of my forehead not really under my
arms. What can I do to stop this? What
does this operation involve?
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beachbum11
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Sep 2004 Posts: 14
Treatments Posted: 11-14-04 01:01am
Treatment for underarm sweating is a lot
easier than anything else. You can
removal the sweat glands there, but not in
any other body parts that sweat. There is
a sugery called ets, a thoracic surgeon
goes into your chest with a little camera
and clips the nerve that makes you sweat,
and they clip a different nerve for
whatever body part sweats. Many people
jump into this prcedure without hearing
the bad side effects. It makes you have
reflex sweating, (re-routing the sweat
somewhere else, and usually 10 times worse
than the original spot) and makes you feel
very cold and constant wet all the time.
Your body cant cool itself like a normal
person. You sweat from the waist down
and burn up on top. Some people do have
success with it, but its like playing
russian roulette, you cannot predict how
the outcome will be. Some people say it
ruined their life..! I had this surgery
booked and after reading the horror
stories, I cancelled to go with the sweat
gland removal, because reflex sweating is
much less, and it doesnt mess with your
nervous system. There are medications
you can take for sweating, but they dont
seem too successful. Do you sweat alot
from yuor forehead just when you eat? Or
constantly?
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JCSC2
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Sep 2004 Posts: 61
Posted: 11-14-04 11:10am
I sweat when it is really hot, way more
than a normal person. I also sweat the
most when my anxiety is high. I get
nervous and sweat. When I start to sweat
my anxiety peaks and I get anxiety about
sweating so much it makes it worse. It
sucks. I take zoloft and busbar for the
anxiety.
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beachbum11
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Sep 2004 Posts: 14
Posted: 11-14-04 14:33pm
If its just mostly from anxiety,
medication would probably work well. The
problem with most people is they need to
take it everyday, and they bcome immune to
it, and need to raise their doses. In
your situation maybe you could get it to
take for days when you may be more nervous
and dont want to sweat? That way you
wouldnt become immune to it and it wouldnt
stop working after a while. Also, I know
they use botox in underarms and hands and
sometimes even feet for sweating, im not
sure but maybe they can inject it into the
forehead for sweating, much like its
normal use, for wrinkles. It last a few
months, but it expensive. Look into it!
Search hyperhidrosis online and youll find
tons of people with different sweating
problems and all the ways they treat it.
and half the time im cold I dont get it--
I asked my doctor and she pretty much
said 'sorry I dont what to tell you' I
have tryed over the counter deoderants but
with no stopping the sweat I come to you--
anyone else have this problem? 
thank you
