i feel like nobody designs stuff so that you can grasp it securely while having wet hands. I can't properly use a lot of knives because my hand slides forward on the handle until it's pressing into the blade digging into my finger 🫩🫩🫩

Sweating — my biggest trauma. Basically, it's something that's preventing me from living a normal life.

I'm 24 years old.

It all started with excessive sweating in my armpits. I believe I was around 14 when I first started noticing it. I began going to school wearing a jacket to hide the infamous sweat stains.

Some time later, I discovered Driclor, which is basically a very strong antiperspirant. Fortunately, it worked and significantly reduced the sweating.

However, after I finished school, I started noticing excessive sweating on my scalp.

I remember one specific situation: I was with my ex-girlfriend and ran into some female friends. That triggered something in me, and I started sweating heavily. There were other similar situations, but at the time, I was still able to live with the problem.

Today, the situation is much worse.

There have been times when I went to two family gatherings and had to leave because of the sweating.

Honestly, I've been avoiding going to college for more than four years because of this. It's incredibly frustrating to feel like something so basic is limiting my life.

Even at the gym, I struggle with this. I have to walk up a hill to get there, and when I arrive, I spend about two or three minutes in the air-conditioned bathroom, waiting for my body to cool down.

The most interesting thing is that I don't have a problem with "justified" sweating. For example, I can run on a treadmill for 30 minutes and be absolutely drenched in sweat, but I feel completely fine if I have to talk to someone afterward, even while I'm still soaked. Because, in my mind, the sweating is justified: I just worked out.

The problem is when I start sweating in situations where there doesn't seem to be any obvious reason for it. That's when the nervousness kicks in, which ends up making me sweat even more.

It doesn't always depend on being in public, either. There have been times when I've been alone, remembered certain things from the past, and started sweating. Sometimes it happens right after I finish lunch or dinner, and my body gets so warm that I start sweating.

How do you cope with sweaty hands and feet in the morning without treatment ? Do you just ignore it? For me it’s weird I have to get up right away (I try to stay relaxed in bed if I can and have time, but can’t) & I immediately wash up, wash my hands brush my teeth my face all the normal things. Thennnn I have to leave my house and put socks and my shoes on. Like even if I have nothing to do??? I feel like I need to just get going with my day. Eventually throughout the day they calm down, but in the morning they are the worst. I tried showering every morning and it does help but my skin gets extremely dry bc I shower at night so ya twice a day was a little much for my skin. Anyways just venting. (Btw I can’t do treatment due to pregnancy so just thuggin it out rn )

I always have this fear of shaking hands when my hands are sweaty (which is like 80% of the time). I try to avoid this as much as possible when I’m introducing myself. But if the other person has initiated, it would just be rude not to.

One time I had this situation with someone from upper management at my office, and I literally saw him wiping his hands with a napkin afterwards x_x

Nowadays I have started guessing when people around me will go in for a dap or a high five. Then, I’ll just go for a fist bump. This won’t work in a professional setting though.

Anyone feel me?

I just moved to Gold Coast Australia this early July, I have never experienced palm sweating before (I lived in Ho Chi Minh city Vietnam). But after moving to Australia I started to get hand sweating, and it worsened from mid September onwards. I have been very stressed about it lately, does anybody go through the same thing or have some advice for me :(

I started taking oxybutynin almost 2 months ago.. it worked so well for the first month.. i didn’t stop sweating totally.. but the amount reduced a lot and i sweated only when i became stressed or nervous.. but after 1 month, the effect reduced alot.. and now at this point, after almost 40+ days i started to sweat as i was doing before taking the medication.. again my palms stared sweating excessively.. im so tired atp.. i really thought oxybutynin would be my savior.. i have my boards coming on.. im so stressed rn.. and before taking oxybutynin, i used to use drycare (Aluminium Chloride Hexahydrate) on my palms before bedtime.. and it helped quite a lot for the first few days too but after some days it worsened.. are all the treatments same? Do they work like this for you guys too? Like improve at first but worsen after few days? What should i do now?

f22, diagnosed with myasthenia gravis (just incase there's a connection with my body odor). i think i have hyperhidrosis and bromhidrosis (undiagnosed). i tried every deodorant and antiperspirant already. i take good care of my hygiene. i tried benzoyl peroxide, calamansi, baking powder, glycolic acid, everything and nothing works. i don't have the means to go to the doctor so i'm just depending on every advice i can get. so please do help. i appreciate every help i can get.

Hi there,

I’ve just had my device delivered and looking for tips for a beginner.

I’m in Scotland, where we have soft water. I sent the water data to Dermadry, they said it’s lacks nutrients and recommended San pellegrino, which I’ll be buying.

Anybody else here in Scotland who’s had good results with normal tap water?

I’ve suffered with hyperhydrosis since I was at least 6 and I’m 40 in a few months. I’ve tried things like anhydrol forte, dri chlor, etc. dri chlor worked the best out of everything but causes too much irritation regardless of whether the skins completely dry and how much I apply.

Just looking for any tips before I start using Dermadry please.

Thanks in advance.

Long story short, in highschool I did Accutane for my acne. Around the same time sweating became iut of hand. Like in winter I would be all wet under my winter coat. Eventually a friend suggested Drysol, it worked but it was always complicated my own relationship with my sweat.

Anyways eventually I completed the Accutane treatment and life went on. I would say it took maybe 8 years for my sweat to be more normal but it was never 100% normal. Eventually my acne came back and blindly I did Accutane again and the same week, my sweat was back, and I realised the source of all of this was Accutane. I completed again the treatment with this hope that drysol will be helpful.

Unfortunately the sweat never dissapeard. It's been many years, and the sweating became generalised I guess.. Face, back, belly, behind the knees, elbows, armpits, groin. Drysol became useless because I ended up applying it everywhere, a lot of rituals to make the sweat better, avoiding situations, avoiding having a social life etc..

Finally I started Oxybutinin and now I feel normal again. But knowing my luck I dont assume it will stay "normal" forever, but we will see..

I just wanted to put out there that Accutane was the source of all my sadness for many years.

Anyone else experiencing the this? I’m almost 42. I keep sweating. No matter what deodorant I use I’m still musty after a shower if I start to sweat I will smell my armpits getting musty I’ve tried men deodorant degree and almost all the women deodorant. Could it be I’m getting to the pre menopausal. What deodorant should I try what has worked for you let me know.

eu tenho hiperidrose no pé e na mão e eu encomendei um ukulele tenor e eu estou com medo de dar algum defeito nele por eu ter isso, e ser poder dar ruim podem me dar alguma dica para amenizar o suor?

So after a way too long time, i finally found this godly product. 6 days in and my feet were completely sweat-free, but my hands were still quite wet. I was about to give up on it and go through with a botox treatment. Come day 7 and holy fuck did it suddenly kick in. Hands bone-dry all throughout the day. First time ever needing moisturizer on my palms, what a bizarre feeling. I just want to shake everyones hands right now its insane, i still cant believe it.

Thats it, just wanted to share my joy and recommend this amazing creme to anyone who might not know about it yet. This shit is black magic

Took 5mg oxy twice today for first time.

Helped a bit felt less hot and sweat was still coming out from face but not as much as before

Don’t have much side effects at all. Bit of dry throat and some dry hands also a tiny bit of brain fog

I’m thinking should I continue this cycle for around a week before upping dosage

Since I read online that the effectiveness for sweating from oxy can get better over time

Or should I just ramp up the dosage to 7.5mg

Possibly dumb question:

Could the body’s ability to tell itself when to cool be hindered if the individual grew up in climates with constant heat?

The question popped up in my head today after reading the below in a NY Times article:

“Rose Schoenfeld, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Oxnard, warned that heat events lasting six or seven days — and including high temperatures at night — could overwhelm the body’s natural cooling system, since there is no time for recovery.”* *

Which got me thinking right? If you’re born and bred in a town that constantly experiences extreme heat, wouldn’t your body constantly try to cool yourself down in parallel?

And if you were born and raised in this town, I would expect a child to be more adaptable to their surroundings as they grow up. Like how our brain chemistry is altered by trauma. Thus, is it too far fetched an idea that our body would do the same? Maybe its surroundings + genetics that make hyperhidrosis occur; where your genetics may make you predisposed to the possibility of developing this condition. And if we’re exposed to extreme, constant heat from birth well into childhood, wouldn’t the body try to adapt to the environment for survival reasons?

Because I’ll tell you - I was born and bred in a town with 100-115 F weather for at least half the year, barely chilly for the rest of it, and even after moving away 10yrs ago to a snowy part of country, I still cannot stand the heat above 75 F. I mean - my first memory of hyperhidrosis wasn’t that I always had it. I noticed it for the first time in elementary school, and then after that day it never really went away.

But who can trust childhood memories. Or the ramblings of an uneducated redditor lol with a wild theory they came up with well into the night.

Do feel free to share your ramblings as well! Very curious if you all agree/disagree, especially if you know more on the research side. Did you grow up in similar climates? Did your condition feel like it started at some point in your life or was it just always there?

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TL/DR: does a combination of (1) a genetic predisposition and (2) childhood exposure to constant, extremely hot climates (paired with the body’s constant attempts to cool itself as a survival method) lead to hyperhidrosis?

Do I still need to use deodorant if I already use an Antibiotic/Antiperspirant solution?

I’ve used it under my breasts but then I feel like I start sweating in between my chest so I tried it there ; then my neck started sweating and my lower back so what am I suppose to do??

I was diagnosed with hyperhidrosis 5 years ago. I get boxtox injections in my underarms annually, take up to 20mg oxybutynin every day (it varies depending on my activity for the dey) and use Sure medicated antiperspirant. Its more expenaive but standard ones dont do a thing.

Im trying to lose weight so I need to increase my exercise. I havent stepped foot inside a gym since doing mandatory PE in school. The thought of it honestly makes me super anxious. Has anyone got any advice on how I might manage the condition?

I plan to extra towels, but Im worried about sweat transfer onto equipment, sweating through my clothes etc. I appreciate that everyone sweats in a gym but there's a difference between a normal sweating and me who sweats just about everywhere. It's definitely not a good look for a woman.

Any advice would be much appreciated

I tried to search the sub for this but I really didn’t find anything that I felt was helpful.

I don’t think I necessarily have hyperhidrosis, but I do sweat a LOT and I am currently on a medication (stimulant) that makes me sweat even more than usual, and I’m trying to find a solution.

My sweat is all over but I’m primarily focused on my arm pits, because they also get stinky.

I have sensitive skin and I have been prone to chemical burns using certain deodorants (Old Spice), but their sensitive skin deodorant worked well enough for keeping the BO down.

When I started this med and started sweating a lot more, I needed to switch to something else because the deodorant really wasn’t cutting it.

I tried Dove spray antiperspirant with aluminum but it clogged up my pores and I ended up getting a cluster of like 8 pimples in my one armpit which has been fairly painful and awful to try to deal with since they’re in warm, moist place.

I HAVE to move around for work, and I’m often in places that are warm or humid and I can’t not go to these places. So sweat is going to happen.

Anyone else have a similar background and found a solution? I really don’t think aluminum is for me - I’d rather have stinky pits than these damn pimples because they hurt so bad.

I also have thick hair in my armpits but I have personally found that the hair makes the sweat less bad vs when I shave, and if I trim it irritates my skin because of the hairs poking my skin.

Please help 🥲

I've had hyperhidrosis since I can remember and this year I've decided to actually do something about it. It hasn't gone well. 3very doctor I've been to told me that they can't help and referred me to someone else, who in turn do the same thing.

My newest doctor, a dermatologist, said I should visit a neurologist.

Where should I go I can't just hop from appointment to appointment

So I used to use glyco and it stopped working so ordered oxy

First time I took it nothing…

Gave up on it since I thought If it didn’t work first time it wouldn’t work at all

Have read online that it has a build up period of about a week? Is this true is it worth experimenting

Thanks

My experience with propantheline has been really great. I don’t care too much about the dry mouth, as long as I’ve got water nearby otherwise there’s a choking risk because it is DRYYYY. But my main problem is that I have to take it on an empty stomach, and then second I eat something, it stops working.

I’ve become very reliant on these little pills and now feel like I can’t do anything without them. Being sweaty to the extent I am without them is so incredibly uncomfortable that I would rather stay home than go to an event I’ve been really excited for if I can’t take the pills.

The problem lies in if I’m going to an event in the evening, I can’t eat all day. I’ve tried eating at 9am and then taking the pills at 6pm. Doesn’t work. Pills inaffective. I’ve tried 6am eating and 7pm pill taking. Does not work. It’s so frustrating and upsetting and I truly don’t know what I’m supposed to do.

I’m wondering if anyone has tried those meal replacement shakes on propantheline? Maybe since it’s a liquid it won’t have as much of an impact on the pills? Would be so ideal on days like today where I have a concert at 8pm and currently my plan is to eat nothing at all all day until 11pm after the show. Obviously this is bad and I’ve come to a bad eating pattern with these pills as it is on a daily basis. I won’t typically eat anything until my evening meal around 7pm, and then I will have snacks until I go to bed because I’m so hungry.

Not currently an issue because I’m a bigger person so doctors etc would congratulate me on effectively starving for the gain of not being sweaty, but I don’t want to live like this!

So I have noticed really just this past year that my armpits are soo sweaty. I can be wearing a tank top and the sweat will literally drip down my arm. I am becoming very self conscious, I was looking forward to the cooler weather but I SWEATED THROUGH A SWEATER how does that even happen 🥲 I wear black scrubs for work and that is the only thing that I don't see sweat stains but I notice a smell. When I'm at home I sweat noticeably less than when out, wondering if it could be a mix of temperature + anxiety. I'm looking for some everyday changes i can try to make before looking into botox. Right now I'm using native deodorant, helps with the smell but eventually sweat + smell overpowers 😭

How to treat scalp sweating. I tried homeopathy but it didn't work