hyper hydrosis--anyone else living with it?
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I have hyper hyperhidrosis as well.  It started when I was about 18 or 19.  I would come home from classes and my shirt would be soaked with sweat, no matter whether it was cold or hot outside.  Turns out my father has it too and I believe it's a genetic trait that's passed on.  I tried, in frustration, every deodorant and antiperspirant on the market to try to control it, to the point where sometimes I would just cake talcum powder on my armpits or actually scotch tape folded up tissues under my arms to keep me from sweating through my shirt.  I even tried abstaining from liquids, including water, for a long time in order to "dry" my sweat glands up.  Didn't work.  I ruined a lot of tshirts, pits stained with the salty residue of excessive sweating.  \nFrom what I've read on the internet, there are really only three things that can be done to resolve the condition:\n1.  Botox injections-botox can be injected into the area (in my case, armpits) to temporarily numb/paralyze the sweat glands.  Celebrities often have this done before they go out on the red carpet to avoid sweating in front of the paparazzi.  This procedure is costly and temporary; only lasts a few months.\n2.  Surgery-the ends of the sweat glands can actually be burned off through surgery, thus ending the actual production of sweat in that area.  Costly, painful, and has the potential for later complications like infection.\n3.  The most drastic resolution is the actual removal of the sweat glands.  Not only is this costly, but in can result in incredibly painful rehabiliation, infection, and all the other problems that can come from invasive surgery.\n\nIn my case, my hyperhidrosis started to disappear about a year and a half ago and I think it gets better with age.  I still sweat through my clothes sometimes, especially in a humid summer, but not as much as before, and I do sweat the sheets sometimes, but overall my case of it has gotten better.  Although I'm not sure if they're actually influential on the condition, I would see if maybe there are lifestyle changes you could consider that may help.  For example, if you consume a lot of sodium or other substances that cause you to retain excessive water, or if your diet is generally unhealthy or you don't get enough exercise.  I tried cool showers instead of hot ones for a while with mixed results.\nThere are several websites with information regarding hyperhidrosis.  I found my info on Webmd.com but some others you may want to look at are:\nwww.sweathelp.org\nwww.sts.org/doc/4097\nwww.handsdry.com\nwww.sweaty-palms.com\nwww.hyperhidrosis.com\n\nYou can just google "hyperhidrosis" and find several sites.  If you haven't already, talk to your doctor to see if their are any non-invasive treatments or new medicines on the market.  You may want to speak to your parents or relatives to see if they have ever had it (I'm not sure it's genetic, but in my case my father has it, I have it, and my brother has it as well).  I hope this information has helped and good luck with it.
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could you be on? women no matter how toned they are or how much work out they do always retain water and become bloated on the days leading upto their cycle, i do jujitsu and i get the same...mums been a fitness instructor, gym instructor, massuse, life guard and has run many marathons and she is exactly the same too...\n\nx\n\ndont get paranoid...\n\nif in doubt are you eating something you usually dont? it could be a food intolerance...like wheat...they usually make you a little bloated than usuall...\n\nhope it helps and good luck! i really feel for you and know how strenous it can be...dont get too stressed as this can also effect our training!!!\n\nx
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I am in the same boat. My 87 year old grandmother needed to go to dialysis treatment four hours ago and I haven't fed my dog in six days because of this thing. lol\nMy dog won't even come when I call it anymore... Mmmmmm... Oh crap! Grandma!
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Dear Editor,\n\nI am a student concerned about the recent water supply shortages caused by mismanagement by the water supply authorities.  The shortages have caused me no end of misery.  Not only am I not able to take a shower, or flush my toilet consistently, I am becoming dehydrated from lack of fresh water to drink.  As a result, I can't do my own homework and must instead ask strangers on the internet to do it for me.\n\nI would appreciate it if you could write an editorial on the subject to pressure the authorities to increase the water flow.\n\nSincerely,\n\nMy name, not somebody else that I copied from.
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Speaking for myself: I get really wet--alot more so than before I have an O;and I kinda shake (my body). My face feels really hot and the breathing increases. It's more like panting with a couple of unidentifiable words thrown in there. Oh and I clench my fists and "down there" gets really tight!!!!
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Thanks alot--I think I wet myself. :-0
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Just before my husband was diagnosed with type I he was going about 1-2 times an hour during some parts of the day.  It usually followed sugary drinks.  He was experiencing the extreme thirst and was drinking Gatorade which was then causing him to use the restroom very often, he said it was often painful to go.  If you are going much more often than usual and experiencing any other symptoms you should go and get check right away.
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Yikes\n\nWell,.. Dont worry about your  fly.. not everyone enjoys it or is good at it... Take me\n\nI have coached swimming, been on a swim team myself,.. taught lessons, and am now MOM to a swimmer who's butterfly is fantastic... and yet..... while I can teach fly I CANT swim it!\n\nThe advice to eat something like a muffinb or other absorbing food like bread etc... should help.. \nIm more wondering why you are taking in so much water... keeping your head down when you breathe too close tot he water maybe?\n\nMaybe swamping y olurself a bit?\n\nId work on getting better at not taking in the water.. because whatever you are doing that is causing that if yu can improve that your fly will improve as well...\n\nGood Luck..hope you feel better!\n\nWismom
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I never used to have any fears when i was young.  As im getting older i seem to have loads.  I tend to be too overcautious with life nowadays!  It seems mad but crossing a bridge and looking over the wall to see the ducks in the rivers water is more of now a nail-biting experience.  The only thing i can suggest is a slow step, by step to conquer the fears.  It hasn't yet worked for me, the river that is by that bridge i dread, brings alot of insecurities for me.  A friend died near their from hypertherma and think its a case for me digging up the griefing part of things..  You never know but there could be a reason behind the lift you dread to take to fifth floor.  Theres a lot of emotional tree branches that our brain tend to keep a lock onto...!  Release the locks with the keys you hold in your hand.
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yes i suffered with this condition as a child and know horrible it is first hand.  I used to have fits in public and it was so embarassing having loads of people gawping at you and calling you a spaz.  I used to take medication for it - the consulant started me on epinutin which made me like a zombie, 3 years after that they changed it to epilim that did me no good whatsoever, then they put me on tegratol which i stayed on until i was 13 and eventually weaned off.  I have now been fit free for 16 years but its still possible for me to have fits but only through severe pain its just lucky i know the warning signs, its different for each person but for me firstly i get a ringing in my ears ( like the ringing sound you hear when you switch on a TV) then my head goes all fuzzy, i start to see starry patterns in front of my eyes, then the ringing gets louder, the fuzziness gets fuzzier then nothing just blackness!! i hope i have been of some help, but there are plenty of websites offering a wealth of information, the british epileptic association being one of them, i just wanted to share my personal experience of the condition and hope that your friend is ok.
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I am.\nI have tried many things, but life daily life seems to interupt, though I am losing it slowly but surely.\nYes, it does effect my daily life, I wish I could have more energy for my kids and hubby
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Yes I have been going through the same thing. I bought an antihistimane and some generic claritan I am starting to feel better.
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It's not normal to have abnormal flow. See a doctor. You could become anemic.
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My Aunts have this--they are all in their 50's.  None of them were diagnosed with it until they were in their late 40's & early 50's.  They are all 3 coping diferently with it as it has affected them each differently.  They all still lead very active lives and don't let it slow them down.  It's a matter of mind over matter--they each make sure they get plenty of rest before and after things that they know will wear them out, are careful about their diets, and have sought the most agressive treatments they can get.  They are all happy in their lives and haven't let the disease control their lives.  They treat it like everything else they've had to deal with in thier lives--it's just another challenge!
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i'm addicted to being right \ni will (after an argument) research till i have proof and then be forced by uncontrolable urges to throw it in the wrong persons face (it's a really ugly trait!!lol!!)\nand i'm also addicted to putting baby oil on immediately after i turn the water off from a shower, and then slathering lotion from head to toe, on top of all that baby oil! sounds crazy but i absolutely loathe dry skin, and the perks are any one who ever comes near me/touches is always like "you smell so good!" and "i have never felt softer skin!" \n o and if it has an odor and i come in contact w/it ihave to smell my hands/finger tips! my hubby teases me all the time! (can you say obsessive compulsive disorder!lol!)\nbut i'm clean so i don't care if peops think i'm weird! haha!!!
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some people do well with a combo of meds and topical antipersperants...try this site--its about the dangers of sweat surgery, discussion forum is on left--LOADS of helpful info\n\nets disabled my brother =(
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the short ans to this is no i I've the same problem,have tried everything, nuthin works, so i just bought bigger clothes until they come up with something to stop this happening, just enjoy urself and think like i do  there is just more of me to love now. All jokes aside it is hard and can get you down i have put on 5 stone from i was diagnosed, but there is nothing i can do about it, sorry i cant be more optimistic and helpful. it is a problem stop worrying it is a side effect of this nasty condition, if you do find something that works please let me know. all the best