How do i stop sweating so much?
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it is hyperhidrosis.\nyou have hyper sweat glands in your skin.\nparts affected: forehead/face, armpit, hands, feet.\ndoc says to use anti-perspirants. but if it still fails, an operation is required, an operation that will cut your sweat glands. but it can't promise a sucess always.\ni'll let you know if my case improves, cause i think maybe hormonal imbalance is somewhat connected to this condition, me will balance me hormones.
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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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Sweating is one of the ways your body has of cooling itself. Your body releases moisture, which cools the skin as it evaporates. Normal sweating is a sign that your body is doing exactly as it should. \n\nWhen is sweating a problem? \n\nExcessive sweating, or hyperhydrosis, affects about one percent of the population. Under stress, those suffering from hyperhydrosis will experience extreme sweatiness under their arms, on their faces, and on their hands and feet. No one knows why stress triggers so much more sweating in some people than in others. While it isn't a health problem, it can be embarrassing and interfere with a person's ability to work in high-stress situations. \n\nIf, however, you sweat constantly and all over your body, you should see a doctor immediately. This can be a symptom of a serious health problem. \n\nSince sweating is part of the body's way to regulate itself, hypohydrosis, or the absence of sweat, can also indicate a problem. If you have a headache, confusion, numbness, rapid pulse and breathing, raised blood pressure, and are not sweating, you could have heat stroke. Get cooled down immediately and seek medical help. Not sweating is also an indication of dehydration due to diarrhea, diuretics, and other factors. Be certain to maintain water levels in the body by drinking extra water if this is a problem.
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(m)\n\nAvoid pungent foods such as onions, fish, garlic and spicy meals. These foods can be smelt in sweat and make it more noticeable.\n\nMalt vinegar is an old-fashioned remedy that might be worth a try. Apply some to your armpits at night. Wash it off in the morning and then use your normal deodorant/antiperspirant.\n\nCommercial antiperspirants. You have probably tried most commercial deodorants and antiperspirants, but check the labels and look for one with a different active ingredient. If you have heard a rumour about antiperspirants/deodorants and breast cancer, take a look at the section on Antiperspirants and breast cancer.\n\nShave your armpits. Hair holds sweat and gives the bacteria more to work on. \n\n20% aluminium chloride is the next thing to try if ordinary antiperspirants haven't done the trick, but it can damage clothing. It can be bought from the pharmacist (ask for Drichlor, Anhydrol Forte or Perspirex) and should be used as follows. \n\nBefore going to bed, wash and dry your armpits thoroughly. If you apply the solution to wet skin, a chemical reaction takes place that produces hydrochloric acid, which can irritate skin and tarnish jewellery. If necessary, use a hair dyer to ensure your skin is absolutely dry. \nApply the solution when you are lying down in bed. This sounds odd, but armpit sweating switches off when you lie flat, and the solution will be more effective if applied then. The solution works by passing into the openings of the sweat glands, causing them to swell up and block, but if sweat is pouring out of the glands when you apply the solution, it won't be able to get in. \nIt works best if the area is covered with plastic cling-film (food wrap). Unfortunately, the armpit is an awkward shape. Use tape (such as, Micropore, which you can buy from a pharmacy) to hold the plastic wrap in place, then put on a tight-fitting T shirt to help keep it in position. \nDon't apply the solution directly after shaving, or the skin may become sore. \nWash off the solution in the morning, and don't reapply until bedtime. \nIf it proves effective reduce the application to every other night, and then to once or twice a week. Don’t use it every day, because it can irritate the skin.
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Please avoid injections or surgery.  I would recommend the antiperspirant Certain Dri. You will never sweat from your hands. Has no smell. Has no residue so it does not stain your clothes at all. It is a roll on you can get at any drug store in the anti-perspirant section. You put it on at night. Go to sleep. Wake up and take a shower. The residue of the anti-perspirant is gone, but you don't sweat at all for a couple of days. And when I say you don't sweat or smell.\n\nIf the Certain Dri does not work or you want to try some other things below is a link to a number of other anti-perspirant solutions.  Just please avoid surgery, there are way to many people who have been disabled by the surgery to try and reduce sweating.
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Sometimes that just happens.  If it is a lot of sweating that can not be controled by just store bought deotarent, try Maximum.  Google it.  It helps.
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Baby powder works, I use it when I play Basket Ball to absorb the sweat.\n\nYou may want to use some medicated foot powder like Gold Bonds if you are really having an odor problem.
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Your sweating may have various causes.  If you have a blood sugar imbalance (low blood sugar - hypoglycemia; high blood sugar diabetes), this may be a cause.  If all other suggestions - including seeing a doctor for hyperhidrosis - don't work, ask the doctor for a fasting blood insulin test to rule out blood sugar imbalance as a cause.
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Hi! My palms get sweaty at times too. -___-\n\nWhat I do is to wash my hands as often as possible and dry them. \n\nDoesn't seem much but hope that helps.
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take a little bit of talc powder(baby powder) and pat some under your arms in the morning after your deodorant is dry.  Bring it to school (they have travel size) and use it in between classes.  It makes you feel dry and helps with wetness.  Also if you feel dry them you will not worry so much about it and thus sweat less.\n\nyou can also try spray on deodorant after activity.
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Oh jeez, I can relate to this question.\n\nIf this happens in crowds of people, as soon as you start becoming sweaty- take a 'breather' very quickly away from others, find a place to sit down & just foucs on breathing.  Listen to your heartbeat & concentrate on calming images.  I try to think of my gardens or other people's yards that I've seen.\n\nI used to get so worked up that I would have to leave our groccery store & send my then-BF (now Hubby) back into the Store to find my basket!\n\nI have never used drugs...did my own Bio-Feedback basically by telling myself that I COULD do this and there was NOTHING to Fear.   Lots of prayer, meditation, some Homeopathic meds & Herbal Supplements and time have helped me a great deal.\n\np.s.  I'm 39 now (started when I was 19) and even though I've more or less conquered them, still have episodes where I need to sit down and just concentrate...Hope this Helps you!  GOOD LUCK!!
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I am not a doctor, but my sister once had this problem. I'll share with you what helped her.\n\nSo, the way my sister treated this was to find out what the cause of the sweating was. It turned out that her anxiety was causing it. Yes, anxiety about life and stuff in general (school, work, and so on). Do you think you are anxious often? It's a common cause of excessive sweating for people, but it's treatable.\n\nAnyway, the best thing you could do right now is get yourself in to see a doctor. You need a professional opinion to actually isolate the cause. Remember to do this! In the meantime, though, you could pick up some special talc from the supermarket, chemist, or other vendor. This product has cornstarch in it and is often used on babies. My sister tells me that this will stop most of your sweating, so go out with confidence and good luck!
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dehydration drink more water... in very hot sun the sweat evaporates very quickly and you don't realize how much you are losing... just drink a lot more water and you shoud be fine
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Homeopathy:-\nSULFUR 30C will correct your suppressed sweat disorder in due time take it thrice a day half hour before meals and report back with your conditions after three days of taking it !\nTake Care and God Bless !
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I know this sounds silly, but take Saran Wrap and wrap the area(s) you want to slim down.  Exercise with this on and those wrapped areas will sweat more than the other areas.  It does help; I've tried it before.
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change habits...after working with your hands...avoid washing it, rest your hands first at least 15 minutes...this is one of the many causes of hand sweating.\n\nalternatives for medication.\nhere in our country (Phil.) we believed when hands are sweating...people with such problem, they pee with their hands and eventually after doing so for a week or two...its gone sweating.\n\nJust try it...nothing to loose.
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Fluids do not make you sweat.When you sweat you are losing salt and can become dehydrated.Go to see a doctor.Pediolite for children can help   with the dehydration,and so can gatorade.