How to Stop Sweating So Much and Possibly Avoid the Knife

Medically proven techniques on How to Stop Sweating. Find out the causes and treatments of Hyperhydrosis (abnormally increased perspiration) from the experts and be Sweat Free in less than 24hrs.

By Jerry Peachey

Oh man, I was really over a barrel on this sweaty armpits thing. I didn't know how to fix it. My shirt-buying budget was exploding, and none of them ever looked good on me anyway, what with all the Swamp Thing activity going on in the arm-crotch. I was constantly self-conscious. If I tried to use a little alcohol to take the edge off, it just made me sweat more. Every picture of me was a scary proposition. Why do those flashes seem to pull that sweat ring right out of the picture?
I didn't know what to do, so I just started Googling. And Googling. While I'm no doctor and I never had a diagnosis, it seems that the name for my excessive armpit sweating is hyperhidrosis.
Hyperhidrosis seems to be well understood in the medical community and there are a range of possible treatments, including:

• Lifestyle change: Cut back on alcohol and spicy foods and hot showers and other fun stuff. Mostly "prescribed" as a natural remedy, but not by doctors - and hardly sustainable.
• Antiperspirants: Treatments usually start with "strong" anti-perspirants (10-15% aluminum chloride hexahydrate). With a prescription, even stronger anti-perspirants are available. Everything I read suggested that these could lead to skin irritation, which made me especially nervous because I'm allergic to some over-the-counter deodorants.
• Medication: Something called an antichollergenics drug can prevent sweat gland stimulation. Apparently these aren't universally effective and have a lot of side effects, including dry mouth and dizziness.
• Iontophoresis: This is FDA-approved, but mostly for head and feet sweating. It involves putting your hands or feet in water and running low-level electrical currents through. Yikes! But maybe it will work for you. Ask the doc.
• Botox: Yeah, that's right. Botox! Apparently they can pump this in you to stop excessive armpit sweating by temporarily blocking the nerves that make it happen. Wow, that sounds serious, but talk to your doctor if you think it might work, I suppose. There are definitely some side effects there - including serious pain.
• Surgery: I suppose if you're suffering from a pretty severe case, and none of the above seems to work, you might want to try surgery. Listen, I feel ya. At some point you're probably willing to try anything. There are a wide range of surgical techniques which involve removing either nerves that trigger sweating or the sweat glands themselves. Different approaches are recommended for different issues (i.e. underarm vs hands vs feet). Talk to your healthcare provider.

IMPORTANT: Sometimes, excessive sweating can be an indication of a serious health problem, so always consult your physician FIRST, especially if the problem occurred suddenly or is combined with weight loss, fever or lack of appetite.
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