Does anyone else out there have this condition? extrmley sweaty hands?? and feet? I mean, the feet, i put powder, and im fine, but my hands, im shame to shake peoples hands, cuz they are drenched with sweat!
if u have this prob and fixed it, what did u do?
Hyperhidrosis?
I have had severe hyperhidrosis all of my life, where my hands and feet would both sweat excessively, unbearably. I began to look for solutions, of which there seem to be five primary ones, I suggest starting from 1 and working to 5:
1) Drysol Drysol is an extremely strong prescription antiperspirant. I used this as a child, it was to be put on once a day and that was it, however, it did not work well at all, and in addition, if any session was skipped it completely reversed the work done. I suggest you try it however.
2) Prescription Pills I do not know too much about these as there are always more and they are changing, but they did not work for me. Talk to your doctor.
At this point, having talked to a doctor and finding their advice unhelpful, I found myself a specialist. Since I live in MN I went to the U of M.
3) Iontophoresis It was suggested to me that I use Drionic, an iontophoresis treatment. What happens is you put your hands and feet individually in a container for some time in which low electrical charges are sent to do something to stop the sweating. This took an hour a day and when it finally began working, was extremely disappointing as it did not properly cover the area. This is the one treatment I suggest you avoid.
4) Botox I never got Botox treatments because of the needles. Botox is done to the affected area about 2 needles per square centimeter and needs to be redone every 4-6 months. I would suggest trying it if the needle aspect does not bother you.
5) Endoscopic Thorasic Sympathectamy This treatment is surgery. After trying all of the above and living for too long to bear with hyperhidrosis, I decided to get ETS. Four cuts were made, two on each side of my chest, one of which was used to insert a camera and the other to insert a tool which attached a tiny clip to the gland causing my body not to sweat above the nipple line. Recovery, like any surgery, was exhausting and painful, but it was definitely worth it. The side affects of this surgery are compensatory sweating, which I have noticed, meaning other parts of the body begin to sweat excessively. I, however, only experience about once a day for less than five or so minutes and it is much less severe than the sweating I had had.
Overall, my main suggestion is to go and see a specialist to help you decide which treatment to go with. I do not regret at all having surgery, it was a great decision and I am very glad I made it.
I wish the best of luck to you.
Reply:Thank u very much, I havent logged on in a while. I will see a speacialist. I heard of the surgery, but if its painful, I dont want it.lol Report It
Reply:Hyperhidrosis can be caused by food allergies, or a mineral/vitamin deficiency.
Check out this article about hyperhidrosis, grains, and sugars. Scroll about halfway down the page.
http://www.mercola.com/2004/aug/14/exces...
I had hyperhidrosis (and a few other symptoms) for many years and went through all the usual treatments including anticholinergic prescription drugs, antiperspirants, botox, and ETS surgery. The surgery was most helpful but several years later hyperhidrosis began to return.
Years later I was diagnosed with celiac disease, along with a few food allergies. I eliminated wheat, dairy, and sugar from my diet and stopped all prescriptions. I began taking supplements:
- Vitamin B complex, 50mg of every B vitamin plus Folic Acid
- Mineral complex, contains Magnesium, Calcium, Iron, Zinc, etc.
You can see the rest of the story here:
http://www.esfbchannel.com/phpBB2/viewto...
Some information about celiac disease
(This is not the cause of hyperhidrosis but caused my food allergies and mineral/vitamin malabsorption)
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases...
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