Hyperhidrosis?? or Excessive Sweating??

I have had this condition for as long as I remember, It only affects my underarms, but I will sweat heaps whether it be a cool day or hot, and am sick of always having to wear black tops to try and hide this problem (my friends started joking and calling me a goth) I went to my doc and all he could suggest was Surgery (which he said is quiet painful, expensive, risky, may cause other areas to start sweating or not even work at all) or Botox every three months (way to expensive!!).. I had found a deodorant called dryclor that worked quiet well that you apply every night before sleeping (it has 20% aluminium or something to stop the sweating) but as I am a female and have to shave/wax my armpits too this system is becoming quiet painful and leaving huge red rash's under my arms which is just as embarrasing as the sweat!! Does anything know of something else I can try that might be effective?? Please help I am getting desperate :(

Hyperhidrosis?? or Excessive Sweating??
I have hyperhidrosis too. I have the problem on my hands, feet, armpits, trunk, and buttox. I don't want to get botox injections because they are expensive and you have to get them somewhat frequently. (And you can only get them in your hands, feet, and armpits.) And not only that, Botox is botulism that you inject!! (That scared me)





I bought a book with some tips in it. The first one for underarm sweat is to buy a natural loofah and scrub under your armpits. I did this and it worked! Not all loofahs work, so look around and find one that is right for you. It took about a week and a half for me to stop sweating. And loofahs are cheap and they last about 2 months. (Get them at Walgreen's or walmart etc...)





And secondly, you must stop using deodorant with ALUMINUM!!! This clogs the pores and causes sweating. If you still have odor problems, then buy a deodorant without aluminum. So you'll have to get a deodorant WITHOUT and antiperspirant. I found a women's deodorant be Adidas that is good. It uses cotton something or other. But the deodorant has to be transparent. Not all deodorants work.





And natural sage is supposed to stop 80% of sweating too. So go to a health foods store and ask them how to make sage into a tea. But be careful because sage can be toxic if taken wrong.





I've looked into other ways to stop sweating and tied a couple myself. I went to my doctor and he prescribed Drysol. This is 100% aluminum (almost) and it hurts like crazy! I used that for a while and then stopped because I don't want to get alzhimer's. Then he prescribed Rubinol (a pill) that is used in surgery to stop spit and sweat. These pills cost a fortune! And I basically had no spit (miserable). But I did stop sweating completely.
Reply:I just started taking a pill called Rubinol. I don't know if it works yet, but I have to take it because my insurance denied me for Botox.