what are and treatments for excessive sweating?

Question

I've excessive sweating.What is the best treatment for this?

Answer 1

Sweating: There is no easy answer but many potential causes. I would start by seeing your primary care doctor. Please let me know what is found.

Answer 2

CertainDri or Botox: Antiperspirants containing aluminum chloride (ie: certaindri, drysol) help control sweating. Botox injections help with excessive sweating especially on the palms, soles, and armpits. The injections can be painful but the effects last about 9 months.

Answer 3

Surgery might help: Surgery might help those patients with hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating of the palms and arm pits, and who fail maximum medical management as described the previous answer. Surgery involves minimally invasive snipping of sympathetic nerve fibers in the chest that control sweating. It is called vats sympathicotomy, and is usually an outpatient procedure.

Answer 4

Botox Can Help: Hyperhidrosis (or excess sweating) is more common than you'd think! antiperspirants are the simple answer, but often won't work with true hyperhidrosis. I have had success treating patients underarms, hands, feet, forehead, and scalp with botox. Botox is fda approved for sweating and is very safe and effective. Botox typically lasts for 6 months when used for excess sweating. Hope this helps!

Answer 5

Excessive sweating: Avoid alcohol, wear loose clothing, don't smoke, don't eat spicy food. Drink lots of water. When exercising, expect sweating but stay in a cooler environment if possible until the sweating stops.

Answer 6

You are normal: People are different. Just make sure you exercise with moderation and not in sunny and hot areas.

Answer 7

Hyperhidrosis: This can be normal or can be related to having a dominant trait that causes excessive sweating. When it affects the under arms, Botox and drysol can help. For full body sweating, checking your hormones can sometimes also be the problem. Drink lots of water if it is that significant since you are probably dehydrating quickly.

Answer 8

See physician: A physician can test to see if a hormone imbalance is the cause. If it is not, home remedies can include a strong antiperspirant (look for certain dri, containing aluminum chloride), and carrying paper towels or tissues in your pocket for hands. If that's not sufficient there are several options: Botox injections can help, Glycopyrrolate can be prescribed, or other surgeries in extreme cases.

Answer 9

Sweat control:botox: Sweating that is resilient to typical and atypical antipersperants may be controlled with injection of the paralytics. At this time, 50 u of Botox is recommended per axilla, or it's equivalent with the other botulinum toxin agents: dysport/ xeomin (incobotulinumtoxin a).

Answer 10

Botox: It depends where you are sweating, but Botox is an effective treatment to prevent sweating.

Answer 11

Depends: How badly does it bother you? Does it stink or is it just non-smelly sweating? You should discuss this with your primary care doctor who might recommend a dermatologist to look into this further.

Answer 12

Excess sweating: Over the counter stuff is few and far to help but aluminum chloride anti perspirants can be found at your health food store and drug stores, wearing dri fit underclothes to help absorb the sweat, acupuncture is sometimes helpful. It is unfortunately something that may require more advanced techniques with prescriptions, botox, nerve treatments, etc.

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