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Are stress pills effective against palmar and foot hyperhidrosis?
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Possibly: If stress and/or anxiety are your triggers.
Answered 11/9/2012
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Proper eval first: If hyperhydrosis, surgery can be quite successful for appropriate candidates. While done often by experienced thoracic surgeons (vats), it is chest surgery (major surgery). There are risks and benefits. Appropriate candidates should be selected. This link may help: http://goo.Gl/rsl68 this link to consensus: http://goo.Gl/isann.
Answered 12/10/2013
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No: While the exact mechanism for palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis is not known, we know that it is not completely caused by being "stress". It might be oversensitivity of the sweat glands. "anti-stress" pills are not a treatment for this condition and probably will not help greatly. Consider antiperspirants, anticholinergic meds, iotophoresis, Botox injections...
Answered 6/24/2014
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