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How to minimize excessive sweating caused by stress?

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Sweating & Stress: Best way is to work on your stress. What are you sensitive to? What seems to trigger it? How do you respond? Psychotherapy can help you explore these areas and learn to deal with them so that your body won't have to go into sympathetic overdrive (with sweating). See your family doctor to look @ overall health. If needed, certain medications can help also. Relaxation exercises on your own.

Answered 12/9/2013

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