Sweating

poindexter

might not seem like much, but the amount of sweating i do is really affecting me. find myself having to wear dark tops all the time to cover it up. any anti perspirants are no good.


suggestions please as this really is a problem for me



yours truly, sweaty

bobcar61

Whats your level of fitness like..do you exercise? Are you always sweating,like when your driving a car for example or is it when your moving around doing some physical exercise?

I've heard of people having a medical illness with this so it could be a case to visit your GP.

aoibhebree

Have you tried DriClor? It's available over the counter. Personally I hate it - makes me really itchy - but I have friends who absolutely swear by it!

As regards normal deoderants - Sure WILL let you down. Always. I find Dove to be the best!

Also wear natural fabrics rather than artificial where possible.

Aoibhe

Nevyn

It could be a sympathom of a few things, you best bet is to talk to your dr and they can make recommendation of strong deodorants which are sold in a chemist.

poindexter

bobcar61 wrote: »

Whats your level of fitness like..do you exercise? Are you always sweating,like when your driving a car for example or is it when your moving around doing some physical exercise?

I've heard of people having a medical illness with this so it could be a case to visit your GP.

to be honest my level of fitness would be almost zilch.
yes, i would be sweating when driving. even going into work, i might wear a different top for the drive and change it when i get to work

aoibhebree wrote: »

Have you tried DriClor? It's available over the counter. Personally I hate it - makes me really itchy - but I have friends who absolutely swear by it!

As regards normal deoderants - Sure WILL let you down. Always. I find Dove to be the best!

Also wear natural fabrics rather than artificial where possible.

Aoibhe

i've heard Driclor burns like hell, but if it works then................... are there other kinda similar ones that can be used?? have heard how driclor would have to be used daily, but there are ones that will prob suffice once to twice a week. is there one called something an******(dunno know the name) forte?? when you say natural fabrics, what do you mean???
even tonight i was out with some friends, but i could feel myself beginning to sweat, then when i thought about it it made it worse. gets to the stage where i'd rather lie on the couch and not go out just to avoid this

Webmonkey

I find Driclor a miracle. I mean it does itch a bit at begining but then eventually you only have to apply once every few weeks. I'm a bit worried however, with the link of aluminium to cancer.
There is a small surgery you can get done if it is very bad.

LegacyUser

I would have that trouble in summer time....get out of car on hot day and back of t shirt would be soaking wet....not much deodorants can do for your back....not very fit myself but have a friend who runs marathon and runs 3 times a week....has the same problem with sweaty back in car.....clearly not a fitness thing....

Hazys

Unregistered wrote: »

I would have that trouble in summer time....get out of car on hot day and back of t shirt would be soaking wet....not much deodorants can do for your back....not very fit myself but have a friend who runs marathon and runs 3 times a week....has the same problem with sweaty back in car.....clearly not a fitness thing....

It could very well be a fitness thing, it is for me. I "let myself go" (aka no gym & too much beer & pizza) for 3 months till Janurary and in work id sweat a lot from doing nothing.

But i got myself fit and lost 10 pounds and it made a major difference. I "let myself go" twice in the last year and half and both times when i got fit the difference in sweating was ridiculous

You may have to bite the bullet and accept that getting fit and losing a small bit of weight will greatly help in getting rid of excessive sweating.

psycho-hope

Hi Op i work in a pharmacy and there is a few differnet types of anti-persperitents that you can buy some like the driclor that you put on at night then wash off in the morning and some like mitchum which you put on every day, personally i find the mitchum ones great much better than dove and all those, but nip into your local pharmacy and ask the staff there, i'm sure they will be able to tell you about the differnt brands they have

the_syco

Have you tried shaving the head? If I have anything more than fuzz on my head, I tend to sweat more, than if it was just shiny, during the summer time.

CaptainSkidmark

are you on medication such as prozac?

that would do it

when i was coming off it i was sweating all the time.

i used wake up thinking i was after wetting myself till i noticed it was all over

cafecolour

I tend to sweat a lot as well. Per suggestions above, exercising and remaining in shape definitely helps. As does removing any excess facial hair (and body fat).

But nothing does it totally - I still get a sheen of sweat much easier than most folks. I've really just gotten used to it by now.

LegacyUser

I used to have that problem really badly under my arms, I had major sweat-patches. As a young girl it was reeeally annoying problem, because I couldn't wear t-shirts, jumpers or most dresses. Eventually it sorted itself out, it was due to hormones. The good thing was that it never smelled!

I used Mitchum Deodrant and often like it when guys use it as it's the least obnoxious smelling deo/antiperspirant! It worked quite nicely but still some sweat...
You can buy pads to sew under clothes (like thin shoulder pads), that would stop sweat patches under your arms...
There's a brand of sportswear, Under Armour that absorbs sweat, maybe check that out online.
Also, more extreme, some people get botox injections and those actually freeze the sweat glands, or something like that. It does work very well.
I'm afraid I don't know what you'd do about sweating on the head. I've known some people to just keep a towel in their bag.
Ask the doctor, or maybe call a nurseline? (if that's an option if it's not an emergency!)

*Honey*

I would personally check with your doctor first and rule out any underlying physical causes (ie diabetes, thyroid probelms etc). It could anxiety related perhaps.

There are operations you can get to control sweating in certain areas, ie like for very sweaty hands, but I'm not sure that this would work for the whole body (as it's the body's way of reducing your temperature and so it an important, if annoying, bodily function).

I'm wondering if it could be diet related? Possibly an allergic reaction? Maybe you need to lose some weight also - it certainly can't harm you.

My first and foremost suggestion is see your doctor and take it from there. This website may have info that could help also http://www.hyperhidrosis.org/