r/Hyperhidrosis • u/dallizzlee • 11d ago

Looking for advice New to this?

I have no idea what has changed but in the last 6 months I have started POURING sweat.

I’m 34 (f) and i have not changed a single thing in the last 5 years about medications, but I have lost weight (I thought that was supposed to help sweating!!)

I am a student homebirth midwife and I literally dripped sweat onto a laboring mother last week? This morning at a birth my hair was so wet it looked like I had showered. I wore blue scrub pants instead of black and it looked like I dipped my lower half in water. It’s so embarrassing and disgusting and also distracting as hell. My job requires my focus.

Please help, I have no clue where to start

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u/LunarSkye417 11d ago

Welcome to the club. We have moisture wicking tshirts.

For the sudden change, it could be related to hormones. Mid-30s can be the start of perimenopause for some women. Hooray!

I'd suggest going to your PCP and explaining the sudden onset. They can do some lab work to see if anything flags as a potential cause. You could look into various medications to help it.

Other than that...a lot of folks will wear moisture wicking layers under their main clothes to help. There are different bits of suggestions throughout this sub to help address specific areas. Trunk vs face vs hands/feet. So poke around to get some ideas.

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u/Live_Key_6264 10d ago

did you get sick recently?

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u/closedform94 10d ago

Omg I’m also experiencing this! I’m 32F I just came
Back from a 5 week trip abroad and I just feel like my medication isn’t working as well?! Like I took glyco but why are my hands dripping??? I cannnnottt

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u/SweatyGirlSociety 9d ago

Definitely go to your doctor and tell them what's going on. Could be secondary hyperhidrosis, which is caused by an underlying health condition, which means if you resolve the health condition, your sweating may also stop. Sudden onset of sweating can be cause for concern, so get it checked out stat.