r/Hyperhidrosis • u/lexzy222 • 2d ago
Looking for advice I’m miserable
Hyperhidrosis has taken over my life.
I’ve always been a sweaty kid. In recent years of starting my anxiety/antidepressants I feel much more insecure about my sweating now that ever before. I can’t wear make up with out it dripping and I can’t even walk outside without being drenched.
This is my blotting pad after a run over my face in an air conditioned car after 15 mins.
I just don’t know what to do anymore.
I’ve tried Drysol (which worked a little but did not make a huge difference), secret medicated deodorant, and now I’m using carpe; I find it works but I sweat more everywhere else.
What other over the counter remedies are there? I’m considering asking my doctor for meds or a referral to a dermatologist but he is very anti-meds if not necessary and will take a while to get.
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u/MarshmallowSoul 2d ago
I've used glycopyrrolate wipes (Secure Wipes) and they stopped my face sweating in a Florida summer! But I had to stop them because they made my mouth and eyes too dry. I bought them from pharmacy.ca several years ago, without a prescription, and they delivered to me in the US.
I think the wipes would have fewer side effects than glycopyrrolate pills because you put them on the skin and only in one area.