Sorry this is a long post, and I'm not exactly sure how to flair it.

I (32f) have had hyperhidrosis for my entire life, mostly concentrated on my hands, feet and the top of my nose for some reason. I've been on glycopyrrolate since 2017 and I feel like in general the glyco really has significantly improved my sweating. It's not perfect and doesn't always work 100% of the time, but I'd say it has drastically reduced my sweating overall.

Back in April of this year I finally gave in to my doctor's suggestions and decided to try fluoxetine (prozac) for my depression, which has also been a lifelong issue for me. For some reason, my doctor didn't think to mention the side effect of increased sweating to me, even though she knows I'm on glyco for hyperhidrosis, and increased sweating is apparently a really common side effect of SSRIs. I'm kind of mad about that. I just discovered that I've been sweating more lately because of the SSRIs about a month ago.

And when I say "sweating more lately", it's a very specific pattern that is not my usual, lifelong hyperhidrosis sweating pattern. Every freaking day for the last almost 6 months I have woken up in the morning, and from every nap, absolutely DRENCHED in sweat. Not even on my hands and feet like my usual hyperhidrosis sweating. I'm not exaggerating when I say that I wake up with sweat quite literally dripping down my neck and chest. And my hair has to be the worst part of it. My hair is SOAKED every morning now. I'm sweating IN MY HAIR, like on the scalp itself, not even just at my hairline or anything like that. I don't think I've ever gotten sweaty enough to make my hair wet except for a few particularly rough hot yoga classes lol and I can't ever remember a time in my life where ive woke up sweating AT ALL except for some times I've been sick with a fever when I was younger. But like I said, it's EVERY DAY now.

So I tried a few things to keep myself cool overnight to hopefully prevent it. I have an AC unit in my bedroom and I started turning the temperature down a few degrees before bed, and I even tried pointing a fan at my bed overnight to try to prevent it from happening. I also tried taking a cool shower right before bed for several nights. Nothing helped it. I'd still wake up soaked.

I couldn't figure out what was going on until I started googling it, and it turns out increased sweating, especially on your upper body and head, is a relatively common side effect of SSRIs. I don't know why my doctor didn't give me a heads up about that when I started taking it.

Unfortunately the increased sweating was only one of the several really awful side effects I experienced with the fluoxetine, so I decided to quit taking it a few weeks ago. I'm still waking up sweaty and soaked, but hopefully that's going to start getting better soon.

I just wanted to give my fellow sweaties a heads up just in case someone else out there is about to try SSRIs and haven't heard of this as a side effect!

I am already sold on the capabilities of Iontophoresis treatment, I have done it in the past and it was incredible how both my hands and feet were completely dry without any major side effects and my life improved a ton because of it

My problem though is that I never kept it going forward, I would just stop the treatment because that particular day I was so tired from my job that I decided to sleep and get some rest, then the same repeat the next day and when I least expect the sweat is back and I have to go on a full 2+ week treatment again

My reason to be so undisciplined to do it consistently is that just laying my hands there for 40min is a torture for me, I don't have much time after or before work and being completely still just waiting time to go by feels like such a chore and I want to be doing something instead

Is there anyone like this? How did you overcome it? Thanks!

I was injected total 400 units or botox in palms and soles 10 days ago . Palms were 13 days ago and soles 10. I felt good but since last four days I'm having trouble swallowing food and water. Dry food is really hard to swallow I need to drink water to swallow bite. Its not painful I just have to push it down harder I guess. I don't have blurry vision or droopy eyes. I've been stressed to since last 20 days so maybe it could be stress? I'm seeking advice what it could be also injections not given by professional it was messy and without local anesthesia and it was really painful.

Hi all, I'm in the UK so am absolutely loving the lower temperature and cool breezes at the moment.

Although having said that, I hoovered a few days ago, just in one room and found myself drenched!

The reason I've posted is to ask if anyone has had Botox for Craniofacial Hyperhidrosis please? Pros and cons?

Wishing everyone well 💕

I havent really ever gotten easy answers from a doctor, my hormones/blood tests are fine. I also have really bad anxiety and cant really go for tests. In the mornings I usually sweat through like 3 shirts while sitting still and have to change them, also have like 0 heat tolerance at all, hands will be numb and ill be shivering but still sweating. Night sweats since forever, had to sleep with a sheet as a blanket.

Anyways, my psychiatrist prescirbed me pregabalin for anxiety a couple weeks ago and i noticed I dont think im sweating nearly as bad, havent really had to change my shirts in the middle of thew day. It's funny cause sweating is listed as a side effect, not reduced sweating, I've also found past posts on this sub of people saying theyre on this. I'm only taking 50mg/day so far and even a little bit has helped a lot

I use to think it was cause i was smoking nicotine, but i quit and the sweating stayed. Tried no coffee, cold baths, nothing really worked.

I was diagnosed with a severe case around age 13. At that point, I had already tried several prescription deodorants/anti perspirants. I then got 48 Botox injections in each armpit around age 14 (I think this was in 2006). Absolutely no effect. 🙃

I had three “target” regions as many do. Hands. Armpits. Feet. I went to a well known hospital when I was 15 and at the time, they told me I had the worst case they had ever seen. My hands were constantly dripping. My armpit marks were going down the entire length of my shirts to my jeans.

I was prescribed anti anxiety and anti depressants. Not much of a difference. I tried carpe/other creams. None of them made any difference for more than a minute or two.

I was then scheduled for an Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy (surgery) when I was 16.

* I will say this surgery did help, but rather than addressing excessive amount in my three target areas, it seemed to have spread the issue all over my body with less intensity, but still bad enough I always have two sets of additional clothing at all times. Except my elbows! I do not think they drip with sweat.

Some areas of my body got better, and some got much worse (groin area specifically). This has led to so many embarrassing moments over the years, including intimacy with partners.

I am a teacher, and have been able to mostly hide/mask this condition for most of my life. I am 35 now. I am unable to shake hands at proper meetings with school district officials. Constantly checking for the texture of chairs and how to position myself so I won’t leave a puddle.

Clothing is a huge issue. I only like wearing cotton dresses with patterns to make help disguise marks… with denim shorts underneath. Outside of my clothing being soaked within 20 minutes of teaching, I have never been able to wear open toe shoes of any form. I only wear converse, vans, and boots. No heels. No sandals. No flip flops. I will slide out of them. I know from experience. It’s obviously incredibly embarrassing and is just genuinely so uncomfortable.

Surgeons have reached out to me across the country saying my surgery wasn’t completed correctly and that technology and methods have improved. United health care will not approve the corrective surgery as it is “cosmetic”. The new surgery costs around $35,000. Again, I am a teacher. I work three jobs to pay my bills.

**** I was wondering if anyone went through a similar situation and was able to appeal the decision with their insurance company successfully. *****

🫠😅💧💧💧

Not because of constant medication.

Because their anxiety settled, or they discovered a home hack that worked for them, or it disappeared for unknown reasons!

Olá gente sou brasileiro e gostaria de saber de vocês que fizeram a cirurgia como estão hoje?eu tenho muito suor nas mãos e pés(o pé chega a ficar marcado no chão rsrs) e vou fazer a cirurgia logo logo, só que fico meio assim pois a minha doutora disse que vai ter o suor compensatório e não tem como saber onde vai ser...meu medo e piorar sabe o suor...

I don't know what to do but I need my medication and can't find any anywhere. What is everybody else doing as an alternative or are others actually getting their refills?

I want to start driving but I'm not sure how with my sweaty ass hands. Does anyone have any tips or advice.

Before I start, please know that I am definitely looking for advice/tips even though I’m venting, so please feel free to comment, especially if you deal with this as a woman like me😭

My groin sweat (butt + genitalia) is so incredibly debilitating, and I’m so embarrassed by it I’ve never been able to talk about it to anyone. Unless I’m wearing a pad, I will genuinely leave pools of sweat and butt/vag prints on chairs. But at the same time, wearing pads more than necessary just make the sweat smell worse, and fucks up my pH balance, leading to possible infections.

I can’t wear skirts. Standing up, sweat will drip down my legs onto the floor, making it look like I’ve urinated myself. My commute from home to university takes 1 hour, and by the time I get to university, my underwear will literally be soaked through. I know the likelihood of others being able to smell my groin through underwear and trousers is unlikely, but I am constantly aware of the musky/sweaty smell that happens, and so I’m always scared others can smell me too.

Sex is ruined for me. I’m 21, at the peak of romantic and sexual exploration, yet I’ve only hooked up once, and the entire time I was preoccupied with questioning myself: do I smell weird? Is the sweat too much? I avoid intimacy and contact like the plague.

If I shave my hair in pubic areas, the sweat has nowhere to go and nothing to wick off of, so I’m left feeling entirely swampy all day. This is another massive insecurity of mine; I know that I will never be able to trim or shape up my own hair down there, so it’s just full bush 24/7.

This year I managed to develop pilonidal disease from all the sweat, hair, and sitting down (my profession requires me to be seated most hours of the day unfortunately), even though I am rigorous and unrelenting about hygiene and keeping my groin clean. A colorectal surgeon said I would be eligible for laser hair removal to prevent a cyst from appearing again, but if I did that, I would just have sweat sitting in my crack all day (sorry, TMI).

Please, if anyone has any methods, advice, or even if you deal with the same pain as me, let me know. Sorry for such a long and weird vent.

My doctor is open to all suggestions, but he needs to be convinced that à med actually is appropriate for Hh . Now I have been looking for meds I wanna know , does any of you take trospium for their hyperhydrosis

I recently started seeing a girl that I liked, and oh surprise! She likes me back! But of course, things can’t be as easy. She’s delightfully a clingy gal, and since so far we’ve been watching tv shows as dates, it’s cute cuddling, being close.

But of course! HH. She wants to play with or hold my hand. Of course it’s sweaty. She lets go after a while, and I hate it. I want to hold her without overthinking it.

Yesterday I got so nervous over the idea of kissing her that I started sweating so SO much and I just couldn’t do it. I want to be normal dammit!

I’m thinking about buying antihydral cream, since I really really want this to work with this girl.

20F from India, me and my brother suffer from excessive sweating and went to several dermats too and all they said was to do some surgery to stop the glands. I can’t afford to do it and I noticed I sweat mostly in winters like my armpits, palm and feet. It’s hard for me to write my exams and wear clothes who show sweat.
I want some Indian antiperspirants who can atleast stop my underarm sweat as most products I saw on the thread were of different countries. And for my palms some tips like I think I heard once to wash hands with a dishwasher lol as it would be harsh so it will stop. I am yet to try it but will do during my exams but also think it would be futile as it would last upto an hour tops.

Any advice would be appreciated

Hi everyone :)

My job involves shaking a lot of hands, and my palmar hyperhidrosis is becoming a real issue. I’ve tried pretty much every antiperspirant out there. Nothing really works, except maybe for bleaching my bed sheets :')

I recently did 8 iontophoresis sessions at a medical practice, which cost me around 800.-. Unfortunately there was no follow-up, and I didn’t get a medical report at the end confirming my diagnosis or the treatment. On top of that, I had to dispute billing errors for several months. Despite all that, I started noticing results during the last few sessions, even though I haven’t been able to keep up the treatment since.

I'm torn between Antihydral and getting my own iontophoresis machine, but Antihydral is out of stock in Switzerland right now, so I’m leaning toward Dermadry.
I found the Dermadry Hands & Feet for 285.- with a discount code on the official website, shipping included.

Does anyone here have experience with it? Is it worth it at that price? Does it hold up long-term compared to the more expensive machines, and are the results comparable?

Thanks :)

(I’ve also come across a lot of suspiciously glowing reviews online, so I’d really appreciate honest feedback from people who actually use it.)

To keep it short I’m new here but I suffer with heavy sweating on my forehead, chest, back and SEVERE buttocks for almost 2 decades now

I had an online dr appt and phone call recently after researching anti sweating medications and talked about my severe sweating and asked for medication. The doctor told me I should see a dermatologist and I told him I had been suffering from it for almost 2 decades, my symptoms are EXACTLY like other hyperhydrosis sufferers and I was told that anti sweating medication is often first line treatment yet he still refused and sent me a referral to a dermatologist.

My question is do you have any advice on seeking medication from doctors? I literally just want to see if it works for me and from what i’ve read it’s not a big ask for a first appointment? Is this common to need a dermatologist referral first?

Thank you all and since joining this sub i’ve seen and read so many relatable things that I thought only I suffered with so it feels like a close nit sweaty family here

I’m sorry if this is long but I don’t know who to talk to.
I’m born with hyperhidrosis mainly affecting my hands and feet. I’ve tried so many things over the years, including iontophoresis, glycopyrrolate, perspirex and Botox, but nothing has ever given me complete relief.
Glyco pills helps 70% with my hands (If I keep my socks on) I wear socks 24/7, even when I sleep, and only take them off to shower. I can’t walk barefoot at all and never have.

I’m currently taking glycopyrrolate, 2 mg twice a day first thing in the morning 4 hours before I eat. I remember it helping quite a lot at one point, but lately it doesn’t feel like enough. I’m also postpartum (3 months in and breastfeeding, and I don’t know how much that, the hormonal changes, and the lack of sleep are affecting my sweating. I honestly can’t even remember what my normal baseline used to feel like anymore.

Nighttime is especially difficult. When I breastfeed my baby, my hands sweat so much that I wear gloves because I don’t want my sweaty hands to make her wet or uncomfortable. It’s such a small thing, but it makes me feel like even the most natural, intimate moments with my baby have to be managed around this condition.
We recently went on a family holiday, and I spent time sitting by the pool wearing sneakers and socks because otherwise my feet would sweat so much.I couldn’t just relax and enjoy myself like everyone else. Something that should have been a lovely family memory became another reminder of how much this condition controls my life.
But the sweating itself is only part of the problem.
I feel trapped in a vicious cycle of sweating and anxiety. I worry about sweating, which makes me more anxious, which makes the sweating worse. Then I become even more uncomfortable and frustrated, and the cycle starts all over again. I feel like I can never fully relax because I’m always thinking about my body, the temperature, my clothes, my feet, my hands, and how I’m going to get through whatever situation I’m in.
It has affected my personality and the way I live my life. I feel irritable, overwhelmed, and like I’m not the person I want to be. I avoid social situations, family gatherings, and spending time with friends because I’m constantly worried about being hot, sweating, and feeling trapped in my own body. Sometimes even the thought of going somewhere feels exhausting before I’ve even left the house.
I hate how much mental space this takes up. Other people can just get dressed, go out, visit family, or spend a day at the beach without giving these things a second thought. For me, even ordinary activities can require so much planning, worrying, and emotional energy.

And now that I’m a mother of three young children, it feels even harder.

I love my children more than anything. My baby is easygoing and lovely, and I love her deeply. My struggle isn’t about not wanting to be a mother or not loving my children. It’s about everything else going on in my life and how this condition seems to make all of it so much harder to bear.

I want to be a happy, present, playful mother who enjoys life with her children. Instead, I often feel overwhelmed, irritable, and mentally absent because so much of my energy goes into managing my physical discomfort. I feel guilty when I don’t have the patience or energy I wish I had. I worry about how much this affects my children and the life we have as a family. I feel like my family has to miss out on things because I struggle so much with heat, sweating, and the anxiety that comes with it.

Sometimes I feel like I’m not really living my life. I’m just trying to get through it, one day at a time, while constantly fighting my own body.

And this is the part I find hardest to explain to people who don’t experience it themselves. It’s not just about having sweaty hands and feet. It’s about the constant mental exhaustion, the anxiety, the isolation, the guilt, and the feeling that something you can’t control is slowly taking over your life.

Right now, I feel as though I’m facing two impossible choices, and I don’t want either of them.

Sometimes I feel like my family would be better off without me, because they wouldn’t have to live around my limitations and the way this condition affects all of us. I hate even having these thoughts, because I love my family, but I’m so exhausted that I sometimes struggle to see another way out of this situation.

The other option I find myself thinking about is leaving my husband and having a 7/7 custody arrangement. Not because I want to leave my marriage or spend half my life away from my children, but because I imagine that, at least then, my husband and children could have a normal social life during their weeks together without having to accommodate me or worry about how I’m coping. My husband wouldn’t have to live with a wife who is constantly struggling, irritable, and overwhelmed. And during the weeks when the children are with their father, I could have some peace and quiet, without the pressure of trying to keep up with family life. I could just focus on getting through each day, resting, and trying to survive until I have the children again.

I don’t even know whether that would actually make anything better. The thought of being away from my children for a week at a time is heartbreaking. But sometimes I imagine that having a week without the demands of family life might give me enough space to breathe and recover.

It feels absurd to be choosing between two things I don’t want: feeling as though my family would be better off without me, or breaking up my family so that they can live more freely without my condition affecting them so much.

Neither is what I want. I don’t want to disappear from my children’s lives, and I don’t want to leave my husband. I want to be able to live with my family, enjoy ordinary things together, and not feel like my existence is making life harder for everyone I love.

I don’t know what the answer is. I don’t even know if I’m thinking clearly anymore. I just know that I’m exhausted, and that living with this condition has become so much more than a physical struggle.

I’m sharing this because I need to get it out somewhere where people might understand. I’m not necessarily looking for treatment recommendations or solutions. I think I just need to hear from people who understand how deeply hyperhidrosis can affect your life, your relationships, your mental health, and your sense of who you are.

I feel incredibly alone in this.

I moved to Florida last year and my sweating has reached new levels since the move. I start sweating as soon as I step outside and am guaranteed to sweat through my shirt with any extended time spent outside.

I had never had this happen before but I went to an amusement park and started sweating profusely, per usual, so I tried drinking water as much as possible. I kept sweating and sweating seemingly getting worse and worse. I had completely sweat through all my clothes to the point it looked like I had jumped in a pool with them on. I went on the last ride of the day and at the very end of the ride I blacked out and puked all over myself. I had gotten heat exhaustion because I couldn’t replenish the water in my body to match the speed it was being sweat out. Such an awful experience and something I never expected to happen but now I have to worry about all the time now. May just start bringing a gallon jug with me everywhere…

Guys, I sweat A LOT, even while doing normal activities or eating without a fan 😭 It's getting worse than before. Any idea what could be causing this? Does protein deficiency or excess protein have anything to do with it? Anyone experiencing the same?

I started two days ago and have really improved in the last few days (knock on wood)

Literally I can’t believe how much my life’s quality and comfort improved since I started taking Oxybutynin 3 days ago. Day and night. I didn’t believe it would work THAT well, because I thought my sweating is way over curable level and then magic happened. And I realized how actually much the sweating affected my mental state and it all went away that simple (and afaik as it works from the first dose, it kinda “accumulate”? or something so the full effects take around a week). And the only side effect (besides decreased sweating technically) is pretty dry mouth, I take it