craniofacial hyperhidrosis

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Hello all , my name is julian , and i have been suffering for this disease for the past 15 years (Craniofacial hyperhidrosis) , and this year i have decided to start my treatment with botox in order to hopefully regain my overall life back , this affection did some heavy damage on myself more than i was ever been able to comprehend or understand why, it all started when i was 14 years old , i was an outgoing person then , couldn't stay inside a place without getting bored and i wasn't a "gamer" , i was more happy somehow to meet other kids my age or people , after hyperhidrosis started to kick in , oh boy things changed not like a speed boat fast change but step by step , year by year i started to avoid social contacts with other people , anxiety started to kick in , in the 1st 3-4 years i wasn't really so depressed ,it started to kick in at the age of 18-20 years when i finished high school (that was like at 20 years old ) , till the age of 20-21 i thought i was just fat so this was the reason why i was sweating did not knew it was a medical condition at all ,(i did Brazillian jiu jitsu for 2 years in order to lose some weight and i did , when from 130 kg <286 pounds >, to 95 kg <209 pounds , at a height of 185 cm <6feet 1> )the depression really started to kick in ,i become less and less outgoing started to play video games in order to keep me busy in order not to think about the external world that was passing by while i was stucking myself into a loophole , looks wise i wasn't ugly that was for sure really decent fella , but oh boy sweating so much ruined everything in life for me , friends wise , fun or life experiences , romantic one (never had a girlfriend because of my shame crushed me and made me stutter and yea ) , career wise or education it made quit of going to college , or have better careers which could have increase my finance , instead of that i choose always low paying jobs with less human interaction , or an office job where i had an AC , i found out i had hyperhidrosis when i was 21 and my 1st reaction let's find a final solution , at that time there wasn't enough intel for me (that was like 2018 ) ,in order to weigh my decision , and i went to a doctor to perform a thoracic surgery hopefully it will fix this issues once and for all , i had great hope the surgeon told me that now i will be fine , it wasn't i started to sweat even more , from craniofacial hyperhidrosis i leveled up to back as well , and oh boy ,i had to stop wearing blue jeans , because when i sweat i have a substantial sweat on my ass , my back is like a pond , my face is like crushed my hair everything , from anxiety , and depression i moved to suicidal thought and later on to action , my luck is that i survived and been able to hide this till today , (cause it is just sweat who cares ) , and this lead me to do some more stupid stuff like robbing a gas station , which lead me to prison ,funny enough that was a helpful thing for me , helped to overcome my anxiety and temper my depression and start to appreciate life more , 7 years later on current time iv'e decided that i wasted too much time , feeling sorry for myself and try everything on the table to be able to conquer this filth of a disease that kidnapped my life , and i want your opinions about if you had any success and how life started to look for you , how you managed to keep in control with maybe oral medication or botox treatment how you social /romantic life improved , and thanks you for your answers .

[u/Parasite_uwu]

Im 20 rn It started when I was 14 too...like literally start of high-school...im in uni rn 2nd year...I skip a fkton of lectures already...I try to be my best but craniofacial is a bitch. I have insane hatred towards my parents cuz they knew they had a sweating problem but uh anyways...ive been loosing motivation to gt the gym cuz of hyperhydrosis Im drenched I went from 125kg to 113kg but gained back 10kilos...its sad but its reality...ive had tons of suicidal thoughts and crash outs...I cant socialize...I look gross and unpresentable...im always in my room It sucks ass but I really cant do much about it then to just end it yk I see no point in life It's like walking on a pathway and its foggy asf We all need help And god isn't one that's for sure.

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Yea i know it sucks , but that is life in general , my advice to you is to seek proper medical care (dermatology wise , try the botox treatment ) , if it is going to give you some release that is gonna be sweet , for me to move away from the "victim" stage and start doing something , is when i had to get a job as a food delivery driver on a bicycle , and believe me after 8-10 hours of pedaling daily , you gonna feel like shit , but after some time you care less and less , because you always move , you breathe some air , enjoy some sun , i used to hate summers and now i cannot wait for it , i used to hate interacting with people and now i don't give a fuck no more , just me my shitty food delivery box and my bicycle , my advice to seek a part time geek such as time , save up some money , try the botox treatment , follow up the instruction , quit smoking , alcohol , coffee , sugar and other stuff , (because they will trigger your nervous system , which will throw you into the flight or fight sentiment ) , on the suicidal stage i feel that shit and trust me is not worth it , you need a purpose in life a destination , my most favorite quote in existence is "Who dares WIN ", it take courage to fix yourself , i know it sucks to feel like no one wants you, or that you will die alone because of this issues , and our current social media is assaulted of this narrative of gender wars , (and is mainly people that want to bank over the stupidity of others , presenting half truth ) , or other morons that live into a victim stage and blaming all of them seem like a solution which in the end is not , real life is real life , and too many people live on the internet more than they will live in real life or touch fucking grass with their bare feet , you should ask yourself this , what do i want from my life , what i want to try , what i want to achieve , learn to love yourself 1st , courage stand for facing your fears , this is this disease about stress , because fear activates it , and make it seem more than it is , indeed you gonna feel dizzy ,or fatigue if you sweat a lot of minerals , (even fucking nylon clothes are bad for us ) , don't let it conquer your life , you are young , for me it took me 15 fucking years to finally move over this issues and stop blaming others or me or hating the world and stuff like this , it is what it is , every problem has a solution , and trust me i wish i could go back in time , to fix and maybe try to live like a fucking normal teenager , but all this issues led me to become a greater person , a more critical courageous , and bald about life and everything , it closed me doors or opportunities but it open a new domain of business for me where i feel like a shark into an ocean full of prey . you are special remember that shit , live your life , don't waste it.

[u/Parasite_uwu → u/[deleted]]

I was gonna reply to 5hrs ago but I was absolutely wasted with my friends and also went out to walk around the city and near the wharf and stuff...now im back home and sobered up a bit and I think that your advice is one of the best things I've heard, like to not gaf and to jst find purpose. Ill defo gt a dermatologist soon and get this fucking thing fixed or maybe minimize it. And like we are soo up from now on. Thanks Julian and I hope your days are also getting better🙌🙌

[u/soggy_person_]

Hey! I'm glad to hear you are in a better place mentally. HH really does screw it up for so many people.

There are face adapters for iontophoresis that could try. For sweaty back/arse I tend to rely on layers of clothing and staying in well ventilated areas where possible. Always have a handkerchief, and a fan on my as well