Hyperhidrosis is taking over my life.

Hi Guys...

I know everyone here is suffering. Or maybe not. Hopefully some of you guys have learned to manage the condition or even cure it...

I'm still a young guy, and although I've had hyperhidrosis for all my life, it still kills me every day.

If someone could give me some advice on how to do the daily tasks w/ comfortability that would really help?

For example: How do you take a test with sweaty hands?
What do you do when someone goes in for a high five or a handshake?
What do you do when someone says.. ewww why are your hands so sweaty?
What do you do when you're feeling hopeless?

Any help is appreciated. If you have some new cure, (I've tried most of the common ones) please let me know as well. Thanks

Hi. Sorry to hear that you are finding things so difficult, but the good thing with this forum is there are a lot of people who know what you're going through.
What treatments have you tried? Iontophoresis has a really good reputation from what I read. Also, what about the prescription-strength antiperspirants? If you tried one of these (such as Drysol or Odaban) but without success, there are little things you can do to improve effectiveness, for example when you apply them at night, wear plastic gloves overnight (like the type you can get for free at petrol stations in the UK). There is an explanation somewhere in the net (maybe the Odaban site) about how it works and why it helps. I can't remember the science, but it did seem to help me a bit when I tried it years ago.
Have you tried any medications too?

JR25

We basically FAKE it all.... I'm over 50. In a nutshell, Life goes on. The way we suffer with our hands others suffer with mental illness anxiety etc. Not that this helps you much... but we have the choices spelled out on the forum. The point is many of us silently suffer.

I choose to tell people about my HH condition. If I feel I can't shake hands, I'll say so. It takes practice, yet works for ME.