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    Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS)

    Read about this in a magazine. Its basically an operation which cuts out some nerves. Anyone had it done? Thanks.
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    Which Iontophoresis machine?

    Well I had about 7 sessions of this at hospital and I'm glad to say its kind of worked! The hospital gave me a sheet with a machine I could buy but the machine looks very out dated - its from 2003! Are there any good machines out there at the moment which are a good buy? Budget is £300! Thanks!
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    Finally going to the doctors

    After my mom had a nag at me for being so lazy, wanting to stay in and not get out I had enough so just came out with the fact that im generally miserable and its all down to me blushing. I diddnt really go into me having mild social anxiety but I suppose I will with the doctor when I go...
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    Going to the hair dressers

    Hi Anyone else hate getting their hair cut? Not just cause its boring as hell, its just the small talk the hair dresser trys to make. Its probably pretty boring of me, but I'd prefer it so much she diddn't speak to me.. :D I can tell she knows im hard to talk to, this then gets me anxious and I...
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    Should I tell my parents?

    Hi I'm 19 years old, and my parents know that I blush/have sweaty hands due to hyperhidrosis - but in a way they just laugh it off. I dont think they understand how much it is effecting me. My mom especially is always imo pressuring me to go out, I think that she thinks im just being lazy and...
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    Sick of my facial blushing - is there a cure?

    Hi I work in a fast food outlet while I'm at uni just part time to pay for my car insurance etc. However, whenever I see friends/family/people I know and even girls which I find attractive I'll go plumb red. It might sound trivial but its such a horrible feeling, even worse when they notice...
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    Where to start?

    Went to the doctors a couple of monts back for having "sweaty hands" alot - at the time I thought nothing of it but after a bit of research recently I've discovered the the joyful subject of "Hyperhidrosis". I used some roll on thing they gave me for a couple of nights but diddn't notice...
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    Do I have social anxiety?

    Hi I'm really confused if I do have social anxiety. Just to give you a bit of background on me, I am a 19 year old guy who has suffered with this now for as long as I can remember really. My main two problems I have is blushing and hyperhidrosis (sweaty hands::(:). I think having these two...
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    Hello :)

    Hi, I'm 19 years old. Just thought I'd sign up to these forums, as I suffer from a fair amount of the issues which are talked about on this site! Look forward to talking to you. :)
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