My weird problem

Lapotenza

New member
Hello everyone

Im male, 16 years old, and Im here to ask you guys what to do with this one problem. Its related to sweaty palms.

I dont have social phobia, but I do get nervous when Im around people, but after a while, I just get used to those people and I dont feel nervous. Half year ago, my palms were totally normal, you see, they would almost never sweat, exeptions - when I was around girls, giving speech or playing video games etc. And than something weird started to happen. I could make my palms sweat on command. Literally, I know it sound weird, it caused so many problems for me, and it ruined me. Now I can sweat my palms on command, and I cant stop thinking about my palms. But when I dont think or i totally forget and focus on something else, my palms are DRY. And if you remind me or I remind myself about palms, or sweat, or anything related to this, my palms start sweating like hell, in 5 seconds they are already sweaty and watery, its very gross. Whenever I need to shake someones hand, my palms are dry, but then its like I remember that I can force them to sweat, so they sweat like in 2 seconds (Literally). But just like I said, if I dont think about it, or i forget about it, my palms are dry. It happens often that I am drawing or doing something and my palms are dry, and I just notice that my palms are dry, and it reminds me that I can sweat , and they start sweating. Its really gross and it is ruining my life. I did not have this half a year ago, and it progressed rapidly in few weeks, and now Im here. Nothing works because I literally force sweat with my thoughts and I cant do anything about it. It is not hyperhidrosis, because my palms are dry and normal, I make them sweaty.( so hyperhidrosis treatments do not work ). It is so weird, I know, but God I hope Im not the only one. To be honest, the thought of my dry/sweaty palms hits me 90% of my day. I just cant forget about them. Just when I forget about them, something random reminds me, and it is so annoying. I cant go a minute without thinking about them. This is ruining my life, I cant have a girlfriend because of this, nor make any friends. Its winter now here, and I wear really long sleeves that cover my whole palms, so that is the ONLY way I can shake hands, but summer will be here in like 4 months and than I wont be able to wear anything long, and I dont know what to do. I didnt tell anyone about this, because I feel like I cant explain it good enough or that it may come off as weird and stupid, and Im afraid that there are perhaps no treatments or that Im like the first one on the whole planet to have this stupid thing. Its ruining me. Is there a name for this, is this classified as a disease, are there more people with this? I hope you guys understood me, It was really hard for me to write and try to explain this in a way you can comperhend me. Please help, if you know

Thanks in Advance.
 

Sprawling

Well-known member
It's a common story with those of us suffering from HH. Unfortunately I won't respond more since the odds of you visiting this group again is slim.

There are things you or anyone reading this can do. This forum has ton of info and advice if you take the time and read through tons of back postings.

Best of Luck!
 

Sprawling

Well-known member
It does have something to do with our nervous system. Just the thought of sweat makes us sweat. It's a horrible cycle that feeds itself. It's basically how we are wired. We goint a fight and flight mode faster than the average person.

You have Hyperhidrosis "HH"

Another possibility is secondary HH that can be caused by a medical condition, medications, etc.
If what you have is primary HH it's something that you WILL have to lean to deal with. You'll live a normal life, you'll find a girlfriend. Believe it or not most people are very understanding when you tell them about. At your age it can be tough.
 

backfish

Member
I can fully sympathize as I had severely excessive palmar sweating since my early teenage years. Sweat would just pour from my hands at the mere thought of sweating .I have tried all sorts of powders ,roll ons and other more than questionable therapies with no success, but lots of frustration-until I tried Iontophoresis therapy. You should inform yourself and read about iontophoresis.I informed myself and then ordered a Idromed 5 PC machine , i followed the suggested therapy plan and It was like a miracle ,my hands actually got dry . That was seven years ago. Now I do treatments once a week to keep my hands dry , and I don't think about sweaty hands anymore . for me Iontophoresis was a life changer.
 

Sprawling

Well-known member
"backfish" is on this forum to push and promote a machine he sells. I'm sure his personal stories are true and do reflect what all of us with HH go through. His advice though is biased towards a very expensive device that basically is the same as any other device that uses pulsed current.
 
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