I have been using Avert (Glycopyrrolate 2mg) since 2005. I had hyperhidrosis ever since I was a child. My mom started teaching me piano when I was 3 years old. As a child, I did not understand why my palms and feet sweat so much. I was frustrated. My mom asked me why I was not practicing when she asked several times to practice my piano pieces. I did not answer her but I just took a rag from the kitchen and kept it beside me while I was practicing. Eventually, I just got tired of the sweat on the keyboard. I stopped playing the piano completely.
I did not find a cure, until I migrated to Canada. I went to university to study nursing. But before I enrolled, I said to myself that this profession is a hands-on profession. I needed to somehow control this extreme sweat on my hands otherwise I wouldn't be able to look after my patients effectively.
I tried to research on the internet about some recent treatments about this. In 2005, I found pharmacy.ca. I have been buying from them ever since. The sweatiness in my palms and feet (and forgot to mention my armpits as well) disappeared. It only takes effect when you take glycopyrrolate (Avert). The sweatiness will come back when you don't take the drug. However, no medication has no side effects.
Medications/Drugs/Treatments have side effects. With Glycopyrrolate, my nose is really dry, my mouth is really dry. It's fine in the beginning, I could live with a dry mouth and dry nose. At least, my hands are dry and my feet are dry and yes, my armpits too. But, alongside with my mouth being dry, I could smell my BREATH. I tried chewing lots of gum and drinking lots of fluids, but my breath still stinks. When I stopped taking glycopyrrolate for a day or two, my nice fresh breath comes back.
This is just really humiliating. It's either I go on my day with sweaty hands and feet and armpits or take the drug and suffer bad breath and offend someone. I went to my family doctor and he recommended various treatments. He recommended a surgeon. I was going to do ETS (surgical procedure) but I was afraid after hearing and reading horror stories from people around the world. I cancelled the schedule and told the surgeon that hyperhidrosis is not a life threatening illness, and I would rather not undergo this risky procedure. He was kind enough to understand my situation and said that whenever I change my mind and want to pursue the surgery, he would still gladly take me on board. I still haven't called him. I am still afraid of the risks involved. I am still a hyperhidrosis sufferer. :
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