HH is controlling my life

[schvitz]

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Sorry about the length I just have to get some things off my chest, and i have no one left to turn to. I am very new to this forum and have never started my own post, but I have lost all trust in my friends as i have been trying to hide my axillary hh problem and while i think they dont know worrying about their knowledge and them making fun of me behind my back contributes to my nervousness making my pit stains worse. I have severe axillary hyperhidrosis. However, i have found it is only when i have any concern with it whatsoever. For instance, there are times when I am in my room wearing a gray shirt by myself and have no concern with having to see anyone and i will have no wetness. But the second i leave my room and leave my comfort zone in my house i start dripping and cant lift my arms for fear that there would be some huge stain. I am really concerned cause my sweating seems to depend on what im wearing. I.E. if im wearing a hoodie i can actually soak through that, but if im wearing a tshirt the stain is less and more controllable. I wear the hoodie as often as i can because often times i can control the sweat enough to not let it get through. but im really not kidding if im wearing a sleaveless t then i get beads rolling down my ribs, it's like my body knows what im wearing and cranks up my sweat to make sure i never have any frineds.. so screwed i need therapy... cause i only sweat around other people..by myself im controlled. It has ruined my social life just tonight i felt awkward with these girls that now that i look back on it might have had interest in me. We were supposed to go to this party but i felt like i wasnt wanted.. as i look back though there was no reason for that thought to cross my mind. i didnt even get through my second "sweat-proof" shirt. But i couldnt stop worrying about my pits. Sometimes i feel like everyone knows who i am and is just making fun of me. Which is totally screwed cause i dont want to sound conceited but i am definitely not a hideous kid and feel that if i didnt have this issue i would have the confidence enough to date anyone. Sometimes I wish i could just meet someone who has a similar problem who could understand me. I just need to talk to someone because this is really causing some serious depression. i am wasting what many call "the best times of my life" sitting in my room in fear of someone making fun of the stains under my arms. (anyone who says who cares get over it doesn't understand)

 

[klamm76]

Hi schvitz. Dont know where to begin Im not sure if you got HH either,but maybe a anxiety problem.Anyway you got a sweating problem now to deal with.

If you have HH I would consider you lucky,please dont missunderstand me know.But the most people whith HH got it on hands/feet and underarms.Face sweating is also a big problem and think how difficult that is to hide.

I can sweat when sitting relaxing at home to, not just going out. (hands/feet) sweatingproblem for me,sometimes general.Face,underarms whole body sweats.

I also know that the ones whit axillary problems have most options to deal whit it.There is a lot of antiperspirants, maxine,odaban,sweat-stop forte etc,the problem is that they work different from human to human it lookes like.But they are not expensive so try out some.MANY people claims that this has been a lifesaver for them.

If not, I saw a movie on youtube: a bartender whit sweatingproblems in axillary.It happens that there where a doctor who he served and he noticed his problem,and offered him botox this last 6-8 mounths ill think.But botox is very expensive,if you have insurance maybe they can pay for it.He was happy as hell,after this.But he was open about the problems to his friends,and they where jerking around whit him when playing pool.But they did not mean any harm to him,but didnt understand how big his problem was for him.

I tried Botox here in Norway in my hands for free(we have free hospitals here if they consider your problem bad enough,he they even do ETS operation for free if they mean you are a candidate .I DONT reccomend that for you.Sorry for me it didnt work,but the sweatglands in hands a more difficult to cure.

Last you have lipsucktion? but they can give you big scares,im not so into armpits problems,since hands/feet are the biggest problem for me.And also the biggest sweating problem to deal whit and get a cure for.Face to I guess.

Sorry if I defended someone whit this statement.But I have heard lots of times from HH suffereres that have hand/feet/axillary problems,they think hands are the worst,then feet,then axillary.But I guess its a shitty problem no matter where you have a sweatingproblem.Even sweating in my ass is a big problem for me sometimes.

Hope this was some comfort for you,and like I said in the beginning maybe you dont even have Hyperhidrosis.It can be hormones or something (how old are you?) .Go to a doctor an dont be inbarest about it,explain the problem.And maybe its another cause to your problem that are easier to deal whit.

Hope this helps.You just have to take action an do something to get you out of your missory,and not do nothing.

TNX

 

[schvitz]

Trust me I have tried everything and i get the swamp ass too. I have done botox, i have Glycopyrollate, prescription antiperspirants, iontophoresis, all with no avail. However, i have noticed my problem does seem to occur more so when i think about it no matter what treatment i have used if im worried enough. I saw a therapist today and we decided that i better get on a ssri to alleviate my anxiety. We will see if this helps. Probably not for the ass though since this seems to happen now when i work out but who knows. I cant bring myself to lift my arms most of the time which is messing up my grades as some of my smaller lectures have a participation grade and i cant just yell out, i have to raise my hand. plus i am deathly afraid of hard surfaces if i am in anything but jeans.

 

[klamm76]

Sorry but I have to say ssri can be very dangerous medicine...I am no expert in it ,but there are a lot of side-effects whit that to.

I have read on the Norwegian forum about it,,and many people have still side-effects even 10 years after they quit the ssri,,,,,they claim that if you go long enough on it,its doing a kind of chemical braindamage that you cant get rid off...As I understand they are one of the pills that can be very dangerous...

Mayby you should try some kind of meds that slows down your nervous system and not your brain.

In Norway we call it happy pils/meds.zoloft,cipramil,seroxat,effexor etc.

Anti-depressive!


Very populare when they came to the market.It is meds thats just can slow down the nervous system...As i said i am no expert on this,but be very careful....By the way I am no expert in english also,,but Ill hope you understand what I am saying.Be carefull whit SSRI....!!!

 

[klamm76]

He,,I hope you dont missunderstand my submit..Zoloft,cipramil,seroxat,effexxor etc, are the ssri medicine that can be very dangerous.I wrote that note in a very strange way,not clear enough,sorry for that.But any way be careful whit ssri!

 

[Whoracle]

I can really relate with how you feel. I'm a senior in high school right now and I am constantly anxious and self conscious about my sweaty hands.

I think its a combination of an anxiety disorder and mild HH that is exacerbated by the anxiety. I dont know what to tell you cause Im dealing with the same stuff in my life right now. Just try and keep your mind off it and go swimming a lot in the summer cause in the pool you can be free.

 

[k98_man]

I have the same problem. I'm 18, and in school it just all seems to be incredibly hard to do anything. I have serious hand and armpit problems even when I'm not nervous and am by myself at home. It's just a fun thing, but as depressing as it can sometimes be you have to try to keep a positive outlook.

I have several friends who know of the problem. Some of them openly say they don't care when I give them a "high 5" or something, and many know and make jokes here and there, which you have to laugh at. It's not something you can help, and they know that.

Now as for solution here can be one. Find synthetic materials that you can wear that will not show anything. No matter how much pit stain cotton shows, a soccer jersey (such as the one I show) will not show this sweat. Also wear a lot of jackets over your shirts and try to think of it this way: Your parents love you, and once we get older we'll come into contact with more mature people who will like/love you for who you are and what you do, not how wet your hands or arms are. If you let yourself get down on yourself, you'll make it so those other great qualities go away (some girls might not care about your sweating, but if you're depressed all the time, they might not like that!)

Anyway, maybe some of this will help. I really do wish you the best because I'm in the exact same situation. Same problem, and same immature people you have to deal with. I am very seriously talking with my parents about ETS this summer so we'll see how that goes.

If you need to talk, send me a PM and I'll give you my AIM and MSN info or something.

 

[MMCFLY]

First of all, let me just say before u do anything drastic in terms of treatments (i.e. irreversible) you better just take a step back when you are relaxed and with a clear mind and think of the consequences. Like it was mentioned here, many of these treatments, including chemical ones have irreversible side effects.


Now you might tell me: what would you know, but i tell u i would take arm pits HH anyday over Facial HH, at least you can cover them and also it seems there are always more products for arm pits hh than facial. U might have tried a 2 or 3 diff types of antiperspirants but maybe u should try some other brands/types and maybe u are just not using them correctly, probably u have already investigated this but do pls ask other members just to make sure. some of these products will litraly take weeks to kick in!! I have ordered Odaban, SweatStop and Face Saver (check out the neatfeat.co.nz they have stuff for under arms too) and going to trial them. My case is not bad but im like u, it only really kicks in when im nerveous.

Now im not sure how old are ya but if u are a teen or in ur early 20 then dont dispair, it will get better believe it or not (some people may disagree). But as u get older u get more confident and less weary and for u that might be the solution. I'mnow 31 and i sweat way less, not in terms of volume but in situations and no of situations, than when i was 25 and only reason is that im not nerveous at work or trying to prove myself, last yr i actually had 12 people working for me which is kinda cool and does build ur confidence hehe. I think whats happenin for you is that ur sub-concious mind is kicking in and causing ur problem. Maybe a good thing to do is to see an anxiety specialist or a psychologist.

Finally, lets talk about the most important thing, WOMEN . Talk to most people here who are in a serious/married relationship with a nice girl/chick/lady and they would tell u that their other half doesnt give a two rats a*s about their sweating!! hey we all something not 100% one way or another but we try to deal with it the best way we can. Take me for example, i starting going bold early so i did something about it, not perfect results and im still thining but who cares really!! when i posted first time here i mentioned that my gf who i am getting engaged to end of this month and happens to be a very successful, educated person and on top of that is absolutely drop dead gorgeous doesnt care one bit about my sweating or my hair cause she saw something about me, dont ask me what hehe, but she did see something.

Point is, dont dispair and think u are no one or nothing, if u do that then people will start thinkin like that about u. Just give it ur best shot and im sure u will find a solution and if it is not the perfect solution, then who cares really, u gave it ur best brother!!

Oh and sorry about the long post