sabola04
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Hyperhidrosis: My Life
Wow, where do I begin. I am 23 years old and have been living with Hyperhidrosis since I can remember. I have Primary Hyperhidrosis in the hands, feet, underarms and even my face at times. I was always known to have cold and clammy hands when I was a kid and even still. This condition has been a nightmare for me.
I have become good at hiding the fact that I have HH but there is no escaping it. I avoided shaking hands, changed my clothes multiple times a day, constantly buying new clothes and shoes to replace the ruined ones from the sweat, washed my hands a lot. If I were out at the club/bar, I would always hold my drink in my right hand, this way if I were going to have to shake someone’s hand; my excuse for a cold wet hand was from the glass.
Having a job can be difficult at times; starting with the interview process. Imagine shaking your possible new boss’ hand with your sweaty one. This shows nervousness and weakness, which I am not but that’s how I come across to people. At least that’s how I think I do.
Having an office job and working on the project im on, I constantly meet new people and handling paper; its like a bad dream and cant get away from everything that is scary.
I do consider myself very out-going, friendly, and fun-loving and HH at times can put a stress on my personality. Hyperhidrosis will take over your life and I think about it 75-85% of my day if not more. HH has held me back at times. How do you tell someone that you are interested in that you don’t want to hold their hand when your out because of the sweat. I was always jealous of the guy and girl that could hold hands. That might seem like something so small but for me its one thing I was never able to do.
The man I am with now knows about the hyperhidrosis, I don’t think he understands or realizes how bad it really is. I still find myself hiding my hands from him for fear he will consider it gross.
I have tried some ways to make it better but nothing has seemed to really work….until now. I have been on Robinul for over a week now and I don’t think I could ever go without it. I am only on 1g twice a day for two weeks and then will increase to 2g twice a day. I can notice a difference already. I understand the side-effects and understand that if I were to do a physical activity that I could die from not sweating. Obviously im not a moron and wouldn’t push myself that far plus I haven’t read anything yet on someone dying from this. I made sure to talk to my doctor about everything and understand how to control myself and taking this drug.
I feel that now I am able to somewhat control my HH. This hasn’t cured me 100% but it definitely helps. I haven’t really had any side effects yet. Noticed that my mouth and eyes are a little more dry than usual, this may increase when I increase my dosage to 4g a day.
I have also used botox in the underarms and will agree that that has helped me out, but I needed something to help all areas affected by Hyperhidrosis. My doctor informed me that I can still receive Botox injections under my arms while I am on Robinul but I don’t think that will be necessary since Robinul seems to be working.
I’m sure we all agree that having this medical condition is stressful, can put a damper on self-esteem and will take over your life if not treated. I hope that everyone who has Hyperhidrosis gets the chance to finally know what it feels like to be considered “Normal” and not sweat.
I think im on the track to what I consider “Normal” – a non-sweaty day LOL.
I’m sure that I have more to share but we will save that for another time.
Please feel free to message me and share your story or ask questions.
Wow, where do I begin. I am 23 years old and have been living with Hyperhidrosis since I can remember. I have Primary Hyperhidrosis in the hands, feet, underarms and even my face at times. I was always known to have cold and clammy hands when I was a kid and even still. This condition has been a nightmare for me.
I have become good at hiding the fact that I have HH but there is no escaping it. I avoided shaking hands, changed my clothes multiple times a day, constantly buying new clothes and shoes to replace the ruined ones from the sweat, washed my hands a lot. If I were out at the club/bar, I would always hold my drink in my right hand, this way if I were going to have to shake someone’s hand; my excuse for a cold wet hand was from the glass.
Having a job can be difficult at times; starting with the interview process. Imagine shaking your possible new boss’ hand with your sweaty one. This shows nervousness and weakness, which I am not but that’s how I come across to people. At least that’s how I think I do.
Having an office job and working on the project im on, I constantly meet new people and handling paper; its like a bad dream and cant get away from everything that is scary.
I do consider myself very out-going, friendly, and fun-loving and HH at times can put a stress on my personality. Hyperhidrosis will take over your life and I think about it 75-85% of my day if not more. HH has held me back at times. How do you tell someone that you are interested in that you don’t want to hold their hand when your out because of the sweat. I was always jealous of the guy and girl that could hold hands. That might seem like something so small but for me its one thing I was never able to do.
The man I am with now knows about the hyperhidrosis, I don’t think he understands or realizes how bad it really is. I still find myself hiding my hands from him for fear he will consider it gross.
I have tried some ways to make it better but nothing has seemed to really work….until now. I have been on Robinul for over a week now and I don’t think I could ever go without it. I am only on 1g twice a day for two weeks and then will increase to 2g twice a day. I can notice a difference already. I understand the side-effects and understand that if I were to do a physical activity that I could die from not sweating. Obviously im not a moron and wouldn’t push myself that far plus I haven’t read anything yet on someone dying from this. I made sure to talk to my doctor about everything and understand how to control myself and taking this drug.
I feel that now I am able to somewhat control my HH. This hasn’t cured me 100% but it definitely helps. I haven’t really had any side effects yet. Noticed that my mouth and eyes are a little more dry than usual, this may increase when I increase my dosage to 4g a day.
I have also used botox in the underarms and will agree that that has helped me out, but I needed something to help all areas affected by Hyperhidrosis. My doctor informed me that I can still receive Botox injections under my arms while I am on Robinul but I don’t think that will be necessary since Robinul seems to be working.
I’m sure we all agree that having this medical condition is stressful, can put a damper on self-esteem and will take over your life if not treated. I hope that everyone who has Hyperhidrosis gets the chance to finally know what it feels like to be considered “Normal” and not sweat.
I think im on the track to what I consider “Normal” – a non-sweaty day LOL.
I’m sure that I have more to share but we will save that for another time.
Please feel free to message me and share your story or ask questions.
