Hey there. I don't know why, but somehow, in a really freaky way, it feels good to know that others go through the same pain as you do. I mean I just found out about this website and I already feel a bit relieved
So here goes: I'm a 21 year-old female and I have been sweating excessively (HH) in my armpits and hands since I was about 12, I guess.
So, I understand you completely. Girls should not sweat. Period. No matter how harsh or pessimistic that may sound, it's true. I mean, I can't imagine a guy going "Oh, it's okay, I don't mind feeling like I grab a wet sponge when I hold my girlfriend's hand. Or the ugly sweat rings for that matter." I mean I imagine myself in that position, would I find a sweaty guy attractive? I hate saying it, but no. I wouldn't.
This thing literally turned my life into a living hell. I feel like I was cursed or something... Suffering social phobia due to something I had nothing to do with and have absolutely no control over? And the really annoying thing is that no one, I mean NO ONE in my whole family has this kind of thing, including my grandparents, aunts and uncles and all their children... No one!
Anyways, mum's a nurse so I had tons of tests, but they haven't found anything. I remember actually wanting to have a disease, just so that I could know why
Well, the good news is, I tried botox recently (armpits), and the doctor was kinda shocked when she applied a test to see how bad my sweating was. It was bad
But inspite of that, it did help. I mean I had it this summer, so it wasn't a fair season to judge it. I'm not saying I haven't sweated (and it was a really, really hot summer over here) but I remember, when I didn't go out in hot weather and wasn't very active, I didn't sweat at all, and I didn't have to wash my cloths after only one time,
and they only smelled like my deodorant and perfume. Now that is a good feeling
The bad news is, it came back after 2-3 months before I could assess its effectiveness thoroughly. I'm thinking about going again but how many times can you get it done? It's not a cheap procedure.
But you know, we were born with this, and there's still not an effective cure, so the best thing you can do is go and have botox.
I was obsessed with ETS, going "I don't care if I die out of the post-op complications! I'm gonna have it!" but mum talked to a lot of doctors and they all adviced against it. So you know, the only safe and effective thing left is botox. We should be glad that's an option really. Maybe in the near future they will be able to cure it.