Hey All
New to these forums, so please ignore my messed up other posting!
Anyway nice to see so many fellow sufferers, well not "nice to see" but nice to see Im not the only one.
So sorry if this is a bit long but feels nice to share!
Im 25 and have been sweating since I was 16 or so. The problem is mostly my hands, literally dripping sweat almost all the time. Feet can also get bad and I sometimes get sweat attacks where it will start pouring out of my back, chest and forehead. But for the most part, the issue is my hands.
Throughout highschool and undergrad I mostly ignored this issue. I didnt let it affect me too badly, It definitely hurt me socially, and it was incredibly annoying when typing, writing, driving ect. but i survived. Alcohol seemed to make it go away, and most girls I dated were understanding, although it made for awkward first dates. I tried certain-dri but found it did nothing.
After undergrad I began law school, and suddenly HH began seriously affecting me. With the focus on public speaking, interviews, and lots and lots of handshakes, i found my confidence starting to seriously suffer and I become so distracted constantly thinking about my sweat.
This became unbearable during the interview process for summer jobs during my 2nd year. This is a super competitive process thats basically like speed dating where you have 15 min per interview with 10 min in between, and i had 20 over 2 days. This was a nightmare for a HH sufferer and despite stellar marks, I was not able to get a job.
After this, I tried drysol, which helped a little but inconsistently and not much, and tried botox twice. The first time it worked well for about 3 months, the second time it worked OK for about a month and that was about it. Overall way too expensive for very little help.
In my last year, I had another round of interviews for 1st year, post-grad positions. fortunately these interviews were less crazy, being a full hour with at least 30 min in between. This time I was much more prepared, I drenched my hands in drysol the night before, avoided caffeine, bought a kleinarts quick dry shirt, brought a handkerchief to wipe my hands, and even a small thing of talcum powder that I applied before each interview. All this effort managed to get my hands more or less under control and I was actually able to secure a job with a litigation (trial lawyer) firm.
Unfortunately my troubles with HH did not end with employment. I am now finding work as a lawyer impossible with HH. No one trusts a lawyer with sweaty hands, and the thinking and worrying about it makes me appear not confident and very distracted. Simply put HH is not compatible with a career in law.
In desperation I searched the internet and found this site, among others suggesting glyco pills. Fortunately I live in toronto so ordering avert is easy, and I have decided to give it a try.
I found reading others experiences with avert very helpful in deciding whether to try this option so I in that vein, I decided to join this forum so I can share my experience with you. I'll let you know how it goes!
New to these forums, so please ignore my messed up other posting!
Anyway nice to see so many fellow sufferers, well not "nice to see" but nice to see Im not the only one.
So sorry if this is a bit long but feels nice to share!
Im 25 and have been sweating since I was 16 or so. The problem is mostly my hands, literally dripping sweat almost all the time. Feet can also get bad and I sometimes get sweat attacks where it will start pouring out of my back, chest and forehead. But for the most part, the issue is my hands.
Throughout highschool and undergrad I mostly ignored this issue. I didnt let it affect me too badly, It definitely hurt me socially, and it was incredibly annoying when typing, writing, driving ect. but i survived. Alcohol seemed to make it go away, and most girls I dated were understanding, although it made for awkward first dates. I tried certain-dri but found it did nothing.
After undergrad I began law school, and suddenly HH began seriously affecting me. With the focus on public speaking, interviews, and lots and lots of handshakes, i found my confidence starting to seriously suffer and I become so distracted constantly thinking about my sweat.
This became unbearable during the interview process for summer jobs during my 2nd year. This is a super competitive process thats basically like speed dating where you have 15 min per interview with 10 min in between, and i had 20 over 2 days. This was a nightmare for a HH sufferer and despite stellar marks, I was not able to get a job.
After this, I tried drysol, which helped a little but inconsistently and not much, and tried botox twice. The first time it worked well for about 3 months, the second time it worked OK for about a month and that was about it. Overall way too expensive for very little help.
In my last year, I had another round of interviews for 1st year, post-grad positions. fortunately these interviews were less crazy, being a full hour with at least 30 min in between. This time I was much more prepared, I drenched my hands in drysol the night before, avoided caffeine, bought a kleinarts quick dry shirt, brought a handkerchief to wipe my hands, and even a small thing of talcum powder that I applied before each interview. All this effort managed to get my hands more or less under control and I was actually able to secure a job with a litigation (trial lawyer) firm.
Unfortunately my troubles with HH did not end with employment. I am now finding work as a lawyer impossible with HH. No one trusts a lawyer with sweaty hands, and the thinking and worrying about it makes me appear not confident and very distracted. Simply put HH is not compatible with a career in law.
In desperation I searched the internet and found this site, among others suggesting glyco pills. Fortunately I live in toronto so ordering avert is easy, and I have decided to give it a try.
I found reading others experiences with avert very helpful in deciding whether to try this option so I in that vein, I decided to join this forum so I can share my experience with you. I'll let you know how it goes!