WelshLad
New member
Hi there, I'm new to the forum, and have only spent a little while browsing it. So I thought I'd give abit of backround about myself and my hyperhidrosis.
*You can skip all this if you just want to know about the Beta Blockers I will be taking*
I'm 22 now and have suffered from hyperhidrosis since I was around 14. My armpits and palms were the worst for me back then, and were all through school. It was just a case of wearing a t-shirt under my school shirt and getting on with it. I think I tried dri-clor for the first time around 16-17, with no noticable results. When I was 18-19 I had botox injections in my armpits a number of times. Initially the results were positive and I noticed a decrease in the amount I was sweating under my arms, however, it soon became apparent that I was sweating profusly from my lower back and chest area. Which is alot harder to conceal than armpit sweating! Each time I had it the results would last around 3-4 months. I've been in uni for the past two years, doing a course that only really required me to pop in for an hour here an there, so I would be going home by the time my sweat patches reached the size of dinner plates. It was relativley manageable.
I've recently started another course, in which I'm consistentley in uni from 9-4 every day. Which is proving absoloutley horrendus. After an hour or so I've got large sweat patches, which I've always had, and have to undertake the usual method of dealing with it. Restricting movement, sitting at the back of classes, not really engaging with people. Maybe leaving my jumper on. These measures alone are nightmare for me anyway as my natural behaviour is to talk and interact with everyone, and I'm always boiling hot, so wearing a jumper in class, even in Wales, is very uncomfortable for me. This course is one which has practical sessions in which I'm up and about around interacting with other people. Its impossible to hide the fact I'm a sweaty mess. Long and short of it is I've always managed to work around my Hyperhidrosis but for the first time its becoming a real barrier for me as its going to hugely affect my confidence in my chosen career path.
Sorry if that was abit long winded, but I enjoy reading other peoples stories so I thought I'd try and give abit of info about mine!
*If you skipped that, read from here*
Anyway...I went to my GP yesterday and I've been prescribed beta blockers, and more specifically propranolol. I wanted to try rubinul although I'm happy to try anything! I've been prescribed 10mg doses, of which I can take up to 3 times daily. I'm going to start taking them today, and thought I can then come back and let you all know how I'm getting on.
I've done some research on propranolol and am interested to see if it will improve things. Does anyone have any propranolol experiences they'd like to share?
Oh, and just so you know, I have generalised Hyperhidrosis in that I sweat all over my body, armpits, groin, abdomen, chest, back, hand, feet, legs, aswell as my face. My armpits and hands are what I find the most confidence knocking however, and my face is probably my least affected on a day to day basis.
Cheers, WelshLad.
*You can skip all this if you just want to know about the Beta Blockers I will be taking*
I'm 22 now and have suffered from hyperhidrosis since I was around 14. My armpits and palms were the worst for me back then, and were all through school. It was just a case of wearing a t-shirt under my school shirt and getting on with it. I think I tried dri-clor for the first time around 16-17, with no noticable results. When I was 18-19 I had botox injections in my armpits a number of times. Initially the results were positive and I noticed a decrease in the amount I was sweating under my arms, however, it soon became apparent that I was sweating profusly from my lower back and chest area. Which is alot harder to conceal than armpit sweating! Each time I had it the results would last around 3-4 months. I've been in uni for the past two years, doing a course that only really required me to pop in for an hour here an there, so I would be going home by the time my sweat patches reached the size of dinner plates. It was relativley manageable.
I've recently started another course, in which I'm consistentley in uni from 9-4 every day. Which is proving absoloutley horrendus. After an hour or so I've got large sweat patches, which I've always had, and have to undertake the usual method of dealing with it. Restricting movement, sitting at the back of classes, not really engaging with people. Maybe leaving my jumper on. These measures alone are nightmare for me anyway as my natural behaviour is to talk and interact with everyone, and I'm always boiling hot, so wearing a jumper in class, even in Wales, is very uncomfortable for me. This course is one which has practical sessions in which I'm up and about around interacting with other people. Its impossible to hide the fact I'm a sweaty mess. Long and short of it is I've always managed to work around my Hyperhidrosis but for the first time its becoming a real barrier for me as its going to hugely affect my confidence in my chosen career path.
Sorry if that was abit long winded, but I enjoy reading other peoples stories so I thought I'd try and give abit of info about mine!
*If you skipped that, read from here*
Anyway...I went to my GP yesterday and I've been prescribed beta blockers, and more specifically propranolol. I wanted to try rubinul although I'm happy to try anything! I've been prescribed 10mg doses, of which I can take up to 3 times daily. I'm going to start taking them today, and thought I can then come back and let you all know how I'm getting on.
I've done some research on propranolol and am interested to see if it will improve things. Does anyone have any propranolol experiences they'd like to share?
Oh, and just so you know, I have generalised Hyperhidrosis in that I sweat all over my body, armpits, groin, abdomen, chest, back, hand, feet, legs, aswell as my face. My armpits and hands are what I find the most confidence knocking however, and my face is probably my least affected on a day to day basis.
Cheers, WelshLad.