For some reason, an extreme, copious consumption of alcohol would cease my hands from sweating. My dad, who I was taking care of because he had pancreatic cancer, recently died and I made the foolish decision to spend all of his life insurance in Las Vegas, NV. Las Vegas was a place where I could finally be normal in sense, with regard to my hands. After drinking like a bottle (750ml) of 80 proof alcohol in 6 hours, my hands were finally dry and allowed me to feel comfortable around people. It made me so happy, but also sad, because I wasn't all there in a mental sense. This lifestyle, which carried on for about 4 months, eventually led to my arrest for drunk driving. I've never even had a speeding ticket or an accident. I’ve never even served detention in high school. It was kind of like Las Vegas was a breaking point for me. Hyperhydrosis was the main reason for why I've been a loner my whole life. I hate being alone and I've always wanted friends. I frequented a casino so much that I started to make friends. I don't know how I got through college/high school with hyperhydrosis. Well, I never finished college due to it. My hands will actually drip more often than not. On college exams, the paper would actually tear sometimes. My worse experience was when I was called to the board (I went to a small university) to write on the board. Being nervous would always stimulate the sweating, so I couldn't even take the cap off the marker, talk about embarrassing, I wanted to run away. I had to drop out and at the same time my father became ill. When my dad was alive, I had a purpose in life, which was to take care of him. Being left without anything in life, I decided to roll the dice in Vegas. Since I've been dealt bad cards in life, I figured I was due for better luck. I dreamed of winning millions and becoming a humanitarian. One really has to experience a serious illness, like hyperhydrosis, to know how hard it is to bear the pain of being different from society. Normal people, if you could ever be courageous enough to talk to them about, pass off hyperhydrosis as no big deal. It deserves serious recognition as an illness, but good luck getting society to believe it. Life is wonderful and I would never take that away from anyone, so I'm not a threat to society. It’s so hard to find a job with this condition. My back is kind of hunched over too, so I can’t do manual labor. I’ve applied for entry level mechanic and construction jobs, which prevent people from noticing hyperhydrosis, with futile results. Appearance is everything and having a hunch back is detrimental in finding a job. I think I have the aptitude to go back to college, but my hyperhydrosis prevents me from doing that. It sucks.
Palmer hyperhydrosis led to my DUI/alcoholism
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SweatParty
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What a story. Sorry to hear of your troubles.
My hands also drip sweat, and I also sometimes stop sweating if a drink a lot. Many times if I was meeting friends at a bar I'd have a couple drinks on my own first so that I might be less sweaty when I arrived in the group. Sometimes helped, sometimes not.
Lately I've been taking glycopyrrolate for my HH and it's working really well. My hands and feet have been almost completely dry for 2 weeks (with 2mg/day of this pill). There are some side effects (dry mouth, nose, eyes) but they are so much more tolerable than dripping hands.
Please read through this board, you'll find a lot of info. Look into glycopyrrolate (also sold as the brand names Robinul and Avert), iontophoresis, and even Botox injections. Any of these should help you, but it varies for everyone.
My hands also drip sweat, and I also sometimes stop sweating if a drink a lot. Many times if I was meeting friends at a bar I'd have a couple drinks on my own first so that I might be less sweaty when I arrived in the group. Sometimes helped, sometimes not.
Lately I've been taking glycopyrrolate for my HH and it's working really well. My hands and feet have been almost completely dry for 2 weeks (with 2mg/day of this pill). There are some side effects (dry mouth, nose, eyes) but they are so much more tolerable than dripping hands.
Please read through this board, you'll find a lot of info. Look into glycopyrrolate (also sold as the brand names Robinul and Avert), iontophoresis, and even Botox injections. Any of these should help you, but it varies for everyone.
Drunk driving is never a good thing and I'm glad you did not accidentally kill anyone. I know 2 many people who's lives were altered by drunk driving, including my parents.
As for HH, feel for you. My life was altered by HH also. Good thing is we have options now that can possibly help us. Read the boards and our posts. You are bound to learn a lot and see that you are not alone.
As for HH, feel for you. My life was altered by HH also. Good thing is we have options now that can possibly help us. Read the boards and our posts. You are bound to learn a lot and see that you are not alone.