hello everyone,
i was a normal healthy active kid but when i turned 13 or 14 i developed hyperhidrosis. i perspired like mad on my face, under arms, back, groin, feet, basically everywhere. going up to the front of class would soak me. going out on dates were as nerve wrecking and eventually i turned to the bottle and prescription medication (benzos) to somewhat alleviate the symptoms of hyperhidrosis. obviously this isn't something you can keep doing everyday. also i've gotten horrible shit-faced and completely made and *** of myself at family functions and on dates when i overdid the alcohol benzo combination (don't do this, it could kill you). i went on this date with this chick and i was so nervous i got to the bar half an hour before she did and got smashed and i don't remember much else but she told me when we got out of the bar i found a packet of open tissues on the floor and for some reason started celebrating this great discovery. things didn't really work out with her ha ha.
i've tried a whole load of stuff that doctors have prescribed me. because my hyperhidrosis was exacerbated by my general anxiety (vicious vicious cycle) there was mirtazipine which made me a zombie (it made my skin really nice though, don't know why), amitryptiline (zombie), prozac (made the perspiration worse), glycopyrolate (dry throat and no other use), probanthaline (dry throat and no otehr use). this isn't to say that these medications would not help you, but it didn't help me.
i've read through this forum many many times in depression but have never bothered to post anything. i was really scared to get ETS done cause of all the terrible shit i read about. but i felt i had nothing to lose. at the age of 23 last year i got the ETS surgery done at tan tock seng hospital in singapore by a dr ang. he only assured me that i would have dry palms.
so the day came and i woke up after the surgery. my hands have been dry ever since. my feet perspire much less too. i have cs on my back and on the back of my legs but it really doesn't bother me. it isn't very severe CS. i understand it can get worse but it hasn't so hallelujah. i got in done in oct 13 so it has been 3 months since. i still perspire quite a bit from my face but really nothing compared to pre-surgery.
the first thing that would perspire in the past were my hands, from the moment i got out of bed. and that would trigger everything else, my feet, my face, etc. but now with the dry hands the rest of me doesn't perspire as much. how i wish i got this done years and years ago.
anyway i'm just writing this to say that ETS isn't necessarily bad. it is true what some of them say, people who have successfully gone through ETS have absolutely no reason to return to forums like these to share their happiness. they are out relearning how to live their lives and how to integrate themselves into areas and communities they couldn't integrate themselves into before. well, peace out and all the best to you guys. i understand the pain, depression, and immense frustration of having hyperhidrosis and anxiety and hope you guys find a cure or salve.
x
i was a normal healthy active kid but when i turned 13 or 14 i developed hyperhidrosis. i perspired like mad on my face, under arms, back, groin, feet, basically everywhere. going up to the front of class would soak me. going out on dates were as nerve wrecking and eventually i turned to the bottle and prescription medication (benzos) to somewhat alleviate the symptoms of hyperhidrosis. obviously this isn't something you can keep doing everyday. also i've gotten horrible shit-faced and completely made and *** of myself at family functions and on dates when i overdid the alcohol benzo combination (don't do this, it could kill you). i went on this date with this chick and i was so nervous i got to the bar half an hour before she did and got smashed and i don't remember much else but she told me when we got out of the bar i found a packet of open tissues on the floor and for some reason started celebrating this great discovery. things didn't really work out with her ha ha.
i've tried a whole load of stuff that doctors have prescribed me. because my hyperhidrosis was exacerbated by my general anxiety (vicious vicious cycle) there was mirtazipine which made me a zombie (it made my skin really nice though, don't know why), amitryptiline (zombie), prozac (made the perspiration worse), glycopyrolate (dry throat and no other use), probanthaline (dry throat and no otehr use). this isn't to say that these medications would not help you, but it didn't help me.
i've read through this forum many many times in depression but have never bothered to post anything. i was really scared to get ETS done cause of all the terrible shit i read about. but i felt i had nothing to lose. at the age of 23 last year i got the ETS surgery done at tan tock seng hospital in singapore by a dr ang. he only assured me that i would have dry palms.
so the day came and i woke up after the surgery. my hands have been dry ever since. my feet perspire much less too. i have cs on my back and on the back of my legs but it really doesn't bother me. it isn't very severe CS. i understand it can get worse but it hasn't so hallelujah. i got in done in oct 13 so it has been 3 months since. i still perspire quite a bit from my face but really nothing compared to pre-surgery.
the first thing that would perspire in the past were my hands, from the moment i got out of bed. and that would trigger everything else, my feet, my face, etc. but now with the dry hands the rest of me doesn't perspire as much. how i wish i got this done years and years ago.
anyway i'm just writing this to say that ETS isn't necessarily bad. it is true what some of them say, people who have successfully gone through ETS have absolutely no reason to return to forums like these to share their happiness. they are out relearning how to live their lives and how to integrate themselves into areas and communities they couldn't integrate themselves into before. well, peace out and all the best to you guys. i understand the pain, depression, and immense frustration of having hyperhidrosis and anxiety and hope you guys find a cure or salve.
x
