i have serious sweating (compensatory post ets) on my stomach and back and legs, drysol helped me stop sweating on my stomach but it left me red and burning for days. so i havent been using it lately but may try again soon. however ive been reading about this natural cure "witch hazel" which sounds weird but its a natural astringent which is supposed to shrink the pores of the skin. im considering buying it today, its natural and costs only a couple bucks so what do we have to lose? ill let you know if i get results. good luck,
Hi Sean,
I sweat alot from my back and back side. In the summer/warmer months it can get very bad. I have tried many things from prescription Oxybitunin to herbal remedies and drysol & odaban etc.
Drysol is my favourite weapon against sweat. Oxybitunin is also good but I don't like the intense dry mouth if exercising while using it. Herbal remedies have been mainly useless.
I apply Drysol (roll-on) all over my back & bum and also a little around my groin area. I apply it at night a few hours before going to bed. It stings like crap for a while but I fall asleep and wake up the next morning irritation free and no stinging. My back, *** and anywhere I've applied it are lovely & dry. They can stay like this for a week or more, so I don't need to apply it too often which is great.
Drysol works great for me. I have never experienced any compensatory sweating elsewhere when using it. It just stops the sweat where I applied it..... happy days.
Best of luck with your battle against HH.
SeanB
Thanks for the replies, guys. Much appreciated. :applause:
You're right about drysol. While I was waiting for my order of Odaban to be delivered, I used some Drysol on my chest and back. I stayed almost completely dry, really like 95% dry.
It's strange though, because it didn't burn on the nights when I applied it, but during the day after, at times when I would usually sweat, it burned a bit, as if my skin's pores were blocked or something. So I started to reduce the amount and frequency that I use it.
By the time my Odaban was delivered, I used Drysol enough times that I've been dry and so it will be hard to tell how helpful the Odaban is in comparison (I applied Odaban once on Friday night).
I think I may have a bit of compensatory sweating though, on my hands and maybe face. But it's not too bad and overall I'm very sweat-free. For me, my sweating is worse on hot summer days and it hasn't reached high temperatures that much yet where I live. So I'll keep using either Odaban or Drysol, and see how it holds up.
All in all, I like the anti-perspirants more than taking Avert, which gave me bad side effects.
@wannabedry: I never tried witch hazel. I read that it can help HH, but couldn't find any people's opinions on it on the internet. It will be nice to know if it works for you. I hope it does!
Good luck to you guys! And I'll give an update on my situation again later.
