Excessive sweating - help!

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I am hoping that someone could help by offering advice or remedies that could help me.

As the title states I am suffering from excessive, heavy, embarrassing sweating.

I am 40 years old and had my last child 3 1/2 years ago. I have been on the depo injection from my DC being 3 weeks old.

I have always been a 'heavy sweater' and don't wear certain colours and styles of clothing as the sweat leaves stains under my arms and my back.
For the last few months I have been sweating a lot on my head and my face. I have beads of sweat running down my face as I type this.
My hair is always damp and I'm starting to get spots on my face now as a result of the sweating.

At first I put it down to the warm summer we had but even now when it is cooler I am constantly sweating VERY heavily. I don't even have to be doing anything, just sitting on the sofa and I can feel it breaking out again.

I don't look flushed when I'm sweating (though I do sometimes feel hot)- just wet through! It is so embarrassing, especially when I am talking to people or stood in a supermarket queue and I am constantly wiping my face and forehead with tissues.
I have my hair tied in a ponytail all the time as this seems better than looking like I've just stepped out of the shower if my hair is down, and I can dab a tissue on the top of my head it always comes away looking wet. I even wake up in the night and have to wipe my face 😢.

I can cope with sweating from under my arms and my back, though this isn't pleasant, but it is really knocking my confidence when its coming through on my face and my hair looks greasy ALL THE TIME, day and night.

It as been suggested to me by a friend that it could be the menopause but I don't have periods due to the depo injection so I can't tell anything that way.

I know I'm going to be told to go visit my go, but just the thought of sitting in the waiting room makes me nervy as I know I will look as though I've been out in the rain 🙄

Sorry for the long post x

Aww poor you. You do really need to get to your GP.

It could be menopause or something really simple. I'm pretty sure you can be treated for excessive sweating.

Are you overweight?

Thank you for replying @loveyoutothemoon

I wouldn't say that I'm over weight, I'm 5' 10" and a size 16 but I do have massive boobs

.... sorry I posted too early.
@loveyoutothemoon i don't think my weight is part of the problem.
I know I do need to go to my gp but Ive found I am starting to avoid being in public due to this problem.
I know I could get things to help stop me sweating from under my arms and back, I've had the prescribed roll-on before them, but I'm insure if there is anything I could use on my face and head.

I really need to put my big girl pants on don't I

Yes you do! Otherwise how are you going to help yourself? Go with a friend. Is there anywhere in the waiting area where you could sit away from the main sitting bit? At mine they have a couple of chairs quite cleverly situated, where it's more private but not obviously private (it's difficult to explain!).

Hopefully someone will have some suggestions on here!

Hi, sorry you are suffering - could you get a telephone consultation with the GP if you are feeling nervous about the waiting room?

I have bad sweating - it was very bad over summer, and the thing that worked for my face and neck is Neat 3B Face Saver Gel. It doesn't completely stop sweating - e.g in the gym - but it makes a big difference for me, and doesn't itch! I do get a spotty outbreak sometimes too, and use Duac cream (prescription) for that.

The other thing I got was disposable underarm sweat pads to stick inside clothing to avoid sweat patches. Amazon has some cheaper ones.

Sage supplements are good.
Also,Odoban which you can apply to armpits and also face (it's a spray which you can put onto cotton wool for face). It's good stuff.

I've had bad sweating since the birth of my child. A thorough blood test showed i had abnormally high hormone prolactin levels, it could be something as simple as an abnormal hormone. Hope you manage to get to your gp so you can get to the bottom of it x