Teenage daughter miserable with sweating - HELP!

[LittleWonder]

My 16 yo DD sweats a lot under her arms and palms. She is really fed up and miserable with it all. Suggestions please!

could maybe send to gp for hormone check may be producing to much of something

if not they may be able to give her something for it

its not uncommon so best bet to see gp and find out options

could maybe send to gp for hormone check may be producing to much of something

if not they may be able to give her something for it

its not uncommon so best bet to see gp and find out options

sorry posted twice

Hormone check was normal, saw GP who was very sweet but had no suggestions...So DD suggested I asked Mumsnet!

Hang on - there is an operation performed on people with excessive sweating,it's not a biggie, something to do with cauterising nerves....will google....

Dryclor? (I think you can buy it without prescription but not 100% certain).

Yes my aunty had the operation at about 18 to stop her sweating

Hyperhidrosis

And here

The surgery is slightly more complex than I thought (the clue being nerves, duh)

hth

I have the same problem (as does my brother). There are products you can get for your hands - but obv you will want to check on chemical content.

Mitchum 48 hour roll on deoderant works for me (as do some of the sure active ones, but not all)

I've also found that, oddly, if I moisturise my hands in those glove things overnight they are less sweaty during the day. Don't know if this is just me though.

Your poor dd, I sympathise hugely.

Oh my goodness - this is my baby!! I can't put her under the knife... I'm sweating just reading about that spinal surgery and I don't sweat! It says you can start sweating elsewhere... Hanaflower does the crystal stop the sweating or is it just a deodorant? I don't want to block her glands with aluminium because of breast cancer implications. She doesn't smell because she is very clean, but poor sweet is worried about her palms and holding hands...
any other things to try?

x-post Youknow, I am going to buy the Mitchum. What glove things?

As someone who was a very sweaty adolescent I sympathise so much with your dd!!

I would suggest having a pack of those deoderant wipes with her so she can so a quick wipe when she is feeling uncomfortable without carting lots of cans around.

Also used to have sweaty palms too - all teenage hormones induced and did stop as I got older. Perhaps get some cosmetic blotting sheets to wipe her hands over with when they are moist.

Oh, that's a good one, thank you. does talc help?

there's a product called "DRiclor" which can be very useful.
It's a horrid problem.
There si also a tretament called iontophoresis- www.hyperhidrosisuk.org/iontophoresis.htm

this web site is good. it's worthwhile having a trial of iontophoresis before you think about whether or not buying a machine is an option, and some hospital physio departments do this, so GP might be able to refer for this.

Oh thank you all, I can feel a shop coming on, my list:

Mitchum 48 hours
moisturiser for hands with glove things
deodorant wipes
cosmetic blotting sheets
crystal rock

Anything else?

Just those bodyshop, overnight moisturising gloves used with an intensive hand moisturiser. I have wondered if it this somehow quenches the glands somehow but it really seems to work for me, and it certainly would do no harm to try it on your dd.

My sweating did not stop post-teen The horrible chemical stuff you can get does work, and I use it when I have a job interview or something - so that is covered. I do feel in control of it now though.

Okay and Driclor for future new boyfriend/prom/interview... trouble is, if I get her something like that, even P.E. will count as a day to have to use it...

Thank you all - I think this is a real problem for a lot of people!

Apparently body shop and bourjois both do blotting sheets.

Boots do a deoderant and spray for your hands and feet called "Perspirex" I think I have spelt it correctly.

DP uses it and it has really helped as he always used to have damp hands. The spray you use regularly for a few days and then only occasionally iirc. Not daily anyway after the first few treatments. We told MIL about the deoderant as she was moaning about sweating all the time and she thinks it is great.

It could well be hormonal and she may grow out of it so don't let her think that she is cursed for life. Try and keep positive about it without being off hand.

ah, just looked at the link that friendly sent - I hope the GP can offer something like that, would rather not spend £1000...

Blotting sheets are diff from tissues somehow?

There are various products - talk to your chemist and find the mildest, there may be one more suited to her.

Let us know how it goes. It does get easier to laugh off, but it's very unfair on us!

I will do some testing and report back. And I will tell her that she may well grow out of it.

I know where your daughter is coming from - I suffered badly as a teenager too.
I found it helped to apply deordorants (roll on type, not spray, as not effective enough) after my bath at night, so just before bed (that would then 'work' over night) then shower in the morning and re apply before school. As for hands, I kept a tissue in my pocket.
Mitchum is a good one to use, Driclor was OK but used to sting a lot so only used the night before special 'sweat-making' occasions.
HTH - big hugs to your daughter, I know how she feels x