Please tell me i am not the only person who sweats this much ??

[NervousNutty]

Have posted about this before, and no i didn't go to see my gp because I just lost my nerve but anyway, it is driving me nuts again.

I sweat alot particularly my armpits and my groin and it is making me miserable.

I have tried all of the super dooper deoderants that you put on overnight that sting like hell, but they don't work on me. Haven't tried them down there though tbh.

I had a driving lesson this morning and when I got out of the car I felt like i'd wet myself (i hadn't), and my trousers/knickers were soaked.

Surely there is something causing this, and if so what ??

I know i do ned to go se my gp, am just worried they will say they can't do anything.

Botox is the treatment for excessive sweating

Go to your Doc, before the summer really starts, yes?

You may have a thyroid problem, or medication you are taking has this as a side effect

HTH

PUtting my name on this so I can find the thread again for friend.

My mum reckons it is my thyroid. I did have it tested last year though and it came back fine.

The only meds I am on is Cilest contraceptive pill.

I will go to the gp cos it is making me hate going anywhere or doing anything and is effecting what i wear etc.

This post could have been written by me! It's bloody awful isn't it? I get big patches of sweat on my back, under my boobs and somtimes even on the backs of my knees. It is sooo embarrassing. I did find that Driclor worked on my pits, although I had to use it every night for about 2 weeks before I noticed a difference. Now I've been using it for years I only have to use very rarely (christ knows what nasty chemicals they put in it!).

You say it was really bad after your driving lesson, and this also sounded very familliar. I'm convinced my problem is related to anxiety- in even just mildly stressful situations I turn into a right sweaty Betty. I learned some relaxation techniques in preparation for the birth of DC1, and I really believe thay have helped in other potentially sweaty situations. I used to only be able to wear black tops on the summer, and now I feel able to wear pretty much anything.

I asked my friend who is a GP, and she agreed with the stress theory. She said some people just sweat more than others and I should try not to worry about it, because it probably makes it worse.

Luck we live in chilly grey old Blighty eh?

It is so nice to read your post Bertha because I feel like the only person that has this problem.

I am not sure it is always linked to stress/being nervous with me though, although it definatly is sometimes.

On one occasion last year I was sat outside a hotel having a drink so not stressed or anything but again I got up to find my trousers soaked. Thankfully I was wearing white trousers and tied was able to tie my cardy round my waist and go back to my room, but I felt so awful.

I also sweat at the backs of my knees and under boobs etc, but not as much as my armpits and groin.

I will try the deoderants again. Perhaps I am not using them for long enough at first.

Oh also, I seem to sweat even if it isn't that warm.

During my extensive research into this topic I read that acidic foods or drinks can trigger sweating, in particular citrus fruit and tomatoes. I don't reckon these have any effect on me, but you might want to try cutting them out for a bit and see if you notice any difference (let me know if you do!).

I also heard that dropping blood sugar levels can cause it too, so (in theory) drinking something like apple juice when you've got a sweat-on might help.
Oh, and the night-time deodorants are better if you apply them to bone-dry skin (the irony). So don't shower or bath at night, and give your pits a good old blast with the cool setting on the hairdryer before you apply it. I found that this kepth that horrible itchy-burn to a minimum.

If I hear of any miracle cures though, you'll be the first to know.

Thanks bertha, I will try those suggestions and let you know if there is any improvement.

Hello-I'm so glad I've found this thread! I too sweat an awful lot-groin, underarms, dripping hair etc. I went to a meeting during the week and had to sit on a dreaded plastic chair! When I got up to leave there was a horrible damp patch on the chair. I was so embarrased but I should be used to it by now. I am even thinking of wearing two pairs of knicks to stop it happening again! I am overweight but I lost three stone just over a year ago and I still had the sweat problem. By the way I have put all the weight back on-how stupid am I? Anyway I can relate to the stress thing and I know I sweat more when I talk to people (school gates etc). I went to see a new client for work recently and spent the entire time apologising for having the sweat pouring off me. What is the answer? I wish I knew. I'm just glad that I'm not the only one out there with this problem. I just really hate it and I am sure I am a big embarrasment to my DH & DC's.

hi i also have this problem, i sweat for no reason i could be shivering in a coat stood in the snow and still be sweating, i always end up with sweat patches and cant wear sleeveless tops because i just drip. i have to weart a jacket everywhere, to cover up the patches and in the summer the jacket just makes it worse, i end up with wet paches on my back and sometimes even between my boobs and often carry around extra t-shirts, so i can change if it gets too bad.

i've started useing the new sure maximum protection but i use it twice a day, morning and evening. its really helped, yesterday i even went out in a sleeveless t-shirt and didnt drip once! this really has been my miriclke cure, i really hope you find yours soon.

Could you/would you use the Sure stuff in the-nether regions? If I could control the sweating under my arms and my nethers then I might not sweat so much else where (physcological). Hope this makes sense!

i dont know, its a stick and doesnt sting at all, so i guess you could, although i havent tried it.

I know it sounds so disgusting but I think I will get some and give it a go. I am really dreading the summer.....my poor DH really does deserve better.

i dont know if you've tried this but i always wear a pad, usually just a panty liner, but find that that can soak up lots of the sweat.

Oh I will definatly go and buy some of that Sure one and give it a go.

I thought about the two pairs of knickers thing, but decided i'd probably get hotter and then sweat more. Will try the panty line though and see if that helps.

I dread having to sit on a plastic chair. It's a nightmare in the warmer weather when you go to peoples houses they often have plastic garden chairs. I often end up sitting on the floor instead.

I used to be a right sweater - school was awful with those tops that are always tight under the pits I could never take my jumper off. Hands and feet and groin as well.

In my teens I always wore dark clothes and lots of them to cover myself up - no T-Shirts for me!

I think it is pretty common - I was told I had hyper-hydration. I used driclor on my pits and it stung like a bastard but sorted them out. It was years ago now so I can't remember how long I used it etc.

Once my armpits were sorted and I felt able to wear t-shirts that helped as obviously I wasn't in overhot clothes when it was warm and TBH these days I don't suffer too badly at all. I wonder if hormones change as you get older and it calms down?

I also think I have got used to it and accepted it a bit - i remember when I was at uni realising that normal people, when they get out of the shower or bath and dry off, kind of stay dry whereas I immediately start lightly perspiring all over.

Just one of those things.

Having said that and then read the previous post - I had to sit in a plastic chair the other day and of course all my clothes were stuck to me when I stood up. i guess I don't wear/buy clothes which don't show too much, I think I must choose them subconciously!

Nutty i had the same kind of problem around 5 years ago and the doc tested me for early menapause (sp).

Gave me driclor and after using it for a few weeks it worked and all the sweating stopped.Think it was an "in my head thing" You know started off under my arms and went elsewhere?
I would go to the docs and see what they say.