Comments on: Palmar Hyperhidrosis

By: No More Sweat

No More Sweat — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:29:48 +0000

I too suffered from the time I was a little kid. In fact, I cannot remember a time I didn’t have a problem. Sweat would just drip off my hands and feet. I couldn’t wear cute sandals or flip flops, shaking hands or holding hands brought me so much anxiety. I am a very outgoing person – but this one thing kept me from doing things I always wanted to do. As a teenager I tried iontophoresis and drysol. Nothing worked. I just had to put up with it. The only reason I wore gloves at my wedding was because of sweaty hands….and mine would also be bright red when they would sweat.

I had my last child in Jan 2004. I remember holding my infant and passing him to a friend (non-judgmental, but didn’t know about my sweating problem) and as she took him from me she asked why his clothes were all wet. I needed to do something…. within 3 months – I had met with a leading thoracic surgeon at Johns Hopkins. He explained everything… pros cons, complications and what a great outcome I could have.

By June, I was in at John Hopkins having out patient surgery! My outcome was tremendous! I have been sweat free for almost 7 years and to top it off I made sure I looked into pre-authorization from my insurance and they covered the entire procedure, except my hospital copay. It was by far one of the best decisions I have ever made. I do have come compensatory sweating on my lower back (but usually that is only during workouts or summer months) and over the years it has gotten less and less.

I have no regrets. Of course surgery should never be taken lightly, and should have been thought through completely. But I dealt with it for 27 years. I couldn’t handle it any longer! And thank goodness for that Doctor at Johns Hopkins! Good luck to you all! Thanks for letting me share my story.

By: Tsubaki

Tsubaki — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:53:47 +0000

I’m fifteen years old, and I have had problems with sweaty feet and hands for as long as I can remember. I did gymnastics when I was younger, and it was very embarrassing when my feet would leave marks and sometimes near-puddles on the mats. Now, it is mostly my sweaty hands that causes me trouble. It causes me to have trouble in school, as my hands begin to sweat even more when I have to write for a long period of time. However, the time when it is most embarrassing is when I hold hands with my boyfriend—he doesn’t seem to notice much, but I feel very self-conscious about it.

I’ve tried many different things to stop it, but they seem to have little to no effect. One thing that seems to work for the short term, though, is to sprinkle my hands (it works with feet too) with talcum powder. Another method I’ve used, which has met with varying success, is moisture control pads. I actually use the Certain Dri brand moisture control pads for feet, but on my hands as well. Certain Dri also makes other products for hyperhyrosis. When it comes to products, those that contain aluminum chloride are very helpful; however, the chemical can be harmful or irritating.

By: May

May — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:08:00 +0000

I’ve been having issues with my sweaty and cold hands lately. I’m working in the medical field and needed to touch the hands of patients. So I always have comments of having cold hands and they tease me that I’m living on a fridge. My confidence is going down so I stopped working as of now, but I have plans of working back to the hospital. I haven’t tried any products yet. And I’m curious of dryinghard’s secret.
Dryinghard may I know what’s your secret? I’m from the Phil. too.
Thanks. Just visited this site.

By: angel

angel — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:13:59 +0000

I am 14 years old I haven’t been dealing with palmar hyperhidrosis for long. It is just now becoming an issue so I looked it up, and I’m trying to find a cure.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:27:06 +0000

I just happened to come across this site as I was researching hyper-hydrosis looking for answers for both of my children… I am nearly 43 years old, and ever since I was a young boy, I have suffered from EXCESSIVELY sweaty hands and feet. I read the posts of many of the younger teens, and I am reading the same experiences I had well into adulthood.

I have been taking Robinul twice daily (sometimes 3 times) for several years now, and I must say IT HAS CHANGED MY LIFE ~ I know it sounds dramatic, but I wear flip flops…I walk barefoot…I shake hands without even so much as a consideration that my hands may be sweating…because they aren’t. As Some others may have mentioned, If I miss a dose, my hands and feet will begin to sweat, and it takes a day to “catch back up”, but it has been an amazing thing.

I Went through school suffering…and I mean suffering socially as a result. Writing papers was horrible… I kept a folded piece of paper under my hand to keep my papers from getting soaked… my notebooks all had the corners curled up… I could go on and on, particularly about the countless embarrassing moments of handshakes as a professional. NOW, my two children also suffer from the same malady…. and I will be having them start to take Robinul as well. I was researching to see if it is prescribed to children. My 14 year daughter can’t wait to find a possible treatment.

For any of you in the same position…. if you haven’t tried it, I strongly urge you to. As a kid, I did the drysol, and other treatments with ZERO effectiveness. Don’t get me wrong…my hands will still sweat on occasion, but it is not a concern anymore… the anxiety related to the issue has disappeared.

Hang in there gang…

By: brianna

brianna — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:01:15 +0000

im pretty sure i have HH but im not sure because i havent talked to a doctor yet. im 14 year old girl and ever since i was little all i hear is “eww why are your hands soaking wet?! thats disgusting.” its so embarrasing and its making me really insecure. i always try to hide my hands or im always wipeing them on my pants. are there any ways to cure this besides like pills or surgery?? help please!

By: Kristen

Kristen — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:52:54 +0000

I’m 30 years old, and have dealt with sweaty palms for the majority of my life. What was the name of the medication that was prescribed to you?

By: dryinghard

dryinghard — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 06:41:13 +0000

Hi guys, I have a simple treatment for wet hands. I’ve been searching this for many years in my life. This is cheap, not expensive. And I think I am the one alone who use this because we always ignore this thing almost in our daily lives that we don’t know we can use this as treatment for wet hands. I am from Phils. My job is an electrical and electronics instructor and finally my hands are completely dry all day and also my feet. But my back sweats more than before. But it’s okay.
If you are interested, email me at (removed by site owner)… Thank You.

By: jake

jake — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:11:44 +0000

I came across this site because I have palmer hyperhydrosis and am embarrassed because of it. I have a graduate school interview coming up and feel that I won’t get in due to my sweaty hands. I can deal with wet papers, not opening certain things, leaving wet marks, but I hate having to shake peoples hands on interviews. I am going to try the creams, so hopefully they work. Best of luck to you all! Stay strong.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:48:18 +0000

Hello I have suffered from HH my whole life and it has brought me a lot of anxiety. For those of you that are still young, I am 21 now and I feel your pain and anxiety of not finding a boyfriend because of your sweating problem or having a fear of presentations in class. I am now in university and the anxiety still affects me but I want you to know that once I was honest with the few people I have told they have reassured me that it is not big deal. The boyfriends I have had in the past and have told have not cared at all. I have also recently been prescribed an oral pill that really has actually helped! I cannot tell you how happy I am with the results. Just thought I would share the word so you guys could get on the medication as well if you feel it would help.

Stay strong!