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post #1 of 19
3/5/09 at 1:29am
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I quite frequently get sweaty hands for no reason .I hate it. Does anyone know of any products that help?
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post #2 of 19
3/5/09 at 1:38am
http://www.hyperhidrosistreatment.net/

You can try prescription medication such as Glycopyrrolate (Avert, Robinul) or oxybutynin. There are topical solutions such as Dehydral. There is ion therapy. As a last resort there is surgery, which results in compensatory sweating and is not worth it.

Most of the drugs mentioned above will make you drowsy and may have other side effects (dry mouth/eyes).
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post #3 of 19
3/5/09 at 4:22am
My cousin got surgery on her hands because it was affecting her work. (She would meet with business clients/give presentations all the time...and shaking sweaty hands with a prospective customer isn't a good way to start out). From what I remember, they basically severed a some, or most, or all, I don't remember exactly, the sweat glands to her hands. She didn't really have any major side effects (that she told me at least) and was very happy with it. Her medical insurance termed it as an elective surgery, however, so she had to pay for all (I think) of it herself.
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post #4 of 19
3/5/09 at 11:36am
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I think surgery would be a little extreme for my case.I was hoping there was some sort of topical lotion or something.

I actually came across this http://www.whipwetless.com/
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post #5 of 19
3/5/09 at 11:45am
A topical solution isn't going to help: sweaty hands are a symptom of stress/anxiety/nervousness etc, whether one realizes it or not. Try to control those, and it'll get better. Otherwise, frequently wash your hands and pat them dry
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post #6 of 19
3/5/09 at 12:21pm
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Originally Posted by uhurit View Post
A topical solution isn't going to help: sweaty hands are a symptom of stress/anxiety/nervousness etc, whether one realizes it or not. Try to control those, and it'll get better. Otherwise, frequently wash your hands and pat them dry
Wrong. It is a medical condition. But thanks for sharing your uneducated advice.
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post #7 of 19
3/5/09 at 10:48pm
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Wrong. It is a medical condition. But thanks for sharing your uneducated advice.

Weird, I always just thought it was a sign of creepiness.
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post #8 of 19
3/6/09 at 12:46am
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Wrong. It is a medical condition. But thanks for sharing your uneducated advice.
Chronic palm sweating (hyperhidrosis - may have spelled it wrong) is medical condition, right... But you're response seemed a bit absolute. You're saying there's no correlation at all between a tendency of palm sweatiness and the effects of the sympathetic nervous system flaring up, which can be triggered by stress? Or were you addressing something else about the statement? As to the OP... I'd take the advice of a trusted doctor over advice you happen to find on a internet forum.
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post #9 of 19
3/6/09 at 1:43am
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Originally Posted by erdawe View Post
Chronic palm sweating (hyperhidrosis - may have spelled it wrong) is medical condition, right... But you're response seemed a bit absolute.
You're saying there's no correlation at all between a tendency of palm sweatiness and the effects of the sympathetic nervous system flaring up, which can be triggered by stress? Or were you addressing something else about the statement?

As to the OP... I'd take the advice of a trusted doctor over advice you happen to find on a internet forum.

All I am saying is that hyperhydrosis is not caused at all by the sympathetic nervous system flaring up. It is caused by a genetic predisposition to an overactive nervous system or excess sweat glands or whatnot. I don't remember the exact reason. But it's not like people with hyperhydrosis get really excited at random things and their nervous system acts up. Think of it as a regular person, but instead of only sweating at times of nervousness or anxiety, sweating is caused by much lower levels of nervous system excitement.
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post #10 of 19
3/6/09 at 9:05pm
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Originally Posted by MetroStyles View Post
Wrong. It is a medical condition. But thanks for sharing your uneducated advice.

Fail!

The OP never stated that his palm-sweating was diagnosed by a doctor as a specific medical condition, as opposed to other, non-medical reasons that do cause the sweating.
Labeling every symptom as a medical condition that needs agressive treatment is a typical , invasive and drug-based western medical approach
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post #11 of 19
3/7/09 at 12:08am
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Originally Posted by uhurit View Post
Fail!

The OP never stated that his palm-sweating was diagnosed by a doctor as a specific medical condition, as opposed to other, non-medical reasons that do cause the sweating.
Labeling every symptom as a medical condition that needs agressive treatment is a typical , invasive and drug-based western medical approach

Silly Westerners!!! OP - just try to relax. You are just too nervous. Chill out and the sweats will leave!!!!
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post #12 of 19
3/7/09 at 12:09am
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Originally Posted by MetroStyles View Post
Wrong. It is a medical condition. But thanks for sharing your uneducated advice.

hehe +1
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post #13 of 19
3/7/09 at 12:17am
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Silly Westerners!!! OP - just try to relax. You are just too nervous. Chill out and the sweats will leave!!!!

Misdirected sarcasm that attempts to obstruct psychosomatic nature of this condition.

I know just the right cure for those who suffer from an acute case of sarcasm: go take some penicillin, genius
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post #14 of 19
3/7/09 at 12:23am
You can go and ask to a physician is probably a hormonal problem though, you will be good.
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post #15 of 19
3/7/09 at 7:38am
http://www.curemysweatypalms.com/?hop=swedishgal

this might help...
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