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Excessive Sweating (oh joy -.-)
BillieTheBot
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Over the past year id say ive went through tons of antiperspirants and deodrants and all that but i still sweat in stupid conditions..like today i was watching TV..the room was fine but i had huge puddles under my arms.
Not nice..what could be causing it.. i dont really want to tell my mam as its really embarresing and shes got enough to deal with already.
I cant even do normal things like give a mate a hug or something incase they feel giant wet patches under myarms. My confidence is low enough already and this doenst help. Id rather not have my mam know itll just drive me insane.
is there anyway i can stop it?
Not nice..what could be causing it.. i dont really want to tell my mam as its really embarresing and shes got enough to deal with already.
I cant even do normal things like give a mate a hug or something incase they feel giant wet patches under myarms. My confidence is low enough already and this doenst help. Id rather not have my mam know itll just drive me insane.
is there anyway i can stop it?
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The best thing is just trial and error but make sure to use it for a week or so to see if it is working.
Ive read stuff on the net how they can like kill ur sweat glands in ur armpits (which is where my problem is) but ill start sweating in other places wont i?
I got no idea what to do..ordering summit online isnt an option my mam isnt working n my dads income is just supporting us atm.
Botox or there is ott surgery called ets where they go in thru your armpit and cut the nerves which stimulate the sweat glands. However, they are located in your chest so they have to colapse a lung while doing this. The side effects are increased chest and back sweating, sweating while eating or drooping eyelids as they might damage the nerves above the sweat ones.
Though I'd guess thats a bit excessive for this cirmstance
you can also get pads for your pits
anti-persperants such as certain dri are available otc, I'm just not sure of the names of pharmacies there so I posted an online link. Over yonder, the max you can buy is 20% of the active ingrediant aluminum chloride or aluminum zirconium or whatever else (personally, I'd look for aluminum chloride over the others). Check to see what % yours are and if they are not the highest then try that?
Can i go into a chemist and ask for anti perspirant with 20% alum chloride? or do i have to get a subscription?
ETA: if you do try driclor, make sure your underarms are fully dry before putting it on otherwise it itches like a bitch!
any idea on the cost?
does it work anyone used it?
does it smell nice?
IE i forgot to mention i sweat alot more in my right armpit than my left ( i write with my right arm)
if thats any help?
Not so embarrassing when playing football or something, but when you're down the pub, not good.
As mentioned by Amira, Driclor is pretty decent.
You don't wear it through the day though.
You have to trim / shave the hair under your pits, then wash them before bed (don't shave them every night lol), then apply Driclor. Go to bed lol, then wash it off the next morning and repeat.
Only use it for a few days in a row, then have a break, then do it again. As mentioned, it does itch and can get really bad sometimes.
Decent deodrants are stuff like Mitchum - it's quite dear at about £3.50 ish for a roll on, but, used with Driclor, it does the job
So what do i wear during the day? or do i wear that during the day?
What does it actually do?
Yeah id like to use it as much as possible because everyday even if im just siting at my computer with the window open im sweating buckets and lets face it, it isnt attractive is it?
The thing is id end up sweating in other places like feet..hands..back..groin?
o great.
yay! that's good, you'd recommend it then?
IT was £6.75 for a bottle (quite pricey) but it works i dont sweat anymore on my pits