Sweatiness!

[nicnicnic]

Hi

Im young, healthy and have a healthy diet.  Im not overweight at all, yet I always seem to be sweaty under my arms!  Ive tried, loads of antiperspirants/deodorants, including the mitchum ones, and nothing helps!  Obviously I bathe and wash daily, but by the end of the day I start to smell bad!  I.ve tried wearing loose cotton clothes, but that doesnt work either.  Its getting to the point wear I have to carry a small deodorant around becuase Im getting paranoid!!  And I always wear black on top!!  Are there any tablets I can try from the doc??  Please dont say its hormones and it will sort itself out becuase at 18, and having had period problems etc, and having tried loads of pills for that, Im starting to give up!  I started puberty at 11 or so, so they should have calmed down a bit now!!

[silly moo]

It's def worth visiting your GP - some people do sweat a lot more tha others.
Also good to remember that fresg sweat doesnot smell - only stale sweat.
Hope your GP is helpful

[kalise25]

Definitely - if it is a serious problem, it's possible to get your armpits Botoxed to paralyse the sweat glands(scary I realise) but apparently it does work. The NHS will only cover it though if your GP does agree that you sweat an abnormal amount (not meaning to be nasty or anything).

You are doing all the right things though - natural fibres, washing regularly etc.Keep it up, and hope you find a solution.

[purplefish]

I was told you can get a special deodorant on prescription, you put it on once a week and it lasts the whole week, i tried something similar (not prescription though) but found it made me sweat more but my mum used it and it worked well for her, maybe you could go to a chemists and see if they have anything similar and give it a try :o)

[ann_h]

You used to be able to get capsules from Amplex on prescription, don't know what they're like or if they're still available.

[clarabel82]

I too am a sweaty monster! I used to use Driclor and that worked, but I stopped using it when it made my armpits sting after shaving. I don't like to leave them hairy, but it recommends not using it if you have shaved in the last 48 hours or something. after 2 weeks I think you can start using it every 3 days once the sweating has stopped. you put it on of a night.

[nicnicnic]

Thanks for your help everyone!! Thats really helpful.  I'll make sure I pay a visit to the GP this week!!

[pilchard]

I had this problem and visited my GP about 10 years ago and she presribed Anhydrol Forte, which has worked brilliantly for me. It is now availble over the counter for under five quid.

[MORELLO]

Anhydrol Forte does seem to work.

[maxd]

I used to have the same problem with my hands  - the sweat used to drip off them all the time!  I ended up having an operation to sever some sweat glands, which worked for my hands but I sweated more everywhere else.  I used to have to wear dark coloured trousers/skirts so the sweat patches wouldn't show.  No-one could ever explain why I sweated so much but I definitely think it was to do with hormones as I've had quite bad hormone problems over the years.  They're settling down now and I've noticed that I don't sweat as much as I used to.

Other people don't notice it nearly as much as you think they do.