End Excessive Underarm Sweating Fast

Imagine this scenario. You have just finished taking a bath, doing your morning rituals and you’re on your way to facing a new challenge the world has to offer. But a few minutes on the bus and you can already feel like your armpits are sweating like a mad man even when you’re not even doing anything worth the sweat. Excessive underarm sweating, or hyperhidrosis in medical terms, affects an estimated of 2.8% of the world’s population.

Hyperhidrosis is a condition in which a person suffers from excessive perspiration compared to what is typically required by the body to regulate our body temperature. The usual body parts affected include the hands, feet, armpits and the groin area which has the relatively elevated number of sweat glands. The condition is idiosyncratic, however, doctors believed to have pinpointed several factors that may aggravate the overproduction of sweat by the sweat glands. These factors include stress, nervousness, excitement, foods, drinks, nicotine, caffeine and certain smells.

The common question of people suffering from this uncomfortable condition is how to end it. Thanks to the evolving technology in the medical field, there are numerous ways to keep your sweaty armpits to yourself. The most commonly used management for hyperhidrosis are over the counter and prescription drugs that contain ingredients to inhibit sweating. These ingredients consist of high concentration of aluminum hydroxide and glutaraldehype which are very effective in antiperspirants. Another FDA approved management option is the injection of botulinum toxin type A which goes by the brand names Dysport and Botox. This causes the sweat glands to cease functioning for just about four to nine months at most, depending on the injection site used.

A handful of anticholinergic drugs such as Oxybutynin (Ditropan) and Glycopyrrolate (Robinul) have been utilized to reduce sweat in people suffering from excessive underarm sweating. Between the two, Oxybutynin has been shown to be most effective despite having a few side effects including dry mouth, visual symptoms and drowsiness. Glycopyrrolate is sparingly used because it isn’t as effective as Oxybutynin and it bears the same side effects. Other treatments used by experts consist of iontophoresis, hypnosis and relaxation techniques. There have been some rates of success in decreasing the discomforts of having overenthusiastic sweat glands but it isn’t as widely supported.

As a last resort, surgical interventions could be considered. There are two surgeries usually done to get rid of hyperhidrosis. The first one is the removal of axillary sweat glands through suction, retrodermal curettage, liposuction and laser sweat ablation. Another surgery typically used is the endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS). It is done by cutting, burning or clamping the thoracic ganglion on the sympathetic chain running alongside the spine although more often than not, clamping is usually done to allow turnaround of the procedure. It has a satisfaction rate of more or less 80% with higher rates for children. Although there are side effects, it is usually more pronounced in people with facial blushing and not in axillary hyperhidrosis.

Having extremely sweaty armpits could affect your daily life and your self-confifdence. But now, ending excessive underarm sweating is in your hands.

We recommend reading Stop Sweating and Start Living by Mike Ramsey for a complete guide on how to stop sweating using natural remedies at home.