Sweaty/clammy hands?

i have had what i recently found out was called hyperhidrosis on my hands and feet for as long as i can remember. i used to take gymnastics when i was 4 or 5, but i could not advance in it because my hands always slipped off the bars, so i quit. the problem has gotten even worse (i turned 13 earlier this year). i dont think i will ever outgrow it. this is a problem especially when high fiving, shaking hands, writing a paper for school (i am also left-handed), or, when i enter high school, holding hands. i have tried the drionic iontophoresis device, but my body just can't take a lot of voltage from it. i've also tried certain dri roll-on antiperspirant; it did not help. baby powder helps for like 3 minutes unless i touch something. i dont want to have botox injections or the ETS surgery. i'm running out of options, and it's back to school time again. i rly want to go through my last year of junior high with confidence, as i have always been the shy type. feet are also sweaty.

Sweaty/clammy hands?
Two of my friends had hyperhidrosis on their hands and feet and the only thing that helped both of them was the ETS surgery. It helped the dramatically. Even though you don't want to do the surgery, I would reccomend it because it does help significantly.
Reply:It sounds like you have it pretty bad, and i feel sorry for ya because i had that too up until less than a year ago. I tried the roll on hand stuff, the botox, even a pill i think, but nothing worked. The only way to fix your problem is to have the Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) surgery. I had it done when i was 15 so i think they would let you too. The surgery takes around an hour or an hour and a half, and when you wake up, your hands are completely dry and will stay that way unless you undo the surgery. If you want information call (612) 626-8430. You'll get someone at the University of Minnesota, which is where i had mine done. Hope this helps.
Reply:Home Remedies for Sweaty Hands:





Carry a hand towel with you at all times





Rub anti-perspirant on your hands; use an aluminum-based anti-perspirant rather than deodorant





Control your stress through such means as biofeedback. To get through stressful situations at work, concentrate on the second hand of a clock or watch for a full minute, breathing deeply all the while. Or take yourself to a “happy place” in a daydream





Lose weight





Soak up sweat with talcum, cornstarch, alum, or medicated powder (though this could make matters worse, leaving you with sweaty, caked-up hands)





Single-handedly restore the custom of wearing white gloves; change them as they moisten.





Sniffle loudly and tell the other party you can’t shake hands because you’re contagious, then keep them hidden





Pharmaceutical Cures for Sweaty Hands





The oral medications, Ditropan, Robinul, and Probanthine, all anti cholinergics which, in essence, block the neuro transmission responsible for the production of sweat, are sometimes prescribed. None of the drugs are specific to the treatment of sweaty hands, but one of their side effects is dryness. Blurred vision and dry mouth are other side effects and the success rate is limited.





Some sweating is induced by medications such as antidepressants. An experimental drug, terazosin, has already been approved for the treatment of hypertension and is currently being tested to see whether it should be added to the antidepressant. It controls sweating. Another drug for hypertension, the first beta blocker that came on the market, Inderal, has been used for treating stage fright; it also reduces sweating. Other beta blockers might accomplish the same thing. Check with your doctor.





How to Stop Sweaty Hands Surgically:





Thoracoscopic sympathectomy (TST), performed by a thoracic surgeon, snips the sympathetic nerve controlling sweat production by the hands and feet but does not affect sweating in other parts of the body, such as under arms. (Another surgical procedure, retrodermal curettage, is done to stop arm pit sweating.) A procedure similar to TST deactivates the nerve but does not snip it, so that the operation is reversible.





Botox, used to block the chemical transmitter that causes arm pit sweats, has been tried without much success to stop sweating in hands. Injections at that site are painful, too.








hope this helped =)
Reply:You might want to take the Nikken dunaliella soft capsules as it might be hormones that is causing it. As you are still very young, you just need to take 3 capsules per day.





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