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Excessive sweating. Any Suggestions?

kevmac

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I workout like an animal, going at about 90% all the time on a modified DC program that seems to work for me that includes very little rest time. I've been sweating pretty excessively for years now when I work out. I am not over weight and I don't sweat too badly away from workouts unless it is hot out. I consume 1 to 2 gallons of water per day and take a few supplements regularly including: whey, ceem, joint powders, c, caffein, maltodextrin, etc. I notice that when I run 5 to 10 miles, my lips are pretty salty. Now I can handle the sweating, but it's kind of embarassing at the gym. Any thing I can do to slow this down some at the gym? It seems to have gotten pretty bad lately because I walk away feelingh like I just got out of the pool. thanks
 
vegetable glycerin, 1-2 tbsp in a quart of water. it doesn't last too long, but will probably get you thru most of an hour
 
For some reason, I remember reading about silica (horsetail herb) as being good for controlling sweating. Don't recall why, or how, it works, but it may be worth looking into....
 
methusaleh said:
For some reason, I remember reading about silica (horsetail herb) as being good for controlling sweating. Don't recall why, or how, it works, but it may be worth looking into....
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whoa, isnt that the stuff they put in shoeboxes to absorb any moisture? The same stuff with big labels that read "do not ingest".
 
why would you want to stop sweating??? it is your body's natural way to cool itself down and release toxins and other things!!! The fact that you sweat alot is a good thing in itself, that means that your glands are working properly and everything is in order. Just bring a towel to the gym or another shirt. To try to stop sweating is just nonsense. Its not like you have a problem sweating outside the gym, you are fine.
 
If it's only when you workout then it shouldn't be a problem, it'd actually be worse if you were working out like an animal and didn't sweat at all.

Now, if you sweat when you don't work out, when it's not hot, or when you're not nervous and your body sweats for no normal reason then it could be some other underlying cause like hyperhidrosis or hyperthyroidism or something else.

Anyway, if you want, you can try to drink sage tea or sage tea capsules to see if it helps.

I suffer from hyperhidrosis myself and sweat like a beast when it's cold out or I'm not nervous even though I'm a skinny ass dude at the moment.
 
Yeah maybe it's no big deal. It's just embarassing and I go a little overboard when I dry the equipment so I won't be looked at as a slob.
 
If you run 5-10 miles and workout at 90% and didn't sweat, that would be a problem. You would look worse if you wore spandex and sat around on the benches talking on a cell phone with black tube socks pulled up.
 
iDShaDoW said:
If it's only when you workout then it shouldn't be a problem, it'd actually be worse if you were working out like an animal and didn't sweat at all.

Now, if you sweat when you don't work out, when it's not hot, or when you're not nervous and your body sweats for no normal reason then it could be some other underlying cause like hyperhidrosis or hyperthyroidism or something else.

Anyway, if you want, you can try to drink sage tea or sage tea capsules to see if it helps.

I suffer from hyperhidrosis myself and sweat like a beast when it's cold out or I'm not nervous even though I'm a skinny ass dude at the moment.
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Is there a solution to this by any chance? it can be freezing outside and i will have crazy pit stains. i havnt work a short sleeve shirt besides the gym in about a year(i live in wife beaters or no shirt). Used to wear white tees and had to change them 3 times a day and they all got massive yellow stains. and this is from me not doing anything in them. now i try to double up my shirts so the sweat goes to the first one and the outside shirt is less noticable. very bad, i have so many nice shirts id love to wear but its too embarassing
 
Well, you'd have to go to a doctor to find out if it's hyperhidrosis (primary) or some other treatable condition (secondary hyperhidrosis) that might be causing it.

If you have health insurance, you should have them check it out, I know some people use a medication called Robinul that dries your body up sort of, but it also causes like dry mouth and some other stuff which you can google to find out more about.

There's more powerful anti-persperants you can use (I think there's one called Maxim) or aluminum chloride based ones that you apply overnight I think which may work for you (Drysol).

There's also Iontophoresis but that can be a bit expensive to buy a unit to do at home unless you can get insurance to reimburse you for it. You'd have to use it everyday for like 20-30 minutes for a couple weeks before effects kick in and then you can cut back on the treatment times.

Botox is another option, supposedly a bit painful to get a bunch of those shots in your armpits (can cost as much as an Iontophoresis unit - but lasts anywhere from a few months to a year or a year and a half, just depends).

I'm sure there's a few other options you can try too that I can't think of right now cause it's late as hell. I'll see what else I can dig up tomorrow and get back to you.

I suffer more from hand and feet sweating than armpits though (hyperhidrosis can effect hands, feet, armpits, face, or whole body for some) although lately my whole body will sweat when I'm doing something active and it's crazy uncomfortable having my whole shirt damp until I can get home and shower and change.
 
Definitely do not use anti-persperants, that will just block you pores and one day it was explode into massive amounts of sweat, worse than before. Aluminum Chloride is also horrible and has a high rate of absorption, avoid using that at all costs. Have yourself checked out to see what you have for sure, but don't rush to plug yourself with chemicals.
 
Yup, that's the thing, all things you try to control the sweating will have side effects of some sort (compensatory or gustatory sweating). Your body is releasing that sweat for a reason but doctors still don't really understand the exact cause of primary hyperhidrosis.

It's hard to understand what it can do to a person physically and mentally unless you suffer from it yourself. Many people who have it are willing to deal with the side effects though in order to gain some sort of relief from it.

Anton is right about the aluminum chloride being absorbed by the body. I was just throwing out a few different common options that have shown some sort of effectiveness. Of course, to get a hold of some of this stuff you'd have to consult a doctor and go over the possible outcomes of each method.

I tried the aluminum chloride (Drysol) myself. It worked for a little bit but lost effectiveness quickly.

I spoke to a podiatrist who was recommended for treating hyperhidrosis and he recommended Botox although I wasn't too keen on being injected with toxins to block nerve signals.

I'm currently using a home-made iontophoresis unit for my hands and feet that seems to be working for the most part although it'd be more difficult making one for the armpits so you'd have to get a prescription to buy the unit. It might work for you but you'd have to expect to sweat a bit more from your torso or something (the sweats gotta go somewhere).
 
iDShaDoW said:
Yup, that's the thing, all things you try to control the sweating will have side effects of some sort (compensatory or gustatory sweating). Your body is releasing that sweat for a reason but doctors still don't really understand the exact cause of primary hyperhidrosis.

It's hard to understand what it can do to a person physically and mentally unless you suffer from it yourself. Many people who have it are willing to deal with the side effects though in order to gain some sort of relief from it.

Anton is right about the aluminum chloride being absorbed by the body. I was just throwing out a few different common options that have shown some sort of effectiveness. Of course, to get a hold of some of this stuff you'd have to consult a doctor and go over the possible outcomes of each method.

I tried the aluminum chloride (Drysol) myself. It worked for a little bit but lost effectiveness quickly.

I spoke to a podiatrist who was recommended for treating hyperhidrosis and he recommended Botox although I wasn't too keen on being injected with toxins to block nerve signals.

I'm currently using a home-made iontophoresis unit for my hands and feet that seems to be working for the most part although it'd be more difficult making one for the armpits so you'd have to get a prescription to buy the unit. It might work for you but you'd have to expect to sweat a bit more from your torso or something (the sweats gotta go somewhere).
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I have the hand sweats like a b1tch. I havnt been one to hold a girls hands for as long as i can remember just because the embarassment. And shaking guys hands i always hear "why are ur hands so clammy" or "eww ur hands are wet"

i had this crazy wierd habit of blowing on my hands when i use a pencil cuz it will get too sweaty to use.

im gona look into the iontophoresis thing, i remember looking at it a long time ago when i looked up how to sweat less. i also looked at botox, but i cant say im much of a fan
 
Yea, I feel ya man, it's mad embarassing trying to hold a girls hand if you're always sweating like hell for no reason and then when your hands are actually dry the opportunity isn't there haha.

And when you try to shakes dudes hands or give em dap they'll either be like why are your hands so wet or some might not say anything but you can see them wipe their hand on their leg afterwards.

It's even worse going to job interviews cause the hiring manager will think you're like nervous or something when you're not. Doesn't exactly make a good first impression.

All through the end of elementary school, middle school, and high school I would have to take a blank piece of paper, fold it up, and have my writing hand on it sliding it around so that I don't sweat on my actual homework/test papers. If I didn't, the writing would smear or the paper would be wet and I wouldn't be able to write on it.

Botox supposedly works really well though if you can afford it or have insurance and don't mind having them inject you with the toxins.

Ionto works pretty well but you gotta keep on it, cause if you stop and your hand starts sweating again you gotta start over from day 1.

If you got anymore questions lemme know.
 
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