Excessive Underarm Sweating Comments

@Lu "I've always suspected that blocking the sweat glands with an antiperspirant or Botox could inhibit the body's necessary ability to eliminate toxins." - I fully agree with you. That is why it is necessary to try something new. I am familiarised with the problem because of my previous experiences. It seemed to be no way out for me. Once upon a time, I discovered zeromarks <url removed> . Despite my initial fear, wearing paper pad under my armpit turned out to be very convenient. What is more, it keeps the shield the whole day without ruining your clothes. If you have similar problems, feel free to check it out. Thus you will safe alot of time, money and keep yuourself relaxed.

m10m10 This is an annoying problem because I have UnderArm Sweating, so I've discovered that since I'm taking Generic Viagra my problem is disappearing little by little I don't know what the effect is but it's working so well.

I have tried everythin to stop sweating excessively.... loose clothing, prescribed deodorant, certain dri, no deodorant. For example, it is 302pm and I am wearing my 3rd shirt since 9am.... I have done nothing but sit behind my desk at work! And I am not talking about little sweating, we are talking BIG TIME looks like i ran a marathon sweats.... and it 60 degrees in here!@?!?!! What is my deal? Do I need to get botox or possibly my sweat glands removed... it is so bad! When I try to switch deodorants it MAY work for a DAY, then just gets worse and worse. I am at my wits end... don't want to go to a doctor for this but I will do what I have to do. What would you suggest??? I am only 21 years old and I am already planning every minute of my day around this... I cannot stand it!

Hello Dr. I need some advise. Last year March 2006 i went to India for treatment for reoccuring boils. I had 3 on each underarm that wouldn't go away. I got treated and up until a week ago i got another boil on my underarm and now getting one on the other underarm. I am on antibiotics right now. But is there anything i can do to stop these boils from comming back, is there surgery that i could go thru to stop this problem. I recently read that taking tumeric powder in warm water 3 times a day help it go away but i'm looking for a permanemet cure. Please let me know if you can give me some advise.

I had this issue when I was younger and found that I sweat less when NOT using antiperspirants. They seemed to produce more sweating! Thanks for the good information and research Doc!

Jenny: I am finally getting back to you-albeit two weeks later. I am sorry! End of summer vacations make it hard to track physician colleauges down. OK, as told to me by a neurology colleague-there were some suggestions several years ago that Alzheimers was related to aluminum ions-not aluminum salts like we have been discussing-from drinking water, etc. But that has been since disounted, as Alzheimers is due to the buildup of amyloid deposits in the brain. These are not related to aluminum with current thinking.

Yes, ETS is a surgical option for extreme hyperhidrosis as a last option. I am not that familiar with it because it is a surgical procedure requiring general anesthesia. From what I have heard, it can take a long time to recover from this surgery, but that said, the procedure has become more advanced and safer over the years. For axillary hyperhidrosis, if you want surgery, I would recommend trying a simpler procedure of just trying to surgically remove the sweat glands under local novacaine, prior to trying to remove all the nerve fibers under general anesthesia, as in ETS. Interestingly, a dermatology colleague of mine was just telling me today he was considering trying to refer a patient with intractable palm and axillary hyperhidrosis for biofeedback therapy. What have you guys heard about that? BTW, Jenny, I haven't forgotten you. I'm still waiting to hear back from a neurologist! -Lawrence Green

Dr. Green, have you heard about this surgical technique for reducing over-sweating and would you consider it safe and effective? Here's link to it: <url removed>

Thanks Jenny. All those articles talk about the metal aluminum only-not when bound as a salt such as aluminum chloride or aluminum zirconium. These compounds wouldn't be expected to react like aluminum does by itself. So, it seems not to worry about antiperspirants with these aluminum salts. I'll write back when I hear from my colleague in neurology though. -Lawrence Green

There are over 116 published studies on <url removed> with Aluminum and Alzheimer's in the title. Here's a link to the top 100: <url removed>. I think it's enough to be concerned about. However, one of the main focuses seems to be the cumulative effect from trace amounts in drinking water. That's probably outside of your discipline. Interested to see what you find. Jenny