Why Am I Sweating So Much?

INTRODUCTION: An excessive sweating condition is often caused by a disorder of over-active sweat glands like the thoracic gland and creates a lot of inferiority complexes, thus leading people to avoid facing the public and in turn lowering their morale and spirits. It could also be a sign of menopause.

Perspiring At Night is a very common problem for a lot of people. It happens at night because we come to a point where the bed is no longer able to absorb more heat. It is the very last action that the body takes in order to cool down. Excessive sweating can be very embarrassing and may sometimes indicate a more serious health condition.

HYPERHIDROSIS: Is a genetic condition that produces abnormal sweating of the hands, underarms, feet, scalp, face, or blushing that is beyond the usual emotional and physiological need. It also is known to cause the development of skin infections and also increase your body odour. It affects more than 4,000,000 Americans and can negatively affect people both socially and functionally in their day to day lives. This condition presents many choices and important decisions so please consult your MD.

TREATMENT: Excess perspiring produced either by disorders of sweat glands or over active glands can be cured very easily by either a thoracic surgery procedure or an excessive perspiration treatment. Treatments to cure overactive sweat glands and unusual sweating problems is easily available but your MD should take into consideration your health, age, severity of the problem, allergies to specific medications, procedures and therapies.

Some of the other ways to cure hyperhidrosis or abnormal sweating problems include surgical removal of the overactive glands, iontophoresis (The use of an electric current to introduce the ions of a medication into bodily tissues.), application of aluminum chloride solution and psychological counseling.

You ought to remember that the problem cannot be solved unless some kind of treatment or cure is undertaken. In fact the drugs that claim to treat the condition do not label themselves as treatment for hyperhidrosis; they just claim that managing it is an added feature of the medicines. You should also remember that such over-the-counter remedies are only temporary solutions and not a permanent one.

Botulinum toxin or Botox is another treatment that is used to cure over active sweat glands. It was first used to treat eye muscle spasms and wrinkles. But many people observed that botox also decreased perspiration in those areas where it was injected and thus many MD’s started using botox injections to treat excessive sweating. Botox is very expensive and has a success rate of 90 percent, but the effect will last only for 6 to 8 months.

There are many people who have gotten some relief using one of the methods mentioned above, but if you have tried some of the above said solutions and have found no relief from excessive perspiring, then surgery would be your best option. Consult your Physician.

CONCLUSION: Abnormal sweating includes sweaty palms and feet along with body odor. It is also called hyperhidrosis or hyperhydrosis, and is a result of overactive glands and may be controlled with strong antiperspirants, which plug the sweat ducts. This excessive sweating problem can only be cured by thoracic surgery procedure. Watch out for different safe methods and if all goes well you might end up finding a solution for your problem yourself.