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jamesbond007

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Originally posted by: Sheik Yerbouti
I have read up on this on Webmd and they are actually recommending botox injections to prevent the sweat. I sweat ALOT, and have always sweated more than most folks. I have lost a crapload of weight and even before when I was younger, and downright skinny, I sweated like Pavorotti climbing stairs. It can be embarrasing at work to have pit stains when it's 70 degrees in the office and if I am put in a stressful situation or warm place, the sweat literally pours off my head.
Here's the link from Webmd, hope it helps
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/91/101215.htm

Wow, thanks for the link! I don't really want injections, if I don't have to get them. Lately, it seems to have been more under control than other recent times. It's so weird because I'll sweat like an overweight boy chasing a Twinkie on a treadmill driving my air-conditioned car, but when I'm at the lakes (sans deoderant, too) I won't sweat at all. None, nada, zilch. I've tried at least a dozen different deoderants.

Diabetes and high blood pressure have been a thing in my family, which are two of the reasons I lost weight; to get into shape so I lessen my chances of getting those. I check my blood sugar levels every now and then on my mom's blood machine (don't worry, everything's clean and sterile each time) and I've never been out of the norm. I usually average 75-90. The reason I speculated diabetes is because I am thirsty quite often and with the excess sweating, I have been told by several co-workers that it could be a sign of diabetes.

Anyways, like I said, my sweating has gone down a lot recently, but it's not 100% normal yet, but a lot better than I was about a year ago. I first noticed it in class when school started; the temperature was a little cooler than normal, about 68F, and I could hear this 'drip, drip, drip' sound while I was taking notes. I look down only to find that it was sweat dripping off my shirt! I had goosebumps for crying out loud! lol :p
 

Landroval

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Originally posted by: jamesbond007
Originally posted by: Sheik Yerbouti
I have read up on this on Webmd and they are actually recommending botox injections to prevent the sweat. I sweat ALOT, and have always sweated more than most folks. I have lost a crapload of weight and even before when I was younger, and downright skinny, I sweated like Pavorotti climbing stairs. It can be embarrasing at work to have pit stains when it's 70 degrees in the office and if I am put in a stressful situation or warm place, the sweat literally pours off my head.
Here's the link from Webmd, hope it helps
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/91/101215.htm

Wow, thanks for the link! I don't really want injections, if I don't have to get them. Lately, it seems to have been more under control than other recent times. It's so weird because I'll sweat like an overweight boy chasing a Twinkie on a treadmill driving my air-conditioned car, but when I'm at the lakes (sans deoderant, too) I won't sweat at all. None, nada, zilch. I've tried at least a dozen different deoderants.

Diabetes and high blood pressure have been a thing in my family, which are two of the reasons I lost weight; to get into shape so I lessen my chances of getting those. I check my blood sugar levels every now and then on my mom's blood machine (don't worry, everything's clean and sterile each time) and I've never been out of the norm. I usually average 75-90. The reason I speculated diabetes is because I am thirsty quite often and with the excess sweating, I have been told by several co-workers that it could be a sign of diabetes.

Anyways, like I said, my sweating has gone down a lot recently, but it's not 100% normal yet, but a lot better than I was about a year ago. I first noticed it in class when school started; the temperature was a little cooler than normal, about 68F, and I could hear this 'drip, drip, drip' sound while I was taking notes. I look down only to find that it was sweat dripping off my shirt! I had goosebumps for crying out loud! lol :p


When I work out it is typically vigorous and sustained so I do sweat and I have to change my clthoes immediately and drink a lot of fluids.

My husband sweats a lot more than I do. I always joke that it's because he is hairy and I am not. If we go out and walk somewhere I don't even get damp and his shirt can get saturated. Sometimes just sitting in a relatively cool room he'll get wet. Other than wearing an undershirt I'm not sure what to do.
 

jamesbond007

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Wow, that definitely sounds like me, Landroval. Right now, I'm going around the apartment sans-shirt to do my best to keep cool. I don't have any deoderant on right now and my pits are barely damp, but I can tell moisture is there. I have even gone as far as keeping my auxillary hair trimmed, but not shaved. I'm not sure if it helps, but for now, I'm willing to do just about anything that doesn't require surgery.

Waking up in bed with my girlfriend is pretty embarrasing sometimes. I will saturate the bedsheets and my pillow will be pretty bad as well. She doesn't mind it, which is great, but it still sucks.

One thing I do recommend is having your husband use a gel anti-persperant/deoderant. I have been using Old Spice High Endurance clear gel and have been really happy with it. When I use the regular stick-stuff, such as Degree or the other solid-base stuff, the solid deoderants make this kind of thick paste and it's really a drag to get out of your arm hair and out of any shirts. It turns into a waxy-type gunk...just blech! It also makes it really hard to clean under there when you're in the shower as it is like picking gum out of your hair!

How long as your husband had it?