Cause and Treatment of Sweaty Armpits

Excessive sweaty armpits begin to show symptoms somewhere around puberty and last for many years. Excessive sweating has negative impact on your social and business interactions due to several reasons including low self esteem, loss of concentration, embarrassment, etc. The person who suffers from excessive sweating armpits is also perceived to be unhygienic and hence people might have resistance in even shaking their hands with the person who suffers from this condition.

The cause of excessive sweating could be either metabolic or hereditary. It may also sometimes be neurological in origin. Excessive sweating can be triggered by extreme heat, emotions and anxiety. However, they are just triggers. The patient can actually sweat all throughout the day in absence of these triggers as well. The extreme weather conditions and temperamental moods do not play a major role in triggering excessive sweaty armpits.

However, it is possible to treat this condition and gain freedom from sweaty and humid armpits. All you need to do is follow a systematic treatment program and also bring about a discipline and change in your lifestyle.

The first thing you can jump on to in order to avoid this sweaty armpits is to go for over the counter anti-per spirants. However, make sure to check the contents of the anti-per spirant as the presence of aluminum chloride is necessary to avoid this sweat condition. Do not go for anti-per spirants which tend to promise good results in a natural way. More often than not, they fail to show good results thus putting your hard earned money down the drain.

If you are not happy with the results that these over the counter anti-per spirants can achieve, try and consult your dermatologist. He might help you with some prescription anti-per spirant which contains aluminum chloride hexahydrate. You can apply this solution for continuous 8-10 nights and wash it off the next day morning to achieve the desired results. Once the results start showing, you can gradually reduce the usage by applying it only 2-3 times in a week and so on. Make sure you do not have any side effects of this solution by applying it on a small part initially and then applying over the entire infected area. If irritation occurs, reduce the frequency of use or alternatively you can also use lotions and creams which contain hydrocortisone as a major ingredient.

If you consult a doctor, he might even recommend you oral medications. The major contents of this oral medication include glycopyrrolate. However, the use of oral medications is limited considering the side effects that a patient suffers. The side effects could vary from person to person and the symptoms include dry mouth and insomnia. Some others also suffer from a blurred vision. Oral medications like anticholinergic are usually prescribed but mostly avoided by doctors owing to these side effects.