I've struggled with hyperhidrosis my whole adult life. Even sitting on the couch, I'd sweat huge circles under my arms. Clinical strength deodorant? Useless. Prescription lotions and such? Waste of time.
Asked my GP about topical robinul but it was close to $2,000 for a month supply. Called around and found that a plastic surgeon can destroy the sweat glands for less money than that. Got a bonus from work with just enough to pay for it.
It's been less than a day and it's already life changing. I came home, sat on the couch, and for the first time in 15 years didn't sweat buckets just by watching tv. I feel like a brand new person and can't wait to not worry about the huge stains under my arms.
What has been your experience? How have friends, strangers, family, coworkers, SOs responded??
NB: Obviously, don’t do this just after shaving. It’s not an antiperspirant so you’ll still sweat, but at least it won’t smell. The citric acid can exfoliate the skin and actually brighten the area over time.
How much is too much or too little?
I'm a Filipino male 5'5" and 176.8 lb. It appeared about a week ago and it's a small bump that I thought was just acne so I left it alone. But then it got swollen and got bigger. I can feel a hard round edge when I squeeze around it. It appeared around when I switched my deodorant to Nivea dry comfort but the other armpit is fine. Do you think it's just cystic acne that will go away after a few weeks or is it serious?
How the hell do I get rid of them? I just noticed them and I’m panicking :(
Hi everyone im 18 years old and have PCOS ...I’ve noticed Ive had dark underarms and dark inner thighs for the longest time now (all my teen years) and I’ve always been so so embarrassed of them and hide it the best way i possible can. I had never known the reasoning behind this until i was diagnosed with PCOS and my doctor said that’s definitely one of the many symptoms. I’m very self conscious about this issue and always have been and i feel like I’ll never find love with the dark inner thighs and underarms (i know ppl should love you for you but let’s face it society is HARSH) anyway, idk, this symptom really does make me very self conscious. Does any one else have those problem? Have you fixed this problem? If so, what has worked best for you?
P.S hi everyone just a little added information i am taking metformin and spirolactone.
24f, 155 lbs, non smoker, no medications, active. So for the past 3 months since taking mifepristone and misoprostol for a medical abortion I have noticed that my leg, pubic, and underarm hair has dramatically decreased. It grows slower, thinner, and a lot more sparse. Is this normal? During my pregnancy my TSH levels were 0.02, so very low. But my t4 and t3 were mid-range normal. I havent had blood work since. But my energy has returned and I'm active.
Additional info: I'm 5'7" and I do have pubic hair and a little bit of facial hair.
Age 30
Sex M
Height 5'10
Weight 160
Race White
Duration of complaint: had strep for ~3 weeks, started abx 9 days ago, new symptoms yesterday
Location (Geographic and on body): underarms and back of neck lymph nodes
Any existing relevant medical issues (if any): Had lyme ~6-8 months ago
Current medications (if any): amoxicillin
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Okay - so this has a bit of history. I had a sore throat for like 10 days starting around 3/20. I finally went to urgent care, they swabbed me, positive for strep, was given 10 days amoxicillin and sent on my way.
I felt better in the proceeding days. I am currently on day 9 however, and yesterday my underarm started to feel like it was irritated, and my neck was a bit sore - both nodes on both sides of the back of the neck.
Today it's a little bit worse, and I have a very foggy head.
I went to urgent care again - told him the deal, showed him the rashes and he confirmed my swollen lymph nodes. I googled around and I was leaning towards it being scarlet fever, but he didn't seem to think so. He mentioned potential Lyme.
The weird thing is, I had lyme around 8 months ago. I treated with doxy for a month and haven't had symptoms since (the symptoms were tension headache and fatigue and weird tingles).
I wouldn't think that a chronic lyme flareup would cause the bullseye rash under both arms, I thought that was just on the bite site? I am really leaning towards this being a complication of strep but I'm kinda worried at this point. He prescribed me more amoxicillin (a month, I guess for potential Lyme) and prednisone for 4 days.
Any input would be extremely helpful. Thank you.
Not sure if this is the right place, so please point me elsewhere if need be.
I want to start shaving my legs/inner thigh areas and underarms - I do aerial dance/pole dancing and body hair is a problem. Any advice? It's not really something I ever had to really learn.
