Re: EXCESSIVE SWEATING?
From: Annie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 22 Mar 2000 23:07:34 -0600 (CST)
At Wed, 22 Mar 2000, anonymous wrote:
>
I had excessive sweating, too. Destroyed all my blouses. The only
thing that helped was Spironolactone, prescribed by a doctor. It works.
>Hi everyone. I am 19 y/o and I was wondering if anyone here has
>experienced a problem with excessive sweating? I have seen certain sites
>list "intolerance to heat" as a symptom of PCOS. (I am not diagnosed
>with PCOS yet but I have pretty much all the symptoms...). I am just
>wondering because ever since I can remember I have had a perspiration
>problem. I can't go an hour without getting wet stains under my arms.
>Its REALLY embarrassing and causes me a lot of distress. Also my head
>sweats a lot, even in just mild weather, if I walk around too much AT
>ALL. I know it might be due to my weight problem but I do SO MUCH
>EXERCISE (ie five times a week or more) and have been doing so for ages
>and ages. You would think this would make me more fit and less prone to
>sweating right? NOPE! So PLEASE IF ANYONE OUT THERE HAS THIS PROBLEM
>PLEASE SHARE IT AND LET ME KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT! I am really
>mortified on a daily basis! I don't want to go the rest of my life with
>my arms planted firmly at my sides :). Thank you everyone!
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Annie
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