Hyperhidrosis, which is abnormal sweating that happens when a person doesn't even need to regulate his/her body temperature, can be very difficult for a person to live with and can make them feel less confident. Sweating is just a normal response of our body, but hyperhidrosis patients to experience profuse sweating both physically and psychologically which can be on one or other parts of the body like hands, feet, armpits or other.

Causes:

The actual reason for hyperhidrosis may or may not be clear, but it is widely recognized that the excess and more-than-usual sweat release from the sweat glands is mainly due to over stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system. Another alternative is that the genetic factors are one of the major primary causes, since hyperhidrosis usually also has a family history. Furthermore, the medical conditions like malzohner and genetics; medications use and changes in hormones lead to many people excessive sweating.

Symptoms:

People with hyperhidrosis may be in a condition whereby they cannot control the perspiration and it will be even severe in comfortable environments or under cool environment. Often over-sweating is the case, and this excessive sweat may simply cause discomfort and extra tension and may negatively affect your normal life activities and daily relationships with people. It may have to some extent, episodes of moderate severity, will whet the appetite and also have psychological effect.

Treatment Options:

Fortunately, several treatment options are available to help manage hyperhidrosis and alleviate its symptoms:Fortunately, several treatment options are available to help manage hyperhidrosis and alleviate its symptoms:

Antiperspirants: The use of over-the-counter or prescription medications that have aluminum chloride, which can reduce sweating when applied to the area that is affected, can be an effective option.

Medications: Some oral medications for instance anticholinergics maybe prescribed to slow souring caused by blocking the stimulation of sweat glands.

Botox Injections: Botulinum toxin shots may temporarily stop the neurotransmitter acetylcholine from being released. This compound commands your sweat glands to give out sweat.

Iontophoresis: This is non-invasive process, which consists of application of mild electric current on skin this will cause to block of sweat gland activity and therefore reduce sweating.

Surgery: When in other options being tried have got no help and thus the surgery has being turned as the last resort that acts to permanently block the body sweating by sympathectomy (nerve surgery) or removal of the sweat glands.