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So I don't sweat anywhere except my back and a tiny bit on my forehead, my armpits are dry as can be. How can I stop the excessive sweat on my back? I use certain dri as my anti-perspirant which stopped my arm pits sweating. I'm extremely fit and exercise daily, have never been overweight or had any conditions etc. It's coming into Summer and this can be really annoying, although it's not to the point of soaking shirts, it's close to it and I really want it to stop. Yes I know sweat is the body's way of cooling itself, but I still want to get rid of it on my back. Should I try rolling my certain dri on my back when I'm going out?
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| # ? Nov 03, 2009 07:32 |
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| # ? Nov 22, 2009 10:54 |
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Smashtown posted:Yes I know sweat is the body's way of cooling itself, but I still want to get rid of it on my back. Should I try rolling my certain dri on my back when I'm going out? This can work, during the summer if I'm going on a bike ride in humid heat to somewhere where I'm trying to not look like a sweaty mess I'll put some on my lower back. Skin is skin, anti-antiperspirants will basically work anywhere.
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| # ? Nov 03, 2009 07:40 |
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Smashtown posted:Should I try rolling my certain dri on my back when I'm going out? Probably. Is this problem just whenever you go outside, or whenever you do something physically demanding?
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| # ? Nov 03, 2009 07:40 |
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It happens whenever I get hot, even in my sleep. I'll try the certain dri thing though, thanks.
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| # ? Nov 03, 2009 13:05 |
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Just how fat are you? (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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| # ? Nov 03, 2009 14:24 |
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You can actually go to your doctor and get Botox injections in areas where you excessively sweat. I haven't done it or anything (since I don't excessively sweat) and I'm not sure if it can be done outside the armpits but it's worth asking your doctor.
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| # ? Nov 03, 2009 19:45 |
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Just wanted to chime in to say that I have this problem too, and I am not at all fat. I've never tried antiperspirant because I don't like it in general, but for important things I may have to try that. Bike commuting in LA has many complications.
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| # ? Nov 04, 2009 01:26 |
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I have the same problem too, I don't mind it if I'm doing something that I should be sweating during, but my biggest problem with it is that my back sweats in car seats. It's annoying driving to work in a dress shirt and getting out of the car with a damp shirt back. Most of this is because I live in Orlando and I have to crank the hell out of my AC to keep the car cool. I'm sure this is because air can't circulate to my back to keep it dry. Is there a way I might be able to help that? Some kind of seat pad that might promote air flow? I know they have A/C seats, but this is a lease so I obviously can't go that far.
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| # ? Nov 04, 2009 02:39 |
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rockcity posted:I have the same problem too, I don't mind it if I'm doing something that I should be sweating during, but my biggest problem with it is that my back sweats in car seats. It's annoying driving to work in a dress shirt and getting out of the car with a damp shirt back. Most of this is because I live in Orlando and I have to crank the hell out of my AC to keep the car cool. I'm sure this is because air can't circulate to my back to keep it dry. Is there a way I might be able to help that? Some kind of seat pad that might promote air flow? I know they have A/C seats, but this is a lease so I obviously can't go that far. You know those bead seat covers that taxi drivers sit on? They are miracles for people with sweaty backs.
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| # ? Nov 04, 2009 02:48 |
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Amused to Death posted:This can work, during the summer if I'm going on a bike ride in humid heat to somewhere where I'm trying to not look like a sweaty mess I'll put some on my lower back. Skin is skin, anti-antiperspirants will basically work anywhere.
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| # ? Nov 05, 2009 00:53 |
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LFoD posted:Just how fat are you? x2 People who excessive sweat are either fat or out-of-shape OR both! Genetics Or You have very active sweat glands located particularly on your back.
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| # ? Nov 05, 2009 06:25 |
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How hairy is your back?
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| # ? Nov 05, 2009 14:13 |
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Upright Sloth posted:Just wanted to chime in to say that I have this problem too, and I am not at all fat. I've never tried antiperspirant because I don't like it in general, but for important things I may have to try that. This is just loving disgusting and I will be the one to tell you that you do smell and people do know you're not wearing it. And you say you commute by bicycle? SAIHDOADFOAHFADSVCASD
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| # ? Nov 05, 2009 14:39 |
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Dr. Video Games 0050 posted:This is just loving disgusting and I will be the one to tell you that you do smell and people do know you're not wearing it. And you say you commute by bicycle? SAIHDOADFOAHFADSVCASD Antiperspirant and deodorant are two different things.
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| # ? Nov 05, 2009 15:12 |
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Alterian posted:Antiperspirant and deodorant are two different things. My bad. I will however note that no one likes to see sweat stains either, and judging by the guy biking I am still disgusted. It's one of my pet peeves. I have that one friend in a group who doesn't use anything and he loving stinks, and I know someone from my previous job that always had wet stains under his arms and on the top of his back. It was loving disgusting because you'd see him rubbing his back to check for it, and then would try to shake your hand later or something. When I'm wearing a nice suit I don't want to be rubbing sweat, thanks very much. So, in conclusion, please do not sweat/smell when out in public. Do it for others and not for yourself if anything.
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| # ? Nov 05, 2009 15:53 |
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I sweat from the back a lot too. Two things can help, namely the already mentioned antiperspirant. However, if the occasion calls for it, just wear a blazer or a suit and don't remove your jacket until your sweat dries up. That's the only thing I can think of.
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| # ? Nov 05, 2009 18:38 |
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It's something that there are various treatments for since it can be a genuine medical condition that isn't always related to being fat/hairy/a gross goon.
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| # ? Nov 05, 2009 19:00 |
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Excessive sweating, or Hyperhidrosis, is actually a pretty common condition. Though it can be caused by certain other metabolic or systemic diseases it occurs most often in healthy adults and is probably genetic. It just has to do with how many sweat glands you have. It sounds like your case is relatively mild and if you're not visibly wetting your shirts and you don't sweat everywhere (face, underarms, back, palms) you actually have it pretty darn easy, so be thankful for that. Alcohol, caffeine, and some medications can affect sweating, so consider that. Otherwise, you can always use a deodorizing absorbent powder (such as Shower-to-Shower) which is cheaper and easier than using Certain Dri. You just have to understand and anticipate your needs. An undershirt helps keep the sweat from showing. It can also be periodically changed inconspicuously throughout the day to keep you dry and your outer shirt safe. I'd say try the powder. If you spend most of the day sitting, slide a towel under your shirt while you're in your chair. Periodically go to the bathroom (or, powder room as it was once called) and wipe your back off and reapply powder or change your undershirt. Change your sheets often to keep them clean.
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| # ? Nov 05, 2009 19:20 |
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Sweat is your body's natural way of cooling off. People should not be worried about the sweat they produce while riding a bike to places or when their bodies are against hot car seats. Also, some of you need to harden the gently caress up about sweat, it's really not that loving gross. Here's some tips: Riding your bike to work and don't want to be sweaty when you get there? A: Allow some more time to get to work, so you can have a more relaxed pace to get there; maybe you won't end up so sweaty. Better yet, work out more so your body doesn't exert itself so much on bike rides. B: Shower (if you can) when you get to your destination. I used to do this when I'd ride my bike to college. Alternatively, bring a towel and change of clothes with you in a book bag. C(omedy): Cover yourself entirely in antipersperant head-to-toe and hope you don't die from overheating. Perhaps if you don't die, you'll get to smell like poo poo even when you aren't wearing antiperspirent because your pores are all clogged up with dirt and gunk. edit: This man above me hit the nail on the head. When I switched to a heathier diet and started working out on the regular my back-and-rear end-sweating-while-driving disappeared completely.
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| # ? Nov 05, 2009 19:24 |
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Bike with your shirt off and work on your tan at the same time, you pasty sweathog.
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| # ? Nov 05, 2009 19:37 |
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Dr. Video Games 0050 posted:My bad. I will however note that no one likes to see sweat stains either, and judging by the guy biking I am still disgusted. Someone can sweat without smelling, or at least more easily treat the odor than the sweat. To tell someone not to sweat is incredibly unfair. No one really wants to sweat. It's not something someone can control, really. I'm all for people being clean and smelling nice and it isn't the most attractive thing to see someone profusely sweating, but give people a break. I've always sweated a lot. When I was playing sports all the time it didn't bother me, but now it has become embarrassing and a hassle. My dad and my brother are the same way (thanks genetics!). We can't help it, doesn't matter what we do. All we can do is make it less obvious, but it sucks when people point it out and say its disgusting. You have it easy. Don't be a jackass.
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| # ? Nov 05, 2009 19:39 |
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Try Avert from http://www.pharmacy.ca I use it and it works wonders. Sometimes too well. I only take 2mg most of the time and sometimes I still sweat a bit, but if I take 4mg (2 pills) then I end up not only dry as a bone, but severely dehydrated. It varies in effectiveness when you take it relative to when you last ate, so best to not eat for awhile. You have to take it about 3 hrs before you're gonna need it too, so plan accordingly. It sucks to sweat and I don't want to, but I can't help it. I actually don't sweat that much at all in the armpits....just everywhere else (face, back, chest, etc...), so it's not like I can rub anti-perspirant all my body. Showering helps with the smell sure, but you're still gonna sweat and that sweat will eventually start to smell. It makes my life hell sometimes and makes me self-conscious. So really, not everyone who sweats is a lazy fat bastard, people genuinely have a condition.
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| # ? Nov 06, 2009 07:02 |
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Teeboner posted:Glycopyrrolate Holy poo poo, I had no idea this existed. That's awesome, but it does sound like it could really gently caress you up if you weren't careful. How often can you take it?
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| # ? Nov 06, 2009 07:09 |
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slap me silly posted:Holy poo poo, I had no idea this existed. That's awesome, but it does sound like it could really gently caress you up if you weren't careful. How often can you take it? Four times a day, two capsules at a time maximum (if you're a bigger fella). It's not a super-dangerous drug that will send you into organ failure if you take one capsule too many. But if you end up getting prescribed it, make sure you bring a water bottle with you where you go. It can give you a really dry mouth.
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| # ? Nov 06, 2009 17:04 |
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ihascandygetinvan posted:Someone can sweat without smelling, or at least more easily treat the odor than the sweat. To tell someone not to sweat is incredibly unfair. No one really wants to sweat. It's not something someone can control, really. I'm all for people being clean and smelling nice and it isn't the most attractive thing to see someone profusely sweating, but give people a break. I've always sweated a lot. When I was playing sports all the time it didn't bother me, but now it has become embarrassing and a hassle. My dad and my brother are the same way (thanks genetics!). We can't help it, doesn't matter what we do. All we can do is make it less obvious, but it sucks when people point it out and say its disgusting. You have it easy. Don't be a jackass. I am sympathetic, but we live in a world controlled by vanity and I suppose I fall into that category. I obviously sweat myself, and if I didn't use deodorant/anti-antiperspirant I would sweat/smell as well. I am not sympathetic on the other hand, cuz buddy said he doesn't "like" anti-perspirant and has never tried it. Pretty funny how you can never try something that can cure your problem and automatically dislike it. So yes, take a shower, roll some deod on and fall into line with the rest of us who have to do it every day. I'm not some special case that doesn't sweat ya know.
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| # ? Nov 06, 2009 18:33 |
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slap me silly posted:Holy poo poo, I had no idea this existed. That's awesome, but it does sound like it could really gently caress you up if you weren't careful. How often can you take it? I usually take it only when I know I need it...I don't mind sweating a bit and most of the time I'm inside in air conditioning. But whenever I go out to a bar or outside event, places with a lot of people (I sweat when I get nervous, being around alot of people will cause me to sweat then I'll get more nervous due to it, then a vicious cycle occurs), physical activities, etc...I plan ahead and take a pill about 3hrs before the event. If I absolutely need to be sweat free (important meeting or date or something like that), then I'll take two, even though I know I'll be dehydrated. I just make sure to bring water also. You can buy it from pharmacy.ca without a prescription btw. I believe it's cheaper from there even if you had a prescription in the U.S. and insurance covered it.
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 01:46 |
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slap me silly posted:Holy poo poo, I had no idea this existed. That's awesome, but it does sound like it could really gently caress you up if you weren't careful. How often can you take it? Typically for hyperhidrosis they will prescribe you 1mg, two to three times a day but of course this varies from doctor to doctor. I actually came in here to suggest this. I am taking advanced pharmacology right now and the class is heavy on anticholinergic drugs, which is the category Glycopyrrolate and Atropine are in. They are used frequently in surgery because they dry bodily secretions and in higher dosed can bring a low heart rate back up so tachycardia is probably your biggest risk. I've taken Prosed (which used to contain Atropine) in the past for non-sweat related issues and it pretty much made it so I didn't even need an antiperspirant. Of course with the reduced ability to sweat you should carefully monitor yourself during strenuous activities. Before you try botox (which is expensive and temporary) I would recommend visiting your doctor and specifically asking about anti-cholinergics.
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| # ? Nov 07, 2009 22:50 |
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